Yesterday I went apple and peach picking with Russ, Julie, and the girls so I took a day off.  We had a great time, and my body appreciated the rest.

My body responded to the day off when I went to the track this morning (mid-morning). It wasn't hot but the humidity was high. I did my usual 8 x 800 meters. My times were 3:20, 3:16, 3:14, 3:12, 3:10, 3:10, 3:10, 3:08. This is my fastest overall average since I started going to the track this summer. It also shows me that I need that day off in between runs. Running everyday just does not give my body enough time to recover and repair. I am going to go to every other day running for a while and see how it goes. That will also give me more time to do upper body exercises on the days I don't run. I will keep track of the amount of time OVER a 3:00/800meter average or 24:00 total run time for each workout. My goal will be to get my total time down to 24:00 by Thanksgiving. Today I was 1:40 over a 6:00/mile average (3:12/800 or 25:40 total run time). I averaged 6:25/mile. When I run again on Wednesday, my goal will be a total run time of less than 25:40.