Hello and Friday!  Today brings a couple of 2019 firsts for me, which are a day off from work, and an SRD.  I'm heading to Boston aka The Sunshine State to hit the race expo and pick up my crap.  No promises that I'll leave anything for DaveP.  And I am wearing The Jacket.

WHAT YA GOT.

Good morning!

I rode 21 miles on a windy morning with scattered showers.  It was 67F. So not chilly at all.  The weekend is looking like thunderstorms and high winds, but none of that silly cold weather.

Have a kickass day!

My day is not on par with people traveling to Boston, so I'll just shut up.

+1 

Ugh, yesterday evening I cut and cleared some trees and limbs so I am sore and tired. Last night was full of exhausting emotional stress and drama from my dad's side of the family (or at least they're trying to start some shit). So my sleep was shit, and I woke up feeling like shit so I didn't do anything. Depending on the weather this afternoon I may take Dorian for an easy 3 miler, even after 7.3 miles yesterday and then the removing trees and dragging them 50 feet to a wood burning pile, I don't feel sore in my legs so that is a good sign.

 

Damn right you are.

 

I don’t hit the expo till Sunday, so I’m sure it’ll be all picked over & nothing left to buy. Ha ha. Anyway I never buy anything at expos, I doubt that’ll change in Boston. I am spending enough fucking money on this thing.

 

5 miles in a drizzle. Hamstring pain is back. Yesterday, groin/adductor pain was back. I’m just going to assume it’s some kind of tapery thing. Tomorrow’s prediction: knee pain

a pint glass or coffee mug is kind of nice to have

Last year at the Boston expo there were people with a massage device that looked like a large car buffer. One guy went over my hamstrings and quads for about 10 minutes and all the residual pain went away. If you see them there, it's worth a few minutes.

I ran 7.4.

 

I'm volunteering at the Martian Marathon tomorrow. I would actually do more of it but it screws with my running time, as it will tomorrow. So I'll either go out for my run before 7:00 am or do it after 1:00, neither of which is appealing in the least. Blah.

Ha, I almost put on my Martian 2014 shirt this morning to run in, I haven't worn it in forever. Instead I went even further back and put on my Ann Arbor 2013 shirt.

6 miles with 4 at MP-10s. I felt like running faster.

Currently wondering if it's possible to improve by 30s/mile for CIM from last year to this year. My focus for spring/summer will be to increase mileage and be consistent about it.