Still more running

We celebrate May 22 (the date of my accident in 1993) as "Life Day," since the doctor erroneously told Michelle that I would not live the night. In celebration of the 15th anniversary next month, I have decided that I want to run 10 miles. As it is drawing near, I decided I'd better see if I could actually do that, so last Saturday (April 26) I went out fairly early and ran a 10-mile loop in just a bit under 2 hours. Not too fast, but I told myself that doing it was the important thing, and speed didn't really matter.

More running

I ran another 5K race this morning: my first one since injuring my hamstring last winter. And I was delighted to be able to set a new personal record, finishing in 31:15 on a beautiful morning for a run (sixtyish, with a mild overcast but no preciptation) and thus handily beating my old record of 32:59 from the Big House Big Heart 5K I ran last September 30. Today's was at Gallup Park, a favorite spot to which we made several outings with my children when I was still in St. Joseph Hospital in 1993. Now the next race I expect to do is a 10K on June 1. The last 10K race I ran was the Cereal City Classic in Battle Creek, in 1992 - my time was roughly 47 minutes. But much has changed since then, not least of which is my age! (35 then, 51 now.) So this time I'll be looking to beat 1:05, although eventually I'd like to be able to get under an hour for 10K.

The National Pastime

Yesterday was the home opener for my beloved Detroit Tigers. Last year I was able to attend the game, with my good friend Doug Tidd. But this year I was unable to. However, like last year, Detroit lost this year in extra innings. Ah well ... it's a long season! 161 more games. And after the Tigers' powerful off-season acquisitions, expectations for them are sky-high.