Sunday Sept 17
Warning: This is a random family post - nothing exciting, funny or informational. Basically a typical post.
Sunday morning (yesterday) I got up and went for my long run. As some of you know, I've mentioned it, I have this silly marathon at the end of October. I hid water along the route and did 23 miles. It felt good. I am running a lot during the week, doing hills and all that nonsense, so Sunday I put my iPod on and headed out. It's really far to be honest. Like crazy far. A person running for 3 or 4 hours is nuts. So I ended up doing a 9 minute pace for the 23 miles, with my last 5 miles being around 8:30, which is good for me but really slow for most marathon runners. A guy I talk to from the neighborhood finished the Boston Marathon this past year with a pace of 7:30. I was tired at the end. In addition to running, I’ve been hitting the weights a lot lately and started to swim on Saturday mornings for cross training.
After my run, which was in the morning so I was back by 11, Patti and I took the kids for a bike ride. Great fall New England day. Sunny, chilly, bright, leaves starting to change. It’s a great time of year in Boston. The bike ride was fun. There is a bike path that runs from Milton into South Boston. It’s paved and runs along a train track and old brick factories and stuff. Ethan (3) peddled the entire time, slow and steady like the tortoise. Emily (5) is more like me and likes to go as fast as she can, she was the hare. Patti walked with Emerson in the jogger and I rode my Cannondale.
After the bike ride we stopped and got the kids ice cream. Coffee for Patti and me. Then we went to another large park in Quincy along the water and flew kites. I had one going for each child. It’s weird about flying a kite. For some reason, I, someone who gets bored quickly, can fly a kite all day. The kids got tired of it so we went to the playground for about an hour.
Then home, dinner, bath and a nice quiet night.
That was my Sunday. I didn’t get any yard or house work done. Laundry didn’t get done. The cars didn’t get washed. We didn’t clean out the closet by the front door, didn’t go through boxes in the attic or re-shelve the food in the pantry. I didn’t paint the shutters or fix the loose handrail. In other words, it was a great day.
Just thought I’d share.
Comments
a rare gift of a day to be cherished
Posted by: Mom J | September 18, 2007 02:41 PM
NICE
Posted by: Tim | September 18, 2007 05:22 PM
That is such a great story. Those are the times that the kids are going to remember. What a special treat for them.
Posted by: Dora | September 19, 2007 12:36 AM
haven't scouted your site in a while...this was a nice post to visit, and i must admit after reading the above comments i think this'll sound too mundane, but all i'm thinking is are you dropping pounds like crazy or do you wind up consuming so many extra calories for endurance that it's a wash? never run a 'thon...sounds a Little tempting (almost kinda) Good Luck! and, thanks for the reminder to really seize the day.
Posted by: t.d. | September 20, 2007 11:09 PM
Congrats on your training! Sounds like you are going to make a pretty good time. Are you enjoying it?
Posted by: Anonymous | October 18, 2007 03:41 PM