Hike To Monument
We hiked up to Monument, near Lake McMurray on Sunday. It was close to 90 degrees. We took Murphy, our golden retriever and Oz, Mark’s german shepard with us. This was also our 14 year daughter’s first hike. Everyone had a great time. The best part was jumping into Lake McMurray afterwards. Even Murphy jumped in, which was good because he rolled around in the mud on the hike.
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 06/29/2008
- Time: 08:00:00
- Total Time: 3:11:00.00
- Average Heart rate: 98
- Max Heart rate: 140
- Calories: 565
- Distance: 9 miles
- Average Pace: 21:12.08/mile
- Ascent: 1,900 ft
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 
