14.25 Miles: bike ride and run break

Instead of running the Philly Marathon - I slept for 9 1/2 hours and then went for a 14.25 mile bike ride with my pop.  Good ride - forgot how fun that can be.

I'm taking at least a week off of running to let my legs get better.  

5 mile: Canal run along the Delaware

Tonight I ran 5 easy miles along the Canal trail. Very nice and easy paced run.

5.2 mile hike

Today I did a 5.2 mile hike with my pop. We started slow but picked up the pace after a bit. Good hike.

5 Monday and 4 on Wednesday

Monday I ran 5 mile around the soccer fields and Wednesday I ran 4.  Last runs before the trip to North.

10 miles: Sunday morning

The best time to go on a run in Franklin is mid-morning on a Sunday. I mostly have the trails, sidewalks, and parks to myself. Nice run.

6.5 Miles (Saturday): Crowded

Yesterday I ran 6.5 miles. I forgot how crowded Franklin roads can be on the weekend. The local soccer fields are great most of the time but on the weekend they are crawling with kids/parents and minivans.  Decent run. Photo from Friday's run.

7.5 miles: Scaring each other

Today I ran over to the park across town and ran back home. This was an uneventful run until near the end when I came around a hill in a park and almost tripped over this guy. We scared each other but both stopped to turn around and give each a look over. 

5 (tuesday) and 6 miles (thursday).

Tuesday I ran 5 miles around the soccer fields and today I ran 6. The kid was home sick from school on Wednesday (he is fine now) and so that run got canned.  Legs still telling me not doing the full marathon is a good idea. I'll be giving them time off after this run.

9.3 miles: Here comes the half

This morning I ran 9.3 miles. My left leg is better. The right leg doesn't hurt where it did but now hurts on the outside of my right hip. Running more than I did today would not have been helpful.

I'm doing the half at the Philly Marathon. I run for fun and at this point running the half is exciting and fun. I could run the full but I'm sure I would not have fun right now.

10.2: Decent run (Saturday)

Saturday I ran 10.2 miles. My wife and kid dropped me off across town and I ran home from there. My legs were sore but I had some good stretches of running. My left leg was feeling much better.

7.6 miles: borderline

Today I ran 7.6 miles. It was on the border of being too warm and a nice day at the same time.  It was also a borderline run in that there were good and bad signs for the upcoming run.  The longer run this weekend is what is important at this point.

I ran over to the park across town and did a loop there before heading home. This is a new section of sidewalk.