7.2 miles easy
54:28
8:15 AM
81 degrees, hot and humid
home to AP in/out and back
Adidas Boston
I felt good again today. Nothing spectacular. But at this point, not having any tweaks is something to rejoice about.
I am currently reading "Once a Runner" for the first time. This morning (on the can) I read the chapter where Quentin Cassidy runs the fabled 60X400 workout. It's superbly written and a heeluva motivational piece. Soon after, I went out for an already wicked humid and hot run. The whole time I was running I kept thinking about the book and the author, John L. Parker, Jr. When I'd finished my run I went into my ritual slow walk around my neighborhood bidding my new neighbors a good morning while picking up litter as an exercise to stretch my hamstrings and beautify my surroundings. Mostly what I find scattered about on these therapeutic strolls is trash — candy wrappers, potato chip bags, empty 40 oz. cans... But once in awhile I find a piece of paper with something interesting written upon it — a love note, a grocery list, a simple poem. This morning I found a second grade math exam, filled out, graded and returned. The kid got an A. This isn't that unusual or spooky given the proximity of our house to several schools. What was spooky was the the child's name — Quentin Parker!
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