Huge running milestone for this year as I ran an 10:58 mile as part of my 20″ endurance run! Record breaking for my efforts this year.

I am also very happy that I did a 4 hour long run and felt good enough to march in the Merrimack Fourth of July parade in support of Kenny and his Flying Eagles RC Club! This is also a big milestone because normally I would need a time out after this.

Another HUGE milestone as part of “getting back to my normal life” post retirements is that I started to play piano and clarinet again! I am working on forming a woodwind quintet – meeting next week – and I am also visiting my piano teacher, Jim Rizza, who is turning 93 in a week. He has made such a difference in my life – I sat down to play and couldn’t stop thinking about him. I feel bad it has been so long since I went to visit him and want to correct that.

My life is normal when I have my athletics and music in order. Getting there! I still have to just lose this extra weight to really get back to normal!

The piano and music room are dusted! Music is sorted! Two flamingos from the “flocking” by a scuba friend in place…. I am very focused on sight reading, basic scales and recovering some of my favorite pieces.