Marley and I got up about 6:45 on Saturday and got ourselves up to Central Park by 7:15 or so, entering at 6th Avenue. It was a cold & foggy morning. I could have used some gloves. Marley and I walked & ran all over the park, but we had to leave by about 8:30 because I was too cold. Marley had a great time off-leash in the park. I couldn't even count the number of other dogs he played with. We stopped at the benches near the statue of two bears so that I could give Marley water and hook up his leash again. When we got home, his good friend Percy was also coming back from the park, so they played for a few minutes. Then he drank a lot of water and had a good nap.
Sunday was a little warmer, but we started out a little later and arrived at Central Park about 7:45. This time we entered near 5th Ave and 59th Street. There were bicycle races and foot races in the park all morning, so we had to be careful to avoid that traffic. Marley and I made it over to the west side of the park in the 60s, when Melissa and Percy came running up to us. Marley couldn't have been happier. We ran with them through the park and all the way home. Percy and Marley played in the hallway on our floor for about 10 minutes, and then they went home to rest. We all got a good workout.
This week, I've been out of town. But I've been getting up early each morning to do a workout. I ran 5 miles each day, each day a little faster. Prior to today, I hadn't run 5 miles since 1982. This morning, I ran 5 miles in 41:52. I don't have much more quickness left, right now. In part, I'm training to stay with Marley. He has inspired me to get into shape, and I'll be running with him for the foreseeable future. But I also want to see where it can go. Tomorrow, I'm going to crank the treadmill to 7.2 and see how far I can go. I'm also planning to run in a 5 mile race on Thanksgiving.
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