It's just that simple

Biked home from Jon's house - 3.5 - 4 miles

Canal Banks + Borah track - 58:05

Felt pretty fatigued tonight. Kept the pace very slow (7:44/mile) during the run, except for several accelerations at the track. Was going to do a workout, but it was not happening tonight.

1.5 mile wo; 4.5 mile fartlek; 1 mile wd

Ran on the treadmill at Gold's and donated several gallons of sweat to the next unsuspecting treadmill afficianado. Just kidding, I wiped it down.

The workout today was 4.5 miles of 2:00 hard/3:00 easy. The idea is to ease back into goal half marathon pace but to make sure I'm recovered before the next pickup. The hard segments were actually pretty easy (5:52/mile) and the easy segments were at about 7:50/mile.

My hard days won't actually be too hard until I get in shape or else I'll probably bail on them. It took me a few years to realize I shouldn't be too ambitious when I'm out of shape.

A.M. - Canal banks - 20:03

Early morning jog before driving up to Stanley. A little stiff and sore but felt ok.

P.M. - Backpack into Elk Creek. Greg, Joel and I packed in a little over 3 miles, chilled out for a while, then hiked about 7 miles more (out and back) - much of it off trail. The evening hike took a couple of hours and we were pretty tired when we got back into our camp.

Backpacked out 3-4 miles, then hit the Boater Box hot springs near Stanley before driving home.

Treadmill - 28:50

Not too bad of a run. Started out very slow, and picked it up the whole way until I maxed it out (10 mph on my treadmill). Worked out the stiffness from backpacking and lost a few pounds in sweat. I did make up that weight at dinner, though at my brother in law Joey's rehearsal dinner.