7 miles revisited

Lucy and I ran 7 miles this morning after a very nice breakfast of homemade biscuits and gravy!!! My intention was to run at 730 and then have breakfast...but the run got postponed til 1130! I still miss running with the group, but if I can remember to charge my MP3 player, it will help pass the time.  Running for 82 min with no music and no one to talk to but myself gets a little boring! I was happy that upon my finish, I had no pain! No leg pain, blisters, foot pain......nada! I did some serious streching and hopefully this is a new development that will continue.  I am going to try for three more short runs this week before my 8 miler next sat.  We will ride 20 miles tomorrow morning.  We decided (after Casey crashed twice last week) that riding on the road is way safer than riding on paved trails.....there are dogs, kids, stupid people and numerous other hazards along the paved trails and they are usually just around a tight corner! Casey ended up falling on both sides so he has evenly distributed road rash and bruising.  I am pretty sure we will be staying off of the paved paths unless we are on a race route! One more thing that I am happy about is my discovery of chamois butter!!!! For running and for cycling.....keeps the cheeks very happy! Love that stuff!