Seeking a better country...

7 a.m.  Jack and I ran to Farmington and back.  Warm.

7:30 a.m.  I stayed up too late watching Law and Order reruns.  When I finally rolled out of bed, the baby was still asleep, so I hopped on my son's bike and pedaled to Freedom Hills.  My knee and seat area don't agree with cycling.  I dismounted and did four straight zig-zags.  It was tough, but each one felt better than the first one.  The park was busier than I've ever seen it before, and there was actually one lady running up the switchbacks.  Then I pedaled home, so 6 bike miles.

10/100 

7 a.m.  Jack and Ash came with.  We ran to dinosaur park.  I did a few pickups, which was fine because Ash can generally keep up.  She had to be back for tennis by 7:45, so we went short.  I dropped her and Jack home and did 4 laps on the soccer field.  The first one soaked my shoes, so I took them off for the remaining three.  Football players on the west end and soccer girls on the east kept me going a bit faster than I would have with no audience.  From just those couple miles barefoot, my feet feel....not normal.  Tired.

8:30 p.m.  17 mile bike ride with J&G.  We rode to I-215 and back on hot, smoky Legacy.  It got dark.  I'm glad we had headlamps.  Their tri is in 3+ weeks...

9:45 p.m.  To Farmington and back. I ran a bit faster than usual.

8 a.m.  I got up early to run, but had to repair a lawnmower before the boys could go out.  I got that done, and left with Jack in the stroller to do 4 or 5 before work.  We went a little more.  He sat up straight the whole time, looking at everything.  Came home and picked perfect peaches, at some for breakfast, showered and made it to work after 10.  Oops.

Longest run ever with Jack.  I fooled myself into thinking that things cooled off enough last night to make this run ideal.  It was cooler, but not quite enough.  Inexplicably, Jack awoke at 5:50 a.m.  After a bit of a snack, we headed for destinations unknown.  He was pretty happy about the run for the first 7 miles, then finally fell asleep, slumped over folded in half.  I fixed him up so he was reclining, and he slept for 5 or 6 miles, and was awake for the warm, sun in your eyes jaunt up Pages Lane.  We ran a bit on the half marathon course today with the back of the pack.  Some ladies that passed us exclaimed, "Oh, isn't he the cutest thing ever?!"  I'll allow for the minute possibility they were talking about Jack, not me.

I estimate pushing him added 5% effort.  I was tired at the end.  Big shock.  Showered quickly upon return, and left to golf with my family one last time before my parents fly to Melbourne this evening for 18 months.  Bittersweet.