As it turns out, this
plus this
plus this
equals a mighty fine pre-run breakfast.
For the past couple of weeks, I have been struggling with my longer runs, my energy runs out before my run is complete. Pre-run breakfast is usually something to drink (Diet Coke) so I can get out the door before the sun gets too warm. Obviously this strategy is not working for me.
Friday, July 4th I decided to ditch the planned run and break out the “Saturday” morning fixins. Actually I usually eat oatmeal, soy sausage and orange juice but on an occasional weekend, sweet potato pancakes are on the menu. Sometime later, maybe an hour and a half, I found myself with a lot of energy. The temperature was still in the 70’s, the sky was overcast, perfect for an attempt to rescue the planned run. The plan called for 3-miles but in the back of my mind, I was rolling around the goal of 4.
I arrived on Cherokee Boulevard, parked my car and started toward the running path. A couple of people were starting at the same time so I fiddled with the wires on my iPod to give them a chance to get comfortably ahead of me. I wasn’t in the frame of mind to be passed at less than .2-mile.
The run started out well and stayed that way. When the the 1/2 turnaround for 3-miles appeared, I passed the people who had started ahead of me, they were walking. I kept running, up the 1/2 mile hill and to the 2.0-mile marker. I expected to have my energy zapped but I didn’t. I turned around at the 2.-mile marker and ran back.The run back to the parking lot was comfortable. The best part occurred when the parking lot came in sight and I still had energy to burn.
We had a rocky start to our long 3-day weekend, John had another bicycle mishap Thursday night. This time he was on his mountain bike on the greenway. He was jumping things….cracks in the greenway, railroad tracks and such. At one point, he grabbed his brakes when he pulled up on the handle bars. You can imagine what happened when his front tire hit the pavement…a forward flip over the handle bars. Luckily no breaks, he only lost 1/4 of the skin off his back (it wasn’t pretty) and bruised his calf and back. He won’t be getting on his bike again for a few days!
Friday evening, the 4th of July, we headed downtown for dinner and 4th festivities with our friends Will and Kim. After dinner at LaCosta, we spent the evening at the World’s Fair Park, listening to the Knoxville Symphony and watching fireworks. Aside from a 30 minute interruption for wind and lightening, the evening went off flawlessly and we had a great time!
Beverly and John
Will and Kim
Celebrating the 4th at the World’s Fair Park
