Location: Half of the Rose Garden Run

Distance: ~2 miles

Pace: easy peasy (as Steeeve would say)

Went to Memorial to join the Striders for an easy taper run. Work’s been hectic, plus I’ve been trying to finish things up before I leave for New York, so I made it to the meeting area with just a minute to spare. whew! I had decided to do half of whatever the others were going to run - the agenda for the evening was the Rose Garden Run, so that meant about 3 miles for me.

It was a fairly small group, maybe about 6 total. But, that’s what I’ve really enjoyed about these training runs - a relatively smaller and consistent group of people to get to know. And at races, Striders always seem to be out in big numbers, so there’s also a nice balance between the two. Maureen and I ran with Lisa, who I met at the Half on Sunday, and runs at our same pace. Yay! Back of the packers, represent.

Blossom was full of parents and kids out for Halloween. When we got to Memorial, I turned around and Maureen and Lisa continued on to the Rose Garden. I kept my pace especially slow, and started visualizing the course in NYC, going over the bridges, saving some energy for Central Park, etc.

I’m going to try to make it to Memorial tonight, to get in one last workout before I leave tomorrow.

Only 3 more days!!!!