Today was a beautiful 66 degrees Fahrenheit and cloudy – perfect for a morning run! After doing the Stairmaster for recovery last night: 15 minutes each at speeds 9, 10, 11, and 12 totaling an hour, I was ready to run again! I at the local school track and ran for half an hour at an effort level 5, and then half an hour with an effort level 5 with striders down the long straight every other lap. It felt terrific! Everyone that came to the track seemed to have no idea what they were doing. Most ran or walked for about ten minutes and left. I wish I could help them, but I keep to myself when I’m training. However, there was a cool sprinter there who tossed me a nice little piece sign when I ran past him. So after my morning run, you know where I went next: MY KITCHEN! After an hour of doing some chores at home, I was HUNGRY! I cut up 6 bananas, 4 or 5 peaches, and I think half a pint of blueberries – mixed it all together and it was delicious. By the time I sat down to eat breakfast it was already 11:40, so closer to lunch. I kind of eat sporadically anyway. I’m getting back in the training mode and man do I feel a heck of a lot better because of it!