Seeking a better country...

6.5 along the legacy and rail trail with Jack in the stroller and girls on bikes.  Afterward they did 1 mile time trials.  Ash got 10:15 and Anna got 12:00.  We've got work to do.

2 with the girls, 4 more with Jens.  He can't find anybody to play tennnis with, so he contents himself to run with me.

5 on the TM.  Smells like 9 minute miles.  Actually, it only took 44 minutes, not 45.  

Before Max left for Mexico, he borrowed my crocs.  I'm not sure where he left them, but they must have got super hot.  They reformed to a much smaller size.  This is a good thing, in that they don't fall off while running, however, I could do without the blisters on the top of my moreton toe.  I think this pair is for the scrap heap of running shoes. 

The run tonight was 4 laps around the block with the A-girls.  Ash said her knee hurt, so 1.5 miles took 18 minutes.  Anna ran like the wind and finished in 16 minutes.  She was pretty excited to give her older sister some come-uppance.

I feel a little funny posting two 11+ minute miles.  In other news, Tami succeeded in the election.  I can't wait for the signs to come down, and the stress level to moderate.  

A bit of running with the girls, and a morning trip to freedom hills via BST.  It was a gorgeous day; the type of day that makes my heart ache, because there are not enough days like this to enjoy.  I could live to 100 and never tire of bright fall mornings.

My new shoes felt funny.  It's not a good thing to leave your shoes in the car; temp extremes remodel them.  

I ran a bit with the girls, then my typical 10k route in the dark with Jack in the stroller.  I found the last of the campaign signs to carry home, with a stop by the park to play on the slide.  Jack is such good company now.  I had him all bundled up in a leopard print snuggie with footie pajamas.  He was wearing my hat to protect his ears, and it kept slipping down over his eyes.  He was too cozy to remove his hands and fix it, so he'd call out over and over until it registered that he needed an adjustment.  

Another beautiful Saturday in the books.  I wish I had been out shooting or hiking instead of cutting trees and raking leaves.  Oh well.  Somebody has to fund my extravagant lifestyle, and not a lot of outsiders are stepping up.

Today was my son's 16th birthday.  After dinner, we decided to go see Thor.  It wasn't as good as the first one, and worse than all the avengers movies.  Still, it was watchable, just not all that good, you know?  So anyway, afterward, I had the kids drive home and I ran home.  My wardrobe consisted of crocs, jeans, golf shirt, and a pullover.  It was a nice night, and by 11 pm, Parrish Lane traffic is pretty light.  I was hoping to get stopped by a cop for behaving in a suspicious manner, but nobody seemed to notice.

9 am.  I met my sis for a run on elephant rock trail.  We went up for 52 minutes of running, then came back the same way.  I don't really like the north canyon side anyway, and she didn't want to run on the blvd to get back to our cars.  The out and back was just fine.  I noticed it was much easier coming down than going up.  Brilliant, I know.  This run demonstrated that while I haven't stopped running, I have stopped working out.  I was working pretty hard to keep up with her on the climb.  I shouldn't have let her go first, I guess, but it seemed appropriate to defer to age.

We discussed at length 7 of our 11 kids.  Just the babies didn't get any play.  I guess if you are under 10 you are boring.  Total time on the trail was right on 2 hours.  Neither of us had a gps, so the mileage is an educated guess.  

2 w/ the girls, then 3+ to pick up the broken truck.

2 w/ the girls.  We held hands.

2 w/ Tam, Shoreline trail.  'Twas a beautiful day, I wish we had more time, but occasionally duty calls and I answer.

6 am  After a long absence, I made it back to tempo tuesday.  We didn't run fast, we didn't run far, but we did run.  It was quite temperate for a mid/late November morning.  By the end, I removed my gloves, hat and jacket.  Coulda wore shorts.  This run took a lot more out of me than I care to admit.  20 mile/week is too little; I need to be at 30 for maintenance.

7 am  5 on the mill, while baby slept in the swing.  It wasn't too bad, then again, my pace was nothing to brag about.  44 minutes.

TM 10k.  Probably.

Turkey trot with the little a girls.  Both of them improved by 6 minutes over their Run For Doug 5k in the spring.  This was the most enjoyable race of the year.

Out and back to Farmington via BST.  Jens came on the bike.  It was cold, but he overdressed.  Luckily, his tire held air for the duration of the ride.