Eagle lake with Steve. Nice big group this morning! Good to see Craig and Joanne again.

Boy, did I struggle today! Thank goodness I did have the good sense to get out of bed before DeLaney woke up for an early start. Doing this at 10am like I normally do would have been even worse in the heat.

75 minute regular running, then:
5 X 5min/30 sec/45 sec
(5 min piece at 10k pace, 30 sec easy, 45 seconds faster than 10k pace and faster every 15 sec)
2 min easy in between each set.

I felt like I struggled to get my paces where I wanted them. A few of the sets were fine, a few weren't pretty at all. I do remember that Judson got a bad cramp during a workout a few months back, and he wrote he wasn't going to quit just because it was hard. Having that thought in my head kept me going. It was hard today, but I finished.

Mostly on the trails. Park Loop, Bear Brook, Beachcroft, Tarn, The Gorge, Dorr South and North Ridges, Hemlock, Gorge, Great Meadow.

I'm no mountain goat, so I had to walk a bit of this. Made me appreciate some of Pete Palmer's and Judson's day-long trail running feats.

Beautiful Tri-lake trot with Bob C, Frank, Kev, & Shannon. We lost Kev & Shannon at the Jordan Pond water stop when they were pushing to catch us and we were waiting for them at #15 - I hate it when that happens. Thanks for toting those water bottles Frank. Good group out this a.m. Vanessa did her longest run of the year with the 8 bridges loop. Life is good in the woods.

of the flat variety. Focused on holding my min/mile pace steady, and managed to keep it within +/- 3 sec the whole way, except for a brief stop to say hello to a turtle.

Hail, Vanessa, Queen of the Bridges!

very easy although in the heat of the day I think I sweated more than I have all year.

since Wed.s track workout all my runs feel blah. I hate it when I have to stop and walk, I'm still trying to adjust to the warmer temp.s I guess.

About 16 people by my quick count.

A nice three lake loop ride with Kevin, Bob B., Bob C. and Shannon. Followed up later with a row and scramble up Beech.

61:14, in Saco this morning. Very humid, but otherwise a beautiful day. The body is a bit worn out from the four hours of dancing at a Portland club last night. Yeah, you're reading that right - Spotter went clubbing!

legs were beat at start then loosened up.Ideal weather again at 6:30pm start sunny,65,dry.This will not last and forecast is for it to become very humid typical for this time of year.

'round EL with John.

Keep running!