Update

The last two weeks have had their ups and downs. Two weeks ago I ran about 36 miles because I was sick for a few days with a fever and sore throat. Last week I bounced back with 60 so I feel like I am back on track. Today, Sunday I went for my long run. The plan was for 15 but it turned into 17.3 as I made a wrong turn on one trail. I did my Kurondo ike loop. The only point of interest was when I was on the trails I came up behind a group of senior hikers. On Sundays the trails are usually full of larger groups of elderly hikers so it can be a bit difficult to get past them sometimes. So as I started to weave my way through one group, I noticed an elderly gentleman had decided to join me on the run. We chatted a bit and he helped me navigate and get people to move to the side of the trail as we came by. As we reached the front of the group he dropped off, not literally, and I resumed the run on my own. But at that point I also discovered I had taken a wrong turn and make my run a little longer than I wanted it to be. I knew it was going to be a long run so I just tried to run relaxed and run steady pace the whole way. It is the farthest I have run in quite a while so I am happy about my progress.