Sweating Buckets

Another hot day, another 5 mile run.  Speed was okay, averaging 8:53 and there was little variance.  Slowest mile was 8:57 and quickest was 8:41 (I’m pretty sure), so consistency was the key.  This close to the Hartford marathon I’m not really concerned with time, but I think it helps to push it on the shorter runs to help build strength for the longer ones.  I’ll let you know how that works out. The toughest thing for me on the marathon is going to be dropping my pace dramatically in order to “Go The Distance”…. I’m going to work on that this weekend with my long run, trying to run it much slower than I’d like to on purpose…  Open to suggestions on the strategy as this will be my first race/run over the 13.1. 

Up to 56 run miles for the month.  Still targeting 90-100 total which will give me my best month of the year. J

Disney stuff….  Sooo, Heath mentioned a dress code at the Yatchsman, and I would have thought it was the case anyhow.  However, after looking on-line for a menu I noticed a blurb about dress code (below taken straight from the website)…  Not really all that much of a dress code if you ask me… No hats and tank tops isn’t all that restrictive, but I’m guessing there are plenty of people out there that would be bummed by this….who knows….  As for the Sci-Fi Drive in..  Justin is going to provide us his take, but even though I haven’t been there in years I do recall the milkshakes were really good…and I love the cheesy movies (big Mystery Science Theatre 3k fan!)  The question I raised was to Jeff W’s report about the cost….I’m thinking that we might skip it on the cost/benefit for our family with young kids.  Let’s face it, they will be all over the place and I’ll be chasing them causing no one to really enjoy the novelty that this place is.  Perhaps the 50’s Prime Time would be more suited…let someone else yell at our kids about their behavior at the dinner table, ha!

• Dress Code Guidelines:
  Men: Khakis, slacks, jeans, dress shorts, collared shirts.  Sport coats are optional.
  Ladies:  Capris, skirts, dresses, jeans, dress shorts.  (Not permitted in dining room: Tank tops, swimwear, hats for gentleman, cut offs, or torn clothing. While T-shirts are now allowed, the policy remains that T-shirts with offensive language or graphics are not acceptable.)