Greg took Will to the Boston Museum of Science this morning, so Andrew and I went for a run together just the two of us! Except not just the two of us, because I thought the empty seat in the double jogger might make us sad, so we brought Mr. Bear. I would have brought the single jogger, but someone backed into it with the car (there’s a more than good chance that this was me, since Greg is a very masterful and less distracted driver). My sainted husband is getting the single jogger fixed, but in the meantime, our faithful double jogger does the job!
I meant to go for just three miles with Andrew, so that I could log 18 miles this week. No intervals, nothing crazy, just get out there and run.
I ended up going for four miles, because for some reason my Garmin wasn’t working and I had no idea how many miles we’d gone or how fast I was running! When I got home and used Map My Run, I discovered that I’d done just over a mile more than I’d planned.
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| Huh? Greg is going to have to look at you later! |
It actually made for kind of a nice run, because we just went out there and ran. I used my watch to tell me to turn around after I’d been running 18 minutes, figuring that’d get me three miles. But then I saw a sign for the Brook Path, and decided to take that home since it’d be scenic and shady and adventurous!
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| It was indeed adventurous. I’m kind of glad I didn’t know my pace given the terrain! |
We saw a playground I’ve never been to, and stopped there for a few minutes to swing (why not, right?) before continuing.
Several people rolled down their car windows to shout hello to Mr. Bear. Three different runners pointed and smiled or waved at Mr. Bear. A little girl thought it was very strange, but also funny, that I was running with a bear and that I had a double stroller but only one baby.
I imagine from the response I got out running that there are quite a few people who went home and told someone, with a little smile, that they saw a giant teddy bear getting pushed in a double jogging stroller next to a toddler. It’s kind of cool to make people smile 🙂
The Brook Path detour and lack of Garmin added a mile to my run, which meant Andrew was very ready for his nap when we got home! It was a fun, relaxed workout, and that means I ran 19 miles this week, my highest mileage ever!
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| Ready to be home for a nap. Almost there, Andrew! |