July 29, 1979 (Sunday)

From running log:
Ran 3 miles at 7:00 pace in New Balance 305s, around Devil’s Lake in the evening. CC run with MikeW and Todd. Swam immediately after the run. Ran fast, felt good. (Total weekly mileage = 31.1)

30 years later:
31 miles for the week, looking back now, doesn't seem like much. On the other hand, I've long been an advocate of keeping young legs away from lots of mileage. I think what was missing from my training that summer was at least a smattering of specific workouts, perhaps hill repeats or some basic intervals. Nothing that would have caused me to get injured or reach peak fitness too early, but something that would have worked the muscles that would be needed to race successfully.

I'm also struck, reading back in my old running log, at how often I was taking a swim after a run. That wasn't really a 'workout swim', we weren't doing laps or anything like that. But we were jumping into a cool lake and probably swimming around for at least 30 minutes. Most of my friends were good swimmers, and we'd often swim across the lake (had to be about half a mile) just for fun. Frankly, it would be good to add this back to my workout routine. Although it's a little tough to find a cool, spring-fed lake in the middle of New York City.