30 June - 6 July

Monday

rest day. also, anniversary #2.

Tuesday

rest day.

Wednesday

1.5 mi around the park. hot. Charlie did 1.5 @ 10:40 (1st .5 mi at 3:15, avg 7:07 pace)

Thursday

3 mi run up along the lake. VERY strong headwind going out! Much better than the heat, though.

Charlie's parents were in town and we walked 6+ mi around downtown, since with the fireworks it was impossible to drive and even all the buses were stopped. We got pizza at Giordano's for the 3rd time since we've been here... Charlie got some pasta with alfredo sauce, which I thought tasted strange and couldn't quite put my finger on it... until I realized it tasted like gravy. Either that or MSG. Anyway, stick to the pizza if you go there.

Friday

Nice 1.5 mi run around the neighborhood. It was just after I woke up so I was pretty tight, but I kept up a good cadence to make up for my pitiful stride. Throughout the park there were lots of people already staking out spots to grill and hang out for lunch/dinner. It surprised me at first until I remembered that everyone around here is in an apartment and doesn't have a backyard.

Charlie and I went out to Aurora to visit a friend of ours who was having a 4th of July party. Lots of fun, too many sweets...

Weights in the evening.

Saturday

Beautiful day! We biked down to the south end of the lake shore trail, then back up north past 51st for a while, then back home. Total of about 14 miles.

I think later this week we'll probably go all the way north and back, which is ~30 mi. I'm pretty sure our legs are up for it, though I don't know if we'll have chafing or other comfort issues, considering we don't have bike shorts or jerseys, and we haven't ever tried a lot of mileage on our current seats. I guess if it all goes horribly wrong we can just take a bus back.

Sunday

rest.