Post-Birthday Skate Update: Inline Skating Greensboro Country Park

First off, thanks to everyone for your supportive comments and interest. The 58.3 mile in 5:29 went off without a hitch, excepting a soreness on the ball of my left foot. I don't have all the vitals from my Forerunner 305 on hand, but will post those soon. I started off at 6:45 am from the lower parking lot at Country Park, which proved to be fortuitous as the heat and humidity really started to assert themselves at my 12:15 p finishing time.

I learned that wearing the Forerunner on the inside of my wrist is a must due to unintended button pushes while my hands were behind my back. I should have known better. I only lost 0.9 miles when I noticed that the timer had stopped, which also stops all other quantitative functions except heartrate and actual speed.

 Of the 37 laps, the last 4 were the fastest, with times up to a minute less than the previous 33. It was an exercise in focus and discipline to be sure, along with being very rewarding. My friend, Pandora was there at the start and for the last hour at the finish as support crew and cheerleader. Also helping were the numerous strangers who smiled, waved, or very briefly chatted during the rounds. Looking forward to a repeat next year, with another mile tacked on..

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