Part I: The blog that will put me at the top of JRod's blog list

First, to explain the title--as most of you know, Jared's got a blog, over at hyperactivegadfly. His main page holds a feature box at the right, that lists other blogs he finds of interest--and the kind and benevolent blogger arranges them, top to bottom, from who has blogged most recently.

And besides having things to blog about, I want to be at the top of that list.

Two bloggerese parts to come: Saturday, and Sunday--in which I ran too much, and played a hellacious game of hoop.

SATURDAY:
Jared and I have decided to do a destination run every weekend for the rest of the summer--taking turns each week, we've planned a new and lovely place to run each and every weekend. To see the list, click here. This weekend was the first of those runs. Our plan? Loop around the reservoirs at Middlesex Fells, covering around 9 miles.

As luck would have it, it was as near to perfect a summer morning for running as we could have asked for--warm, and slightly damp, but not oppressively humid, as the day looked to become later. The paths were soft and leaf-covered from last year's fall, and cut up and down both gentle and sharp hills, arching around corners carved by mountain bikes, jumping over fallen trees, flattening along the edges of each reservoir, and shambling over a lone wooden bridge. A lovely, lovely run, and another in which we were able to spend the time running and rambling away about all of the things we've done, and the things we'll do yet, in a beautiful place.

The lone sore point? Jared's knee. With a couple miles to go, he mentioned it hurt--with a mile to go, was noticeably limping. He opted to tough it out, despite my gentle (and increasingly less so) nagging--and was looking pretty sore later on. Still, I think he felt good about finishing the run, and that's what matters...though now, a nice, easy diet of ibuprofen and ice can't hurt. (Hint, hint, beloved...) Luckily he is now in San Antonio, where its too ludicrously hot to even contemplate running (upper 90s). Personally, I find that weather ideal for the consumption of multiple Coronas. Jared, if you come back tomorrow (Tuesday), I will give you a smooch...and a cold Corona, too.