Who Needs Lights?

I was feeling pretty proud of myself yesterday. I have never changed the tires on a bicycle before, but in the attempt to convince Kim to ride her bike while I run I spent a couple hours replacing the tubes and the tires on her bike. Two hours and several blisters later I came out victorious. I was so excited about my accomplishment that I asked if she could come home early to accompany me on my run before it got dark. She said she'd try.

She got home a little early and I already had the bike loaded in the back of the car. A quick change and we were headed to the trail. Not even 800 meters in and she was rolling through darkness. Between the dog running in front of the bike and the headlamp that doesn't project farther than 12" in front of you, she was not having a very nice time. We cut the run by one mile (which I'll make up today) and decided to pay better attention to the sun's position in the sky before we attempt another dusky ride. But on the positive side, the bike is fixed and I have a five mile run this weekend that she can take part in!

When I was training for my first half-marathon she would ride with me on a lot of my runs acting as my pacer and water carrier. We even had other runners comment on the my luckiness in having a constant coach telling me what my splits were and advising me to take a suck on the CamelBak. After that first half-marathon we moved to a new condo with no local trails we can walk to so the bike accompaniment came to a halt. Having the bike back in working order (after hanging in the garage for four years) has me excited to do my long runs. I'm glad to have you back partner! I promise we'll only run during daylight hours going forward.

Day 18 - four miles

Total Milage - 40.88