Passed Someone!

I thought I was the slowest on the Esplanade today, but then it turned out I was the second slowest, I passed the slowest :)  It was a beautiful day so I went for an after work run on the Charles.  I thought I had found a spot in the same area on Mass Ave, but this woman in the car was sitting there texting, and there was a cop right in front who was knocking on people's windows and pulling them over, so I figured that I better not lurk and block traffic.  I went around the block, though, and found another awesome parking place that was in MIT, about a block from Mass Ave, pretty close to where I got lost the time I got lost trying to take a short cut.

I decided to go towards the Longfellow instead of over Mass Ave first, to go in the loop in the opposite direction, and it turned out to be an awesome idea!  As I was coming to the Longfellow I realized what a pain it would be to get to it, with the construction, and then I thought, "I can just go one more bridge, to the Museum of Science."  Turns out it's a lot easier to decide that in minute 8 or so of the run than in minute 20 or so.  So, that's what I did!  I did the MOS/Mass Ave loop, which wound up being 4.1 miles.  I ran the entire way (slowly), no stopping.  It took me pretty much exactly 45 minutes, which was about an 11 min mile.

Since it was so nice out, the whole world was on the Esplanade, it was so nice being out there!  There were people flying a kite (it kept getting caught in a tree), runners, walkers, bikers, dog walkers, kids, skateboarders, sailboats.... The trees are all green, and there are flowers everywhere, there were like 5 different blues, the water, sky, Prudential.  Since I was running a little slow, I felt awesome, breathing was good, no cramps.  Yeah, good day.

I did training hike #3 last weekend, 10.3 miles, all covered in black flies.  Not the most fun hike I've ever done, though it would be nice if it were less buggy.  Pawtuckaway was the area, there was climbing and camping there too, good place.

I notice that I'm coming up towards my 200th run-a-versary.  9 more runs.  I don't even know if there's anything that I need.  I'm sure I'll find something at Athleta for a celebration :)