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Barmymoo:
I've discovered that there is a group in Cambridge that runs 5k every Saturday morning, and it's free to join in. I'm considering going in the autumn, by which point hopefully I'll have reached 5k and be running that distance reasonably regularly. I've also found a 10k run in early October, but I'm not sure whether I'll be up to it or not. I'll see how the summer goes.

The more I think about the weekly runs, the more I like the idea. It would be a nice way to keep fit, meet new people who aren't students, and get going on Saturday mornings. I'll be a little lonely next year because most of my friends are graduating this weekend (of the ten people I spend the most time with, seven of them are leaving).

bainidhe_dub:
I came home from my run to find an invitation on Facebook to do a 5K in September with some girls from the area who are just starting the program. The run was good except for the part where the dog suddenly decided, about 50 feet from the house, to take a shit in the middle of the sidewalk. I stuck him in the backyard in case he decided he wasn't done yet and went back to clean it up. I was Not Amused. Patrick did Not get any ice cubes tonight (his usual treat after a run).
Week 4 Day 3 - 2.28 miles, 13:50 min/mi, 83 degrees.

Redball:
I don't know of any 5k groups in my rural part of Michigan, although there might be one in the nearest town, Hillsdale. But if I'm comfortable with 5k, I may run, say, 2 miles more days than not, which I was doing before I retired.

bainidhe_dub:
I did Week 5 Day 1 tonight in the hotel gym. I go much slower on the treadmill apparently, I went less than 2 miles. We got to the setup at 9am, and worked until about 1:30pm. The heat index was something like 115F, but after dinner I was feeling good and went down to run. For the last 20 minutes or so now we've been getting hit with the severe thunderstorms that came across Ohio this afternoon, the parking lot lights went out, and what sounds like a tornado siren has come on and off twice. Should be super fun to see how much water is inside our fireworks tubes tomorrow...

Redball:
Those are empty tubes, I assume, so I don't have to imagine the sight and sound of igniting damp powder and oxides. I'm sure I'll end up on a treadmill sometime this summer. I have a hard time with extended work on a treadmill. 15 minutes is my usual maximum. I think I managed 20 minutes once. At the same time, with a little forbearance, I can use the iPad for a movie or the iPhone for an NPR podcast. It all sounds slightly forboring.

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