Easy 6 on the Canal

It was another great morning for a run. I was planning on doing race #2 this morning in Bridgewater, but I didn't want to pay the $35 and not get a t-shirt. Races are starting to charge too much money. $20 is a fair price for a race and $25 on race is not unreasonable, but at least have enough t-shirts to handle many of the race day entrants. You can get more than 50% of your runners on race day, so take that into account when putting on a run.

Anyway, back to today's run. John was surprised that I didn't race today, but I told him I would save a few bucks and stay close to home to run. John wanted to do a trail run, but we opted for the canal instead which is like a trail. It is 15 minutes from my house and always active we people doing stuff. We hit the path at 8:50 and ran for 51 minutes. We took it very slow, 8:50 pace, and it felt good. I think I might have turned the corner with my injury since this was my third day in a row of running that I felt pretty good.

We did 3 miles up and back and we quickened the pace on the way back. Along the way I ran into the Palumbo's riding their bikes and Paula Namjoo out for her walk. Paula is always walking but mostly around our neighborhood but I have seen her now at the canal a few times.

Folks were out in numbers at 9:30 and I am certain that their were many more as the day wore on. It was another beautiful day to get outside. It is so nice to get out and enjoy 30 plus minutes of activity when the weather is great. It makes the rest of the day go by so much better.

Call me if you want to run.