The computers were down at work so I busted out a few minutes early. I was going to be on a time crunch if I wanted to get in a good training run.
I managed to hit the pavement shortly after 16:00. For some reason I felt pretty good so I decided to just go with it. All the lights were turning red to green (to reference the song “Babylon”). It was cold and I was wearing shorts. Heading East from the far side of the Park I had a tail wind and began to sweat. Still feeling good I pushed the pace. I hadn’t intended to run for time or speed but feeling decent I was interested to see what my pace was going to be. By the time I stopped the clock I had 11 miles with an average pace of 07:51. Pretty good considering I wasn’t really pushing myself.
Once I got inside I felt the pain in my knees. I guess the cold took a toll on my naked knees. A quick shower and protein shake were all I had time for. Campbell and I were out the door by 18:00. Today was her first day of Religion Class. I needed to get there early in order to resister her since she has missed 4 classes already. What a terrible Dad? While she learned about God I sat in the library and read Velo News, learning about the gods of cycling.
