Just run

Ooohhh yeah!  I'm counting it.  Every little bit counts.  I did end up walking a mile for every lap I ran around the track because I had to drop off my car for repair which meant I was walking to work.  Good thing I live so close to the dealer and to work.  No matter what speed I use to get up that hill to work, I always end up sweating and breathing hard.  I hate that hill.  I'm sure the feeling is mutual.  Oh well.

I'm home for jury duty which gave me the opportunity to get out and run the University route.  I love getting out on that route in the morning before all the real runners hit it.  Warmed up about half way through the first leg and felt good coming back.  I feel like I could run all day.  I love that feeling.  It beats feeling like my legs have turned to stone and the sky is falling and this run really sucks days.

26:33.87 (Out)  24:51.90 (Back) = 51:25.77

Today our run was cancelled due to air conditions.  Smoke from the forest fire had blown into our area and you could actually smell it.  Our instructions were to limit our exertion outdoors.  I decided to run by myself but at a really slow pace to control my breathing.  Ran to the 1.25 mile marker and back.

24:54.01 (Out)  25:18.74 (Back) = 50:12.75

Walked 3 miles in the morning because of the smoke from the forest fire.  It actually wasn't that bad, but it got worse as the morning progressed until it cleared up in the afternoon.  I jumped on the opportunity to breathe in some seemingly fresh air this evening and ran to Seaside Beach and back.  Used the Monterey trail to get to the beach and took the beach back.  The sand was a little more wet and the high tide forced me to run a little higher up in the softer sand.  However, once I got to the wharf and got back on the pavement, it was like getting a power up in a video game.  I suddenly felt so much faster.

32:32.35 (Out)  33:28.05 (Back) = 1 hr 6:00

The air quality was supposed to be bad today as well.  I started walking but couldn't smell any smoke so I started a slow jog.  After a few minutes, I just decided to proceed with the workout I had planned which was intervals with 3 minutes of running followed by 2 minutes of jogging.  I felt really good.  I think I'm going to cut the recovery time by just a little and try a sprint over the third minute of each iteration.  We'll see how that goes.

22:38.68 (Out)  18:56.54 (Back) = 41:35.22

Now if I can just get out the door tomorrow, I can finally hit that elusive 20 mile mark for the week.

Woke up on time but was so tired so I rolled over.  Got up a few minutes later and looked at my clock and still estimated that I had enough time to run a 5K and make it to my appointment by 0630.  Got out the door at 0458 and jogged to the start point and then had to adjust my route for the closed gates.  Still thought everything was ok.  Almost 39 minutes later, I finished.  I thought I was faster than I really was.  That made me just a few minutes late to my appointment.  Everything worked out.  I'll just have to cut my route short next time.

38:47.44