Pocket Aces: Adventures in Puerto Rico

My calves have been really stiff since our 10 mile run on Saturday. I think because of all the rain it affected my stride and I was running slightly differently than usual. I also blame the stiffness on the fact that on Sunday Vic and I sat on a train home from NYC for hours. Usually the day after a long run I bike for a while to flush out my legs. But, NYC was fun, I got to meet Vic's friends from Puerto Rico (Hi Hilary!)

Me and Vic in NYC

I'm now back at school and even though I was still stiff when I woke up this morning I wanted to get back into my routine and I went for an early morning run. It seemed especially early since I forgot to switch my Garmin on day light savings time! I took it nice and easy today doing my usual 5 mile route. When I got to the 5 mile turn around point, my watch said that it wasn't quite 5 miles yet and I ran a bit further. So either the past few weeks I was doing less than 5, or today I did more than 5. I am annoyed with my watch and I kind of wish I had splurged and got the more expensive Garmin which you don't need to calibrate, but I also don't really care about a tenth of mile. For the rest of training I'm just going to go by my watch, and if it's a little more or less...oh well! Today's splits:

Mile 1: 10:29

Mile 2: 10:38

Mile 3: 10:18

Mile 4: 10:14

Mile 5: 10:20

.87: 14:33 (cool down)

I'm going to do a lot of stretching later today (I didn't have time this morning because I had to get to class) so hopefully that will loosen me up a bit!

Anyway, a lot of people have been saying that we are crazy/nuts/other adjectives for doing this race. This got me thinking about other crazy things I've done. Last May, Mom, Dad and I went down to Puerto Rico to visit Vic. Dad wasn't feeling to great, but he still made an effort to have a great time and try new things. One in particular was when the 2 of us rented a jet ski and went out on the gorgeous ocean. I was scared out of my mind and screaming at him to slow down the entire time. But it was a ton of fun and something that I will never forget doing with Dad!