Love and Hate Affair with The Track

The seven miler on Tam Track went reasonably well at 57.04 My calf isn't improving but it isn't getting worse which I  consider improvement. I like the zen of running on the track, metronomically clicking off the laps and knowing my exact pace every .25 miles and it's easier on my calf since there is no extra strain from up or downhills.

What I don't like about the track is:

• The soccer moms and dads who love standing in the first and second lanes and gossip during their kids practice or games. While it is annoying, I do like playing the game of chicken and forcing them to move or risk spilling their coffee post collision.
• I hate feeling like Kevin Spacey's character in America Beauty. Running lap after lap during a girl's lacrosse practice must have some parents worried about my moral character.
• While running on a track requires the same effort and involves the same total elevation gain as any other one, it doesn't really register on the macho scale given my co-runners on the track tend to be much older people going for a leisurely walk. Northface doesn't sell shoes just for the track. The positive is I do own the first lane. 

On another note, I watched  video interview with CrossFit champ Rich Froning and he doesn't eat bread - but does eat french fries. So I have given up bread, just like that. I am sponge.