Running in Birdland

Today's run.

4.2 miles in 55:33

I changed my route again, opting to meander through Birdland, a neighborhood in which every road is named for a bird. The new route is safer and quieter. Very little traffic, and what traffic there is drives slow.  Toy cars were sitting in a dirt hole at the end of a driveway, which means that kids can play near the road without worry.

That's much different from life on Middle Road, where drivers often ignore the speed limits and go 45 to 60 mph in a 30 mph zone.

Today was also different because I ran with my boys for the first time since last summer. I had Jack run the first half mile with me and then run back home. It took him about 14 minutes to do his mile.

Then, at the end of my run, Liam and I ran around the block. He often stopped for breaks, but he could run fast. I really had to push it at the end just to tie him at the finish. That was about 8/10s of a mile in about 13 minutes.

It will be interesting to see which one is better at running a mile by the end of the summer.