Speed Work –

The loop outside my house is a tad over 0.40 miles.  I did 5 loops for 2 miles of speed work.  My splits were as follows:

·        Loop 1: 2:42

·        Loop 2: 2:37

·        Loop 3: 2:32

·        Loop 4: 2:36

·        Loop 5: 2:32

I was really hauling on the last loop.  I new my time after the 4 loops and I really wanted to be under 13 minutes total.  Add it all up and you get 12:59.  Woot woot!!!  Then I did a mile cool down – so I got in a total of 3 miles for the day.  Also got in some sit-ups, push-ups and lunges.

I cut my whole yard (front & back) before the run because I knew it was supposed to rain and it really needed to be cut.  We did get probably 20-30 minutes of decent rain.  Glad I didn’t water.  While I was out cutting the lawn, the neighbor kids came over and asked if I wanted to come to a BBQ party on Friday.  The family is grilling out and asked me to join.  Figured I could make one dish and split it between Friday (cookout) and Saturday (Alzheimer's volleyball tournament).  Now trying to decide what to make, trying to think of a purple treat (Alzheimer’s color is purple) – if I can’t come up with anything creative – grape jello it is.

Tonight I am skipping the gym.  If it is not raining I will get in 4 or 5 miles and then do some cleaning and studying.