Seeking a better country...

A short run after an eventful morning. Legs still feel very thrashed from the poky marathon.

Perhaps I should elaborate.  Baby boy was born this morning at 7:31, after a surprisingly quick, 40 minute labor.  The midwife arrived at 8:10, so I delivered him.  Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

Tm 10k. It's going to be hard to resume inside.

2.5 hours of literature drops. Once I dropped Anna home I could go a lot faster. I wore good shoes, but jeans weren't the best choice. At least I looked classy.

9 on LPT with Tara and Andy and Becky for a while.  Cold and dark.  It was nice to get a recap of the St. George marathon.

5 slow miles in Los Altos.  I thought sea level would feel better.  Maybe the car ride took a lot out of me.

10 pm  This is getting ridiculous.  It's been a busy little while with the new baby, election, car wreck, work crunch, etc.  That's a pretty good list of excuses, right?

I haven't been loving running all summer.  I've been doing it, but going through the motions.  I find when I have a stretch like this that even if it's just going through the motions, it's still worthwhile.  I'm not stretching for a pr, or running a goal race, but the physiologic and psychological benefits of 4-5 runs per week are imperative. 

So even though my daughter's tennis banquet took 4 hours of  valuable, after work hours, when I got home at 9:45, I was on the road by 10.  

Today the foggy haze has lifted.   My eyes are bright and my mind is clear.  Bring it on.

tm biggest loser progression run.  It's nice the episodes are only one hour this year; it makes these runs a lot more manageable.

Baby didn't sleep very well last night.  I'm pretty tired.  Like stupid, staring off into space tired.

9 pm  It was 67 degrees, with warm wind and leaves skittering across the road.  Jens came with.  The water was still on at the park.  I won't be running in these temps at this time of night for the next 8 months.  I'm glad we went.

1 mile with the girls, then 4+ with Jens.  The little ones are "training" for the turket trot 5k.