Week ending March 19, 2011

This was another pretty low mileage week as I was still paddling in the Florida Everglades for half of the week. On Sunday I ran about 5 miles on the beach and saw a crocodile swimming in the shallow water a few feet away from me. We only paddled about 5 miles on Sunday as we had two days to cover the last 15 miles. So on Monday morning I ran on the same beach towards the previous camp area and saw the same (I assume) crocodile. I learned the difference between and alligator and a crocodile while I was in the Everglades and also learned there are only approximately 1000 crocodiles left in the Everglades. It was pretty cool to see one up close although I was a bit nervous because it wasn't far away from me. No running on Tuesday and I only got in a short run before our flight from Ft. Myers on Wednesday. Friday was a long run and my first true uphill run of the season. Two hours of running in Cheyenne Canon (with a little over one hour of uphill) was a pretty good first day of hill training. 49 miles for the week.