It’s been raining pretty continually here in Kansas this whole week. Like all day, sort of like Portland in the winter. My day is very weather dependent. I think most cyclist’s days are weather dependent, but when I’m not riding I’m usually doing something outside.

So, yesterday, I went a little stir crazy, plus Bromont was bugging me to go run, so I decided to go run with him. It was raining pretty good, but I don’t mind running in the rain. It isn’t for long and there isn’t really a wind chill. I just put on some shorts and ran in a t-shirt.

I put Bromont on a leash, which I hardly ever do. When I got down to the bike trail, I let him off the leash. He immediately took off. I think he thought I was on my bike and he could run full speed. I was running moderately hard. I was only going to go a couple miles. I was carrying my Garmin with me and I couldn’t believe how slow I was going. Something like 7 1/2 minute miles. I wasn’t breathing hard, not really hard at all. But my legs were turning over slow. I’m not sure what that was all about.

I woke up this this morning and could barely walk. I think that I should be able to run two miles anytime during the year and not be sore. It seems like as an endurance athlete, that should be something that we should all be able to do. I think I’m going wait until I’m not sore and then try it again.

I never ran much. I used to do a few running races every year or two. I’ve won a few. As cyclists, we’re very good at running uphill, but horrible at running downhill. I think that might have been my problem yesterday, too much running downhill. I don’t know. It is sort of depressing.

I haven’t ran a timed mile in a few years. I used to run one each year to make sure I could still do it under 5 minutes. I would be very surprised if I could do that if my run yesterday is any indication.

I’ve been eating a ton of fruit recently. I’ve actually sort of been skipping meals all together somewhat and just snacking most of the day. I hadn’t really checked out the fruit selection at the grocery recently in depth. Man, are there some weird fruit there. I wonder who, if anybody buys them. I’m not even sure how you would eat some of them.

I think it is interesting how they ship fruit from all over the world to end up at a place I can get it. I rarely get grapes from anywhere but Chile in the winter. A lot of the fruit is from South American. I don’t understand, with the price of shipping, how they can bring it all the way up to me and make any money.

They seem to be pushing a lot of different/unique fruits on us nowadays. All these fruits that are supposedly so good for you, pomegranates, blueberries, blackberries, etc. The same with nuts. I don’t get why no one thought they were good for you 10 years ago?

Anyway, I dig fruit, so I like eating all the unique kinds. What bothers me is that the normal fruit, the oranges, apples, plums, peaches, never seem to be in season much anymore. I hardly ever get a peach that just drips down my chin when I bite into it. I don’t know why that is, but it is sad.

I should try to get on a more regimented meal schedule, but for some reason, it seems to be eluding me.

I have no idea what you do with these guys, but they are super expensive.

And there were a whole basket of these. After you peel them, there would be nothing left.

I have been purchasing bike race sponsors goods. Lots fo pistachios and anything sold by California Giant.

Nothing to do with fruit, but these three guys became its a couple days ago. They all seemed great when they got home.

Bromont would get jealous if I didn't put a picture of him here too. This is from last night running after the ride.

One of the best things about dogs is their pure joy when doing something they love.