Ethan Cannon

6:45 pace. I went the other direction on Battlefield parkway. I had thought I might be able to do the full loop, but now I see that would've taken at least 12 miles. There was a dusting of snow which allowed me to see my own footprints for much of the way back. Felt tired. Saw a car three times driven by someone who must have been as drunk as a duck. 

6:37 pace, mostly in Celebration, Florida. Wow, that was fun! Virginia and Oregon are both warmer than Minnesota but Florida is on a whole different level and I loved running in the warm weather. It was awesome to run on wooden boardwalks through the jungle-ish vegetation, and pass by beautiful lakes with interesting birds. The greenery just smells different here, which is fun. It reminded me of NOLA but less shoddy.

6:09 pace. I did the same route, but found the correct way to extend the run and then continued on to Island Village. As I read about how many miles people walk at Epcot (7-10+ they said), it definitely worried me. Plus, I had to wake up at 5:20 for this. The entire first half of the run was basically in total darkness. Thankfully, the boardwalks were well lit. Apparently Disney designed the Celebration community- no wonder it is so charming and walkable. Blisters got bad. 

Ran in Florida, in part with my nephew. 

Ran in Florida, in part with my nephew.

6:54 pace, east on Como. It was a total mess outside, particularly close to my home. Coming from Florida, the excitement of this was a little muted, but I did run in shorts today - a rare occurrence during January in MN. 

7:16 pace, east river road. This morning was one of the worst thaw/freezes I've had the opportunity of running through. I'm not sure what factors made it so much of a mess, but it felt like there were very, very few spots that I ran on bare ground rather than crunchy/slick spots. 

The roads today were bad. Exceptionally bad. I didn't fall down, which is nice, but there were massive ice sheets due to the melted snow and the rain we got last night, rendering some areas virtually impassible. I tried to run Como classic but just came back on Como.

6:29 pace. Ironically, an additional dusting of snow actually gave me some more traction in places where I really needed it. I'm not sure what is going on. I don't think I've ever seen sidewalks this bad, with no end in sight. I ran east on Como, then across transitway, on Washington ave, and up west river north to the playground. The river road path was just a total mess of thick ice covered in snow. I'm really surprised that wasn't better taken care of. Still, it was early on a Saturday morning, and at times I was able to run in the road pretty easily, which allowed me to go faster. 

7:28 pace. This morning, about 7 fire trucks drove by my apartment. I found the fire on my run, near Hunting Valley road. It was a bad idea to run east of the fire with the wind blowing that direction, as I breathed some air that was probably pretty gross. Pace was slower than I had thought, but this sometimes happens post-fasting. The University area is well-treated, elsewhere is not.  

7:08 pace, west river road. I was a good deal faster on the way back, likely thanks to the light which helped me see the ice better and run more aggressively. It was a very warm morning to run in shorts. 

7:05 pace, east on Como. Ice situation (I mean, the stuff on the ground) was a lot better today. 

Just under 7 minute pace, Diag / St A parkway. Beautiful sunrise and didn't feel very cold for being 10 degrees. In parallel to how last week the snow gave me more traction, I had another interesting counterintuitive experience. I had my first fall of the season, but it wasn't related to ice. Early on in my run when it was still dark out, I tripped over a bump in the sidewalk. I then fell onto an area of ice, which actually helped me because I was able to slide on it which likely saved some pain and potentially a little damage to what I was wearing. Overall the ice is a lot less bad than last week which has been nice. 

6:57 pace, Boom island. It was my first time running on Dinkytown greenway in a while it feels like. Bridge 9 is supposed to open today but there were still vehicles on it when I ran by. This morning was a best-case scenario in that it was warm out, but the snow that had been supposed to come last night didn't amount to much of anything. 

6:20 pace. East on Como with detours around St Paul campus and Como lake, all the way to the top of the hill on Wheelock. This was designed to be another good run for the morning after a snowfall. It was cold and more windy on the way home so it took me longer to make it back, but still I have no regrets about running outside. I very nearly ran inside. 

Treadmill run. It was feels like -23 but running to the gym I almost felt like I could have handled it. The fans that are in there are overall a huge plus, but they are on constantly so they do heat up the room. 

7:07 pace, Roseville route. It was -5 degrees, which was the coldest actual temperature I've run in in at least a couple of years. It was of course not one of my more enjoyable runs, but nor was it ridiculously uncomfortable. I came home and was able to immediately get back to my life as the thawing process wasn't very painful. My hands started to feel cold early on during the run so I tried to like wiggle my fingers a lot but that only worked for a couple minutes before I started feeling weird sensations doing so. 

7:11 pace, west river road north. As in, the original WRR north. Today was my first time since last April crossing bridge 9. It was really nice to cross the river on a pedestrians-only bridge. They have really high fences now but you can still see out. There was some snow on the ground, but not too much slipping. Felt relatively nice and warm. 

As for the new shoes, they felt fine. My first impression was that my toes were being pressed down into the ground and were getting more of a workout. The last time I really fell in love with a shoe right off that bat was the spongy Saucony Triumph 20s. Thus far, these seem to be ok though. 

7:02 pace, St. A parkway. I considered running inside but the cold snap that starts today will force me indoors for at least tomorrow and Saturday. 

To develop my opinion better on these shoes, I will need to run on a harder surface than the layer of snow I was on most of today. 

Today was a "stay inside all day" type of day due to the cold, so I ran a bit further on the treadmill. I've become better at being able to listen to "productive" things on the treadmill recently which is nice. 

I ran on the treadmill for 98 minutes, plus getting there and back. 

6:52 pace, east river flats. This was my first time running that route in quite a while. What I found was that it definitely appeared untreated. However, it's been a while since it snowed and people walking on it must have really packed down the snow into something that is not very slippery, nor very soft. So it didn't really impact me much which was nice. 

7:06 pace, a mix of Como classic and Como ave. 0 degrees and feels like -15. Wasn't easy going into the wind but it could've been worse. 

6:59 pace, including 6:46 pace on the way back from west river north, when the wind was more at my back. -2 outside but it was whatever. I got out a few minutes later than normal today but I can definitely tell that the mornings are getting lighter. So far so good with the new shoes. 

6:55 pace, St A parkway. Got some gross air this morning. The cold felt fine, but I won't complain when my morning runs are above 0 degrees again. 6:46 pace on the way back. Going out I was extra slow because navigating Talmage is challenging in the dark with all the ice formations it has. 

6:51 pace, Como classic-ish via Hendon. This time around, the roads were much more passable. 

6:05 pace, west river road. -1 when I left but I never really felt cold, mostly due to my quick pace, but perhaps a little due to a bright rising sun. Talmage is still a mess but a lot of the surfaces I was running on weren't. This allowed me to kind of push it and get my heart rate up in a way I haven't been able to much this winter. One thing I noticed is that my UMN face covering seems to do a better job of allowing me to breathe in those situations, rather than getting sucked into my mouth like my other one does. It shows how much I'm favoring morning runs that I chose to do this instead of run on the gateway in 20 degrees later today!

7:15 pace, ran around St Paul campus and Roseville. Frankly, I'm surprised it was that fast. It was one of those Mondays after a snow where you come back to an area you had slogged through earlier and it got plowed during the 20 minutes you were gone. 

Today's run was surprisingly comfortable- the cold didn't feel very cold, and I really can't complain about the job they did taking care of the snow on my route. 6:47 pace, east river road. 

6:55 pace, Boom island. 

6:54 pace, east river flats. 

6:59 pace, Como classic winter route. Felt very spring-y. It stayed so warm last night that most of the melted snow didn't refreeze and there was little ice to deal with. I know it'll get cold again but I am going to enjoy each nice day. 

6:04 pace. This was the second time I think I've run more than 10 miles on St A parkway. I looped around the golf course, up Resevoir blvd, and then looped around Silverwood park.

6:48 pace, Como classic winter (via Hendon). It is interesting how as it gets warmer you dress lighter, and end up feeling just as cold as you were when it was 30 degrees colder. Still, it's nice when your movement feels less constricted. 

6:45 pace, east river road. 

7:05 pace, east river flats. Knee hurt a bit today. 

6:44 pace, Roseville route

Approximately 6:50 pace, west river north. After running in the Supernovas for a few straight weeks, the Hurricanes felt very clunky. 

6:10 pace, Res woods to McCarrons lake. For being nearly 30 degrees when I started, it wasn't the best run. There was lots of ice from the freeze thaw cycle so thankfully as it was a Saturday morning I was able to safely run a lot of it on the roads as opposed to sidewalks. The air was kind of dirty, and you could see an actual haze at times. To shake things up on the way back I did 6x1 minute on, 1 minute off. Knee hurt a bit. 

Today was definitely fast, although I don't know if it was really the 6:33 pace that I calculated for west river road. There was very little interruption due to the ice, which was nice. Very warm outside; I got to run in shorts and never felt cold at all. 

6:36 pace, east river road. Shorts day again. Knee started hurting at about 20 minutes in, although it backed off thereafter.

Rainy and windy morning. I tried to do the real Como classic for the first time in months, but the soft surface trail was a total slip and slide. Not bothering to get my exact pace. 

Treadmill day. It was warm out so I thought about running outside, but that probably would have been a mess. Apparently we got almost 8 inches. 

6:53 pace, west river north. Apparently we got upwards of 8 inches of snow by yesterday morning, but the roads and paths were really clear. It's nice to run in clean air and clean snow. 

6:01 pace, east river road. I did a 54321 workout on the way back. It was good to pass the time as I ran into the wind and also because I am out of shape of course. The wind came decently strong and was very cold on my way home, so my thawing experience was quite painful today. Slightly faster going out than coming back.

6:44 pace, St. A parkway. Sunny and cold, like 3 degrees this morning. But I was dressed for it so I felt fine. 

East to Como lake. I was already running fast so I decided to do one segment fast. It ended up being 1.06 miles at 5:11 pace. YIKES. 6:32 pace overall. 

6:51 pace, although it felt slow. Boom island. 

6:42 pace, west river road. 

6:47 pace, Cleveland ave.

Just under 6 flat pace. East on Como, all the way into Villa park. On the way back, I did 5 x 3 minutes on, 1 minute off. 

6:41 pace, east river road. 

Rainy run as it got dark in Schenley park and Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh.

Schenley park to Frick park, in the rain. 

Didn't start raining until the second half of my run to Highland park.

Got to bed at 1 am last night (2 am eastern). I slept in until 8 but felt pretty darn wasted today on my Como classic run. It was very foggy. I haven't seen the sun in several days. I tried to take the soft surface trail, but the ice is still hanging on. 

I did a route I am surprised I have not done before. I ran the Boom island course, then continued north and crossed the river where I would to get to Victory drive. If I did it again (and went longer), I would have crossed under the bridge and followed the Shingle Creek trail. Last night it was warm and rainy but this morning there was sleet on the ground and wind, so I ran slow (6:25 pace). I was also tired. These shoes really are great and making blisters. Also- one more complaint: MapMyRun has not been well taken care of since Outside took it over.  

7:14 pace, east river road. Yesterday I either stubbed or broke my toe. I was just grateful to have been able to run at all; I wasn't sure I would be able to. With running slow, it didn't feel all that bad, and my biggest concern is not the toe but somewhere else in case compensating leads to overuse. 

East river flats. Went a little faster today, especially at the beginning. I turned around at the top of the last hill before the end of the route. 

7:15 pace, east on Como. I have gone to great lengths to run in the morning this winter. Today I left for my run at 6 am, meaning that I returned 20 minutes before sunrise, through a thin layer of snow that may have melted by the afternoon. 

6:51 pace, west river road north via Stone Arch. This is the first day since my foot injury that I have run full mileage and normal pace. 

I've run inside before due to snow, cold, and smoke. Today I ran indoors because of wind. It was like 23 or 24 mph with gusts in the 40s (although the latter metric always makes things seem worse than they are). I may have been fine outside but decided to not. 

About 6 flat pace, but honestly I'm not really sure. I feel like MapMyRun is getting low traffic and Outside has totally left it to die; it is working terribly right now. West river road, did all of my normal Winchell trail side routes, which were surprisingly totally snow-free. Not for long!

Treadmill run. 

Treadmill run. 

It seems hard to believe I ran as fast and far as I did, but oh well. Emerald necklace. Not as fun in March as in June. I saw someone running with spikes/flats which inspired me to do 4x3 min on, 1 minute off. I was able to do most of it without stopping for lights. 

Ran along the river, as well as the Boston garden and commons. Not sure how far I went. 

Emerald necklace. 

Apparently I ran 6:01 pace to lake Johanna. That seems hard to believe on a course like that but oh well.

6:43 pace, east river road. 

6:49 pace, east river flats. Felt some achilles tightness, which surprised me since I thought I had gotten over the worst of the impact from my toe issue. 

6:43 pace, Como classic. At long last, I was finally able to run all the way up the soft surface trail again. It was a tiny bit squishy in a few places but other than that was fine. 

I didn't work out yesterday because my foot hurt on Monday, but I did work out today because my foot didn't hurt yesterday (it also felt fine today). Windy, rainy only at the beginning and 5 x 3 minutes on, 1 minute off. Only for the first rep do I have any idea of the distance I ran, and for being into the wind, it was better than it could have been given the amount of training I've done this year. 

6:44 pace, St A parkway.

Just under 6 flat pace, Resevoir Woods. This felt like a harder than average long run, and I did run faster than normal on that route if not mistaken- I turned around at 49:40 after completing the whole McCarron's lake loop. I ran hard on all of Roselawn on the way back. Doing more of a "tempo" effort like that on a LR is hard because it's easy to let it just become the long run slog. 

6:45 pace, Como classic. Don't love these shoes. 

6:40 pace, west river north.

4x1k on, 1k float on a route I've done repeatedly around the football stadium. This time I calculated an exact distance of 0.98 km; I knew it was a little short previously. 2:59, 3:24, 2:56, 3:34, 2:56, 3:29, 2:55, 3:24. If the correction is accurate, you'd add 3-4 seconds per rep to the total. I'd be fine with that! Once again, I appear to be in better shape than I think. 

6:46 pace, Roseville route (Cleveland ave). For all the talks of a winter 2.0 and freezing rain, this run was just fine, with a light rain coming down and wet (not slippery) ground. I've often been surprised to wake up and see white ground after a surprise snow, whereas today I was surprised it was not white. Felt tired, presumably due to workout. 

One of my fastest east river flats runs ever- 6:40 pace (62:27). Felt just fine going out, but I did feel more tired coming back. 

I ran to Long Lake for the first time today. The weather wasn't great for it but even so I'm not sure I would try it again. It was about 34 degrees and alternated rain, snow, and nothing. 5:57 pace. It was a grind to be honest. Just cold and tiring. The new playground at Hansen park is looking up to be really great!

6:49 pace, west river road. 

7 miles at the crack of dawn, St Paul campus.

Hard to tell how far it was because MapMyRun is so bad under Outside. But it was an afternoon run so I probably ran this far even though I was tired. WRR including all of Winchell trail, ran from Masonic children's down toward the locks for the first time but then emerged up at the veteran's home. 

I was grateful to have been able to run at alll today after the night and morning that we had, but the run actually went well. It didn't feel too windy and I didn't feel too tired or full.

6:39 pace, first time this year running Farmer's fields. It was a glorious afternoon; the sky couldn't be more blue. Very enjoyable.

6:07 pace, Resevoir Woods at about 10 am due to a late start (but not in a bad way). That is a pretty darn good pace for how I felt doing it and my life circumstances right now. I'm very grateful. Legs felt tired but not from running and overall it was fine. I did three 1 minute pickups on the way back.

Ran in Aarhus, Denmark. It is a cool place. I took my phone on my run for the first time today in many years for a couple of reasons. I definitely prefer not to, and the weight of the phone in my hand is honestly the lesser of the reasons why.

Ran along a greenway toward Braband So, a lake on the west side of Arhus, Denmark. I saw someone doing a workout and because of that I decided to do 4 x 5 minutes on, nothing crazy.

Ran in the southern forests of Arhus, Denmark. I had to leave at 5:20, but thankfully it got light out pretty quickly.

I just can't trust MapMyRun for something like this. It was a hot afternoon on West river road, again going all the way to the Veteran's Home due to unforeseen circumstances. 

Supposedly 6:43 pace, and the map seemed to work pretty well this time. East river road. It was a really nice warm, humid day after a rainstorm.

Ran down west river road (taking all the Winchel trail again) all the way to the bridge that you run under as you go down the hill towards Pike island. The feels like was around 15 degrees but it was not nearly that bad. That was part of the motivation to be on Winchell trail (the wind). Saw (no joke) HUNDREDS of people out cleaning trash for earth day. Amazing! Did 3 by 90 seconds on, with unplanned rest. Not sure my overall pace because of MapMyRun.

East river road, running back through the woods again in part. 

6:26 pace, Farmer's fields. It felt like the first day of summer. I did 3 by 2:30 on (aka 800s) with no specific rest. Felt tired the whole time which was no surprised; if anything was surprising it is that my overall pace was so quick. 

Como classic. Much like yesterday, it was a beautiful day, I ran relatively fast (6:46 pace this time), but I felt very tired and slow. 

6:39 pace. I ran farmer's fields again this afternoon because I wanted to run that direction and I wanted to do the soft surface trail which is starting to look really good. It was a warm, humid day that had already had a little rain, but nothing while I ran. I felt super crummy, possibly for a couple of reasons. 

6:50 pace, east river flats. Nice crisp and sunny morning today after the storm. 

Surprisingly quick 5:56 pace on a drizzly morning. It was my first run to Theo Wirth park this year; I had thought it wouldn't be worth it until the trees bloomed. I missed the race today which is a bummer but was the right thing for my family. 

6:39 pace, St A parkway. It was a great morning to be running. The clean air, blossoms and rain made it smell great outside. 

6:35 pace, Como classic-ish (looped around the park a different way). Felt tired and a little knee pain. I wonder if or when I will ever have that beat. Was a really nice day outside. It's getting to be that time of year when most days are like that. I definitely prefer the quieter runs I do in the mornings though, when there are less people, cars, and marijuana smoke. 

This was my first time running west river north "extended edition", in which I found another shortcut such that I nearly made it to Olson park. Apparently I ran quite fast this afternoon even though I tried not to. Knee felt better. 

6:46 pace, east river flats. 

6:36 pace, east river road. 

5:55 pace, Lake Johanna route. The past few weeks have been characterized by runs that felt tiring but were surprisingly quick. A few notes: 1) I didn't get out until 9:00, which resulted in there being more traffic in Roseville. I am definitely a fan of the 6:30-8:30 window for running. 2) My knee hurt a bit. That's a bummer. I decided to just do 3 wimpy strides on Como avenue at the end, rather than any sort of workout. 3) I forgot 2 things on my run. First, I stopped for a second, thinking I had taken a wrong turn (I hadn't). Second, for what I believe was the first time, I forgot to pick up a clothing item (gloves) that I had left behind early on. 

6:44 pace, Boom Island. That is actually faster than expected given the circumstances. 

6:25 pace, Como classic. On the way back, I decided to do a mini-workout, ultimately doing 3 min on, 1 off, 3 on, 1 off, 1 on. The reason for this was that I noticed I was already running quite fast anyway. Ultimately this may have been my fastest Como classic ever (<1 hour), and is at least in the top 3. 

6:36 pace, Farmer's fields. 

6:48 pace, west river road. 

St Anthony parkway. Forgot to get record this. 

5:57 pace, Gateway trail in Oakdale to home in the early afternoon. It was one of those Spring days here where it's hard to find anything to complain about being outside. Well, maybe a headwind on my point to point. But for example I don't think you could say you've seen the color blue until you passed Como lake today. Actually, at Como lake I saw I hadn't been running for very long, so I decided to go around the lake and take Como classic home, instead of straight down Como. 

6:40 pace, east river road. Awesome day to be outside. 

6:46 pace. Had the idea to run after preschool drop off instead of in the afternoon. This allowed me to run in the morning, and because I started further along, I spent more of the run in Como park instead of on the industrial part of Como avenue. This was the first morning run that felt like summer!

Workout on the Falcon Heights "block" after school dropoff. I ran 54321, which unfortunately is actually a pretty hefty workout by the standards of this year. I calculated that my first 5 minutes, which is ever so slightly downhll and with the wind, was 4:43 pace. Beautiful day, a little over 50 degrees and bright blue skies.

6:51 pace, west river road from WBOB after work. 

6:46 pace, east river flats. Happy to have gotten a run in this morning before it got super hot. 

5:56 pace or so, east river road via Como ave, which meant that I got to do a fair amount of Hidden Falls. I ran into the Women Run the Cities race. I didn't get out the door until about 9:00 and immediately recognized that I needed to use the trees as shade as much as possible to avoid sunburning. In addition to this 17 miles run, I biked about 14 miles and apparently walked around 7. Needless to say, I have been working very hard to replenish my fluids but it has been a tough task. 

Perfect day to run- overcast the morning after a storm. 6:48 pace, como classic. 

6:46 pace, Boom island. 

6:45 pace, Farmer's fields. I was going to work out today but felt super tired the past couple of days, so it seemed like a bad idea. 

Workout today. It was really nice outside, and although my St Anthony neighborhood (not University area) workout last year was not my favorite, it was a good time to try that again because 280 is closed, so the dirt track area is less polluted. On 7/24/25 I ran 4 loops. This time I did only 2 plus a tempo mile. I ran (5:01, 5:06, 5:04) for the miles and (2:28, 2:28) for the 800s. Also, from leaving the track gate to the top of the hill, it took me (1:58, 2:03). My workout last year was probably a bit more impressive. 

6:44 pace, west river north extended edition 

6:08 pace, west river road, with all the detours, ending by crossing back over the Veteran's home bridge. It was one of the best running days of the year, with sweet-smelling air, and a cloudy sky with the sun popping out and lighting up the trees. My knee felt alright thankfully. 

6:46 pace, St A parkway. I thought Memorial Day would be a good day to run my most polluted route. Sure enough, I didn't smell anything weird from the industrial area. Today was definitely a sunny, "welcome to summer" run, but honestly it felt fine. I think the humidity makes a big difference. 

6:47 pace, Como classic. Hottest run yet but I felt fine, again possibly due to the lack of humidity as well as the cloud cover. Some nice new blossoms created some good smells. 

Toast day for my track workout of the year. First I ran a 2 mile tempo on the greenway. That was at 5:00 pace, fading towards the end. After full recovery, I did 3x800 in 2:19, 2:19, 2:17 w/ 2:30 rest, although I took less because I didn't feel like I needed it. 

6:52 pace on the way out, east river flats. Felt really nice out today/ 

6:42 pace, farmer's fields. 

Apparently 5:52 pace, gateway trail home for the second time recently. I put on sunscreen but thankfully some high clouds made it feel a lot better. Really nice run. The pace seems a little suspect, given that I was hitting those splits on the Gateway trail, and I would've slowed down in other places. But it should be about right. Once again, I ran around the lake and home the normal way. 

6:43 pace, east river road. It was the first markedly humid day of the year after it rained last night, which was very enjoyable. 

6:45 pace, Farmer's fields. Nice, though hot day. I felt zapped the first half of the run though, I think because I ate too much before I left. 

2 x campus loops. I ran 12:35 and 12:21. My average is about 3 seconds slower than last year and 8-9 seconds slower than when I did this in 2024. That's not great news, but I feel like I could have easily done another one at a similar pace: I felt fast on my first rep and not very labored so I was surprised to see such a slow time. Then on my second one I felt slow, and I can't imagine not being able to replicate that. I may have not been well enough warmed up. 1 longer stop on rep 1 and 2 short stops on rep 2. 

West river north, extended edition. Most humid day of the year IMO, but it still has a long way to go. I didn't get my pace because it would have been a pain on MMR.

6:43 pace, Como classic. It was a steamy day and I appreciated some helpful clouds. 

6:05 pace, reservoir woods. It was a humid day and I was just trying to "get it done" after an early wakeup to be back by about 8:15 in time fo the bike sale. So, not my favorite LR of all time. 

6:52 pace, overcast, wet day on Como classic. 

6:38 pace, east river road. 

Today was steamy enough that I was pretty soaked, but it wasn't downright miserable, as has often happened a few times a year. On my way to the workout I stopped dead in my tracks, seeing a massive tree that fell onto a roof and pulled out all the grass between the sidewalk and curb with it after last night's storm. 

First I did a 5 mile "fatigue" tempo along river road. I ran 5:16 pace, which felt fine-ish. As was the case last year, I ran faster than I intended to. The track work that came after an 8 minute rest went less well. First I ran a 4:56 1600 and had to actually kick it into gear to avoid running an embarassing non-sub 5 equivalent. After a couple of minutes, I then ran 2:23 for 800. Definitely have some fitness to work on. I wonder if each year it will get harder to get to where I have come to expect to be, even when I don't have excuses like new family members in the home. Admittedly, the track was as slippery as it ever has been with my slippery shoes and after the storm. A moderate wind didn't help. Still, that wasn't great.  

6:45 pace, farmer's fields. 

6:50 pace, east river flats on a beautiful, cool morning. 

5:59 pace, feeling relaxed most of the way before a 5 x 2 on, 2 off workout on the way back. You couldn't ask for a better day to run on west river road. 

6:51 pace, Como classic. Felt slow to start off with, which is fairly normal on a Monday. 

6:46 pace, east river road. Low 50s and kind of stormy in mid June is a rarity and sure felt nice! 

On a cool rainy morning, I did 8xK w/ 1 minute rest on my Falcon Heights / St Paul campus quad loop, where 4 reps makes one full figure eight loop. I was metronomic, running 3:01, 3:03, 3:02, 3:00, 3:01, 3:01, 3:01, and 2:59. Whether it was hilly or flat, into the wind or out of the wind, early in the workout or late, I found myself thinking that nothing could have changed the times I was hitting, which is good given that the times were not slow. I even hit 1:00 on every rest! 

6:44 pace, St A parkway. This will be one of my last times doing this. 

6:49 pace, west river north with a sprinkle of rain. 

It's just not fair how many perfect Saturdays I've had for long runs recently. This morning it was a cloudless day in the high 50s when I went out for my run on east river road. I ran 5:53 pace, which is based on annoying MMR but does check out with what I thought my pace was. 

6:47 pace, Boom island. 

Tired run on Como classic after getting back from camping. I tried to enjoy it though. It's pretty nice to be able to spend my midmorning running through sleepy, shaded neighborhoods and parks. 

7:00 pace, east river flats. Tired today. 

Today was supposed to be a 7-mile "power run" on west river road on a day that was practically chilly. I felt fine on my way out, until I realized that my pace was not good. I hurried things up on the way back but still could only manage 5:22 pace overall. Maybe it was some residual fatigue from before. 

6:52 pace, farmer's fields. Was slow and felt tired. 

5:58 pace, Gateway trail eastward for the first time in a while. Today was my first time not finding parking at the Oakdale parking lot, and the trail itself was definitely busy, especially in the parts closer to the metro. I tried to rein it in because I had worked on on Thursday and frankly also because I knew I had a big day today and didn't want to expend all of my energy. Very nice day and enjoyable run. Splits: 4:11, 6:03, 6:03, 5:51, 5:55, 5:59, 5:56, 6:08, 3:39, 3:37, 5:58, 5:57, 6:02, 6:02, 5:56, 5:56, 5:55, 4:06.

7:04 pace, Hillcrest/McAndrews route in Medford. 

9 miles at >6k elevation on Mt Ashland after I biked 33 miles this morning. It was a tiring day!

7:31 pace on a tired day on Coal Mine. I actually ran a good deal fast coming back uphill, which shows how slow we started. 

7:30 pace, loop around Medford with my brother. Still feeling beat up. 

Ran immediately after a 24 mile bike ride.

6:40 pace, ran on RoxyAnn. 3 loops is almost 1900 feet elevation gain. Felt tired at the outset, hopefully the weekend helps. 6 flat pace coming down the hill portion, 6:15 pace on my last loop. 

This morning we went to Black Bear diner, so I had to wait patiently without eating anything so I could then do my run. I got a good deal though as I got to sample a few blackberries on the bike path. Starting on the flat was nice. After the blackberry thing, I decided I just couldn't leave Medford without doing a little workout on that trail. So I ran 2 miles (the only 2 remaining with markers) as a hard tempo, and did it in 9:44. Temps did not feel that bad. 

7 flat pace for my last run in Medford. After years of living in Medford, I discovered a route upgrade, wherein you run along a trail on Larson creek such that the trail running starts close to Albertson's. This is great for hot days. 

I was welcomed back to the Twin Cities with a grey and humid day in the aftermath of a storm. Once again I was reminded why I like to run in the morning, even if my body feels up to running otherwise (which it was). 6:51 pace, farmer's fields. 

6:55 pace, west river north. I have a blister on my big toe which I hope is not related to these shoes. It makes me miss my Triumph 20s. Today was warm but will be a lot cooler than what is in store for the next few weeks. 

6:58 pace, Diag / St. A parkway for one of the last times. Some moleskin helped my blister a bit. 

6:12 pace, west river road. This route is always horrible to map on MapMyRun, and I feel like I might finally be "breaking up" with that awful website as FootPath (which I've been testing for about a week) did pretty well. I did a 54321 workout. This was probably my hottest LR yet this year.