I am one with the levee and the levee with me

10 miles with Rylie. I want to say easy pace, but it was the first truly hot day of the year (89 degrees and 80% humidity) and I struggled and Rylie complained. The scale says I lost 6 pounds of water. I remember again why I fell of the wagon last October. I like to pretend it was so I could be around more before Rylie's birth, but in reality I had been beat down by the head & humidity so badly that each run was difficult to face and I finally petered out.

The idea of training all summer through this makes me want to get fat and sit around reminiscing about the times I was in shape. I think the only thing to do is start getting up at 4:00 so I can run before work. I won't survive evening training.

6 easy.

4 easy with Rylie.

2.5 miles in Anacortes. Visiting Washington for a few days and decided to check out this little corner of the world. Running on a cool, post-rain PNW morning overwhelmed me. I love this area.

11 miles with a former running buddy. We met at the Alger Shell station and ran up Blanchard Mt to the Samish lookout. I never knew this lookout existed, and the view was incredible. Incredible view of the San Juans, and coming back down gave a panoramic view of Skagit Valley in a scene you'd expect out of the Alps.

With a ~1500 ft climb, I was happy to find I can still run up a good hill. Considering it's been 9 months since I ran up anything taller than the Mississippi River levy. The way back down took more of a toll on my legs. I felt my left shin start complaining and was grateful the descent wasn't any longer than it was.