New Home, New Efforts

We finally moved into our new home two weeks ago. We had to be out of our old house two weeks before that, so we had our stuff in storage for a couple of weeks. Several months ago, we booked a cruise for the time between those two dates. Very convenient. I now driver 12 miles to work. A savings of 100 miles round trip every day. And I now have a extra two hours at home instead of on the road!

We do not have the trails around here (Warren/Howland Ohio) as we did around Massillon. But the Howland Twp. Park is at the end of my street, and they have a one mile trail around it. I am getting in more running around here now that I have time and the park is so close. The Western Reserve Greenway is near here as well. The High School is a block away if I want to run on the track. Curves is right across the street, I may sign my wife up for that. There is a men's fitness next door to that; but I do not like their program.

I ran in my first race in almost 20 years (I ran in a one mile run 2 years ago) on Saturday, The Twilight 5k run in Canfield. I finished in 36:57 which is about my usual 12 minute per mile pace, and finished near the end of the pack. Being in the evening and a little cooler helped. The weather has been around the 90 degree mark for most of July. Today is finally cooling off..