Bridge over open water at sunrise, orange sky ahead from the windshield.Roman has a fever. He's home, resting — but he actually slept through the night, which was a relief. I left him sleeping and headed out.
Met Brian at his house and we set out from there. Out to Tropical Trail, ran it for a stretch, then circled back. It's a popular route out here in Satellite Beach for a reason — flat, waterfront, good for easy miles when the humidity is already working against you.
This is becoming a thing — Brian and I on Sunday mornings. We ran together a couple weeks ago too, but this one felt different in conversation. Brian and I come from different sectors — our day jobs don't overlap — but lately we've been landing on the same topics on these runs. AI. What's changing. How fast. What it means for the work people do. Neither of us has it figured out, but there's something about talking through it at 8:20 pace that makes the conversation go places it wouldn't otherwise.
Running Zone had the water station set up at the turnaround — water and orange Gatorade, cooler out, cups stacked. They do it every Sunday. I ran into John, who owns Running Zone, out on the trail during the run. Good to see him. That's the kind of thing that keeps the community showing up.
Grabbed a Gatorade and stood at the waterfront for a minute. The light was doing things.
6.61 at 8:20. June in Florida — you know what you're getting into. You go anyway.
Got it done. ASICS Megablast{rel="sponsored nofollow"} on today — easy day shoes, no argument.
