AM: (~8.5 miles, 1:14:25). 26:54wu/27:31cd 10 x :38-:40sec sprints up a very steep hill. This run was probably somewhere longer than 8.5, but not quite 9.0 ... it was a hard workout, made a little more difficult in that I did run slowly enough in the recovery down the hill for the first few, so the last 2 were super tough. I am sure it is helping with my power though, in a way I can't wait to try the track again soon to test it out (although it is already a little hot for long track workouts - 96F most of this week, easily 86F by 9AM). PM: easy 4. We have a nest on our patio, it is in a perfect corner, it drives Titus-the-cat crazy because it is "just" out of his reach. Anyway, today the 4 babies tried to fly for the first time. One did not do well and Titus got him. I chased Titus and took the baby bird away from him and set it back outside on the ground. By the time I got back from my run it was gone ... I am hoping that it was able to recover from the scare and fly off. Titus is locked inside for the day though, he doesn't like it, but it has to be. House cats are the number 1 reason that many of the song birds in the US (and probably the world) are at risk for extinction ... we (and Titus) are trying to do our part for the environment! Other exciting news ... our first scorpion of the year last night ... luckily on the wall (easy to spot and not get stung). It is funny, we have to check our bed every night before we get in ... the joys of summer ;-) Happy day bloggers! | 