Easy 3.1 mile run in the morning from Hotel. 90th St. to Inwood to Hillside Trail to Point Douglass (Hwy 61 frontage road) and back to hotel. Quiet residential streets. Nice. Flat.
Did 6.6 mile loop after work. Getting hot here too. 85F and humid. Felt ok. 90th street on bike path to Ravine Park. Big Hill to climb. Ran through the park on the bike path. Very nice. Started hearing gunshots or fireworks echoing through the valley. Got louder as I got to the lake at the bottom of the ravine. I was sure it was someone setting off firecrackers in the park but no smoke. As I exited the park and climbed out the ravine, I saw the 3M rifle range across highway 61. Several people out there. It had to be a mile or more to the park but the sound carried. I may have to drive over there to see what the range looks like. I could see a little lodge or shelter but it was across the highway and a field from where I was running.
Used my travel perdiem to buy muscle milk (chocolate, 12g carb, 22g Protein, 11g fat) and bananas. Figured it was better than the Wendy's hamburger I had last night. I'd generally prefer a recovery drink to have more carbs (80 Carb/20 protein) in it. It tasted OK , maybe it would be better if chilled. May try Boost. My goal in all of this is to find something I can stick in the fridge at work so I can have it after I run to work. | 