Kerry's Running Blog

Ran the duck pond loop with Laureen on a beautiful (if somewhat cool) fall day. Felt great to get out.

Temple loop with Laureen.

Laureen and I went exploring a bit as we wanted to look at the stone on different houses to decide what kind we want on the fireplace in our family room. We headed east on the canal and then wound our way up through the neighborhood on the east side of Canyon Road.

I've been a little pressed for time lately and haven't been very good at keeping the blog up. Hopefully that will change in the next week or so.

Highland Glen loop. Bright, full moon in the west with temperatures in the low 40's. Just as I crossed 48th heading east I ran head-on into a herd of deer. The shadows near the orchard made it was dark enough  that I thought they were big dogs at first even though the closest one was no more than ten feet away. Eight of them gathered in a nearby yard and we looked at each other for a minute before the biggest doe lost interest and guided the rest across the highway. The run along the creek trail was a bit tricky as the shadows and leaves obscured the path. At one point I almost missed a turn that would have put me right in the creek. It was just fun to be out this morning.

Today Laureen and I just put the GPS on and ran whereever we felt like.  We ran along the creek and then down towards the high school before picking up the trail along the golf course. After climbing the hill on Canyon Road we took a right down into the subdivision to try to find a house that had the kind of brick we're looking at for our fireplace. After we found the house we jogged over to the golf course to get a drink in the club house. We then down along the trail past the driving range and wandered west until we picked up the creek trail again.

Ran the Highland Glen loop. Hazy conditions, temperatures in the upper 40's. I felt pretty good so I pushed it a little harder today.

Mile	Pace
1	8:11
2	7:41
3	7:44
4	7:53
5	7:29
.23	6:51

I was also happy to see that I haven't gained any weight since the marathon (still at 148.6).