Chad's Runs

7 miles. That's one more than 6. Sweet. I can see some progress. Ahead it looks the same, too far to see. But when I look behind I can tell I've made some progress.

6 and a half on the treadmill. I started at 6 mph and bumped it one tenth after every song on my ipod for 1 hour. I finished at 7.3 with 6.6 miles completed.

6 good miles south on the JRP. I felt good.

I started my run north instead of south this time and this is what I saw.

So I turned around and went south.  Two years ago this happened and I think it was into the summer when it was drained and passable.  If you're training for a triathalon the 6 feet of water here might be of use.  But I'm not.

6 south and JRP and into Saratoga Springs. There was a nasty north wind coming back. I wasn't really dressed for it.

6 miles south. Same route as usual. Baby steps. This is the fastest I've run this route in a while. That being said, I still feel like I'm running in mud. Still slow and fat. I've got 20 or so more pounds to loose before I get to where I was two years ago.

What a beautiful day.  Sunny with, well, with smog.  But it still felt and looked beautiful.  I took a route I haven't taken before, mostly because the roads are busy ones.  I went west on Pioneer Crossing then across redwood road towards Eagle Mountain.  These are the closest hills.  There is a fairly substantial hill, at least compared to the flat where I live.  Anyway, The top of that hill hit just before my turn around at mile 4. I was averaging over 10 min miles but I never run hills so I'm not upset about the slow times.  Then my watch ran out of batteries on the way back so I don't know what the average pace was.  Oh well, very satisfying run.

7 Mile on the JRP trail. Well, sort of. The gate just down from my house is surrounded by ankle deep mud. I'm not going that way. So I ran north through my neighborhood then by the pond and onto the trail. Then I turned south again. By the time I got to my gate I had ran 1.5 miles. Now my distance landmarks are all messed up. Anyway, good run. Still slow but more progress.

The tunnel is still flooded. Maybe even more so. It's almost to the top of the ceiling.

I didn't feel good during this run. I was very slow. The plan was to run 10 but decided to cut it to 9 since I was so slow. Then at mile 7 I just didn't feel very good at all.  I called my wife to come and get me.  Oh well.

Good run but I kept getting interrupted.  My shoe came untied, my ipod had to be restarted, and my dad called, and still it was a good time, at least compared to the last few months.  I've still got a long way to go.  My gate to the trail is still full of mud, sticky slimy mud.  I still have to run a 1/2 mile north to access the trail by the pond.  No big deal, it just suck on the way back when my house is right there and I still have 1.5 miles left.