Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Finally got my first run in last week on Saturday. I wanted to do trails but the narberth run was on Saturday as well as a full day of baseball at the park so I decided to leave the car where it was and just hit the roads. I took my Nike Plus out and set it for a 5k and off I went. I just ended up going up Wynnewood to Montgomery and then back into Narberth through the cobbled street and back into town and to the park and a little beyond the house. Just a little over 3 and then I watched the race.
It was so much fun just spectating. it has been a long time since I have just sat on the side of the road and cheered on people. They had a great turnout probably around 4-500 with strollers and walkers and runners combined. They also changed the route a little adding a little bump from rockland to chestnut and back to rockland again. They took out the overlapping piece in narberth choosing instead to start and finish at the park. The thing about the old route to get 10 proper miles in on the course you had to reverse direction. With this route you could go around and around.

After the race we went to the shore to get the house ready. The weather was beautiful and we got lots done and only reluctantly returned home.

Last night I did a bit of speedwork over at Welsh Valley while my son played baseball. They have a great cinder track over there and I really enjoy running on it, as it reminds me of the tracks of my youth.

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