What a joy to be outside running in shorts again. I was surprised at the Saturday 6 a.m. group run that there was only one other person in shorts. I encouraged Jon to ditch his running pants for shorts and he did. The wind was out of the west which isn't much of a factor in town. Good call. I'd say we were dressed perfectly for running and it was a very productive day. 18 miles equals Jon's longest run ever. He handled it very well. Since we started working out some hydration issues and doing some specific speed work we are now starting to see the benefits of all of his hard work. After another good speed work session on Tuesday we are very confident going into this weekends long run with improved performance.
My sister Jodi is progressing well in her training and is gaining confidence. So much so that I hardly had to arm twist her into giving an Ultra a try. So the weekend of the 17th we'll be in the Cities running a 50k. No concerns with Fargo being 5 weeks after this event as she recovers fairly quickly and I encouraged her to approach it like an extra long training run. 31 miles at a relaxed pace and just enjoy the day with finishing being the only goal. It will be a big day. Jodi's first time running 31 miles and Jon's first 20 mile day.
I'll see you there! Should be a fun day.
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