Base Week 1 Saturday - 5 mile run on the Canal Towpath

AM: 5 miles of running

Course: Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath (RVRR Group Run, flat and fast))

Time: 44:42 (8:56 min/miles pace)

Weather: 38 degrees, no wind, sunny

The first real cool morning of the season arrived. With it, the annual scramble to put together my cold weather running wardrobe to place into my large bag. Drove to NJ to meet up with the Raritan Valley Road Runners for their weekly Saturday run from Johnson Park onto the Raritan and Delaware Canal Towpath.

With a faster group, I pushed the pace, albeit just a little bit. This is base week and I was not going to start going balls-out fast with the club, so I kept it slow enough to break just a little sweat. The result was an awesome run workout!

The first week of any season is the most energetic! Loads of energy from the off season and a full recovery from soreness and fatigue help contribute to that energy.

I will do another easy 4 mile run tonight.

Weekly mileage so far: 6000m of swimming, 30 miles of cycling, and 21 miles of running.

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