The end of this week has been warm and spring-like. Always weird to have such weather in what I consider to be the middle of winter! Perhaps this is the new norm, but it just doesn't seem right.
Ryan was over in VT at conference at the start of the week. Thankfully Mom and Dad were able to take Sam to LRSC on Monday since I had a late afternoon meeting, but even with that, I sat at one of the tables above the bleachers overlooking the track during HS practice on my computer. The work to do list is long these days. It was actually a pretty decent place to get some work done. And was the field house this busy while we were there at school? Did we just not notice? The baseball team came in to start practice just before we were leaving - that means a 9:00 pm practice start time! Aie!
I had to go in to work for a half day on Friday, so with that in mind, I took a bit of time on Tuesday morning to get out for a run before I headed into the office. Headed out a little after 8:00 am and ran an out and back on Highland Green Road. Cold, bright and breezy. (6.0 miles)
The days are getting noticeably longer. We've seen some pretty sunsets driving home from LRSC practice around 5:00 pm.
Worked at home on Wednesday. Headed out around 9:45 for a run on the powerlines. Sun was warm and definitely softening the snow on the way back but otherwise mostly nice and solid and runnable with some ice and bare spots here and there. (7.0 miles)
Ryan got home late in the evening on Wednesday and as I had an afternoon meeting on Thursday, he got Sam up to the Y for swim practice. I was able to leave the office with enough time to get in a walk around the school block before starting dinner. Spring-like out there. (1.7 miles walked)
Up and out early on Friday to get in some miles before heading into the office. Pretty morning with some nice color in the sky as I crossed the Androscoggin. A lot of black ice made things a bit sketchy though. (6.3 miles)
Sam had the high school KVAC conference swim meet up at the Y on Saturday morning. I got in my miles by running from home up to the Y, arriving in time to change and get a quick snack before getting up into the stands just before the national anthem started. Damp and quite foggy with a fair number of sketchy wet icy spots. Felt a bit ragged. (10.8 miles)
Sam, and her entire team, did some great swimming! There was a lot of energy with so many fans up in the stands, and it was fun to watch everyone swim well. A great way to finish up the regular season! Go Eagles!
Getting a pep talk from Coach before the 500 😍
Some solid swimming right there! 👏🏊
Sam and the rest of the team went to lunch at Wild Oats after the meet, so as Irene and Dana had come up to watch, the six of us went across the parking lot to Flight Deck for pizza and beer, which was delish and a nice way to catch up before Irene and Dana had to head home.
It had warmed up a lot by the time we got home, so Ryan and I took a short walk around the school block before spending the rest of the afternoon and evening on the couch relaxing 😉 (1.7 miles walked)
Wrapped up the running week this morning with a run around town, mostly sticking to the roads, but with a bit of icy trail, bare Sandy powerlines and muddy backroad thrown in to keep things interesting. Bright and warm out. (10.0 miles)
A bird's nest found for the TMR Bingo game
Shoes did not look so white after this stretch 😆
Also, this has somehow become very true...
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