So, the 80% effort 5K that I ran yesterday turned out an impressive 27:06, or five minutes slower than I would have liked.


My "tune up" race is Saturday morning and I hoping for something in the 25-26 minute range. From there, it's nothing but prep for the December race and getting some bike time. I finally got the rack for our new car and we have a long weekend coming up, so I'm thinking about a little mountain biking on Sunday might be just the thing.


The garden plot is now fully cleared, which means I brought about a pound of fresh basil home last night. The results so far have been a fairly nice pesto over whole wheat pasta, but I expect this will keep giving for a while. I could put in a crop for the winter, but time is fleeting and I want to spend the next few months getting some work done and putting my training back on track (ha!)