9/27

Great Times
The shorter route, discovered after our first trip to Braintree High School, gets us there today in about 15minutes. It’s a nice route, flying by our recently discovered easy day haven of Blue Hills Parks and Recreation. This is a reminder of the fun filled running that fills those easy days. Autopilot running where Jen and I get a sort of one-on-one time with each other even though we often are together at work and spend most of our free time with each other, this time is somehow different or somehow better. However, today is not an easy day.
Stepping onto the track after 15minutes of easy running we continue to do the rest of the warm up. Some light drills followed by some quick short strides and then it’s on with spikes. Even though today is not an easy day and does not come with that “easy going fun” that is often present on those days it is, however, filled with a more vibrant expression; Joy. We are prepared for today’s sprints and eager to work hard. It is seen in both of us as we do our four all out surges. In between each 60 or so meter dash is filled with four or five minutes of rest and that gives us plenty of one-on-one time.