It ain't Chinese algebra!

Ran Wells loop to 1st, then back past Costco and 192nd, then south to QFC and back home. Felt suprisingly good. Rough night with fireworks all night and up with a sick wife around midnight.

AM: 5.5 miles, early before a flight. 

PM: 3.5 miles in Boise. Treadmill @ hotel. 

Hotel treadmill. Only got 5 hours of sleep after staying up way too late to watch Enders Game. A bit tired this morning. 

Neighborhood

164th to frontage road, north to church, east to Lacamas swim/sport, then home. Hit a couple Strava segments along the way. 

AM: Wells loop for 6 miles.

PM: 4.1 miles in Eugene. 

6 miles in Eugene

AM: 5 miles around Westridge. 

PM: 4 miles on the hotel treadmill. 

Kennewick, WA

Around my neighborhood. Good to be home.

Lacamas Trail to the end, then back past the million dollar homes. Quite a few were for sale...

AM: 7.6 miles on Wells loop. Super windy and cold. 

PM: 2.7 miles in Eugene. Forgot my gloves and hands were miserable. 

Springfiled, OR

Early, in my neighborhood, before my flight.

San Diego, around Balboa Park. 60 degrees felt like heaven.

Home. Long week...it felt great to sleep in my own bed last night. 

Northwest towards Evergreen and WINCO (the bread smelled good this morning!) and then to I-205. Looped back past the church and MVHS. Final mile 4 miles were quick-ish... Averaged 6:57/mile for the run. I'm feeling strong, quick, and fresh for the first time in months. 

Around Walmart to Dog Park, then home. Ran miles 7 and 10 quick (5:30's and 5:17). 

AM: 8 miles on Wells loop. 

PM: 3 miles in Boise. 

AM: 1 mile

PM: 7 miles in Boise 

Eagle, ID

Church and 205, then home via Mill Plain. 

Mill Plain and 14 frontage road for a couple Strava segments, then home through Summers Walk. 

8 miles in SLC. Ran to Liberty Park, did a loop, back to hotel and around Gateway, Delta Center, City Creek and back to the hotel. 

AM: 7.1 miles in my neighborhood. 

PM: 4 miles on the treadmill. 

9 miles in Bend. Cold.

Old Wells loop.

13 miles in Phoenix, AZ. 

Phoenix. Not a lot of sleep the last two nights so it was a bit of a struggle. Looking forward to going home and sleeping in my own bed tonight. 

Golf Course and Wells Loop.

First snow run this winter. More expected this weekend.

AM: 7 miles early

PM: 3 miles on the hotel treadmill 

AM: 6 treadmill miles. Only 7 degrees and I didn’t pack warm enough clothing. 

PM: 4 treadmill miles. 

15 degrees so for the 4th run in a row, hit the treadmill. So sick of running inside. 

We got 6 inches of snow which equals 24 inches in Utah. It shuts down the city for a few days, but it’s fun to run on the first morning. Wells loop to 164th and home. Windy and cold running east, but otherwise a lot of fun. 

AM: 5.2 miles to MVHS and back.

PM: 6.4 miles in Eugene.

Springfield OR

AM: 6.3 early before a flight. 

PM: 3 miles on the treadmill. 

Bend, OR and I didn’t pack for freezing rain and snow that was falling last night and this morning, so all on the treadmill. Podcasts on the treadmill make it tolerable. 

2 miles. Better than nothing?

10 miles; Highway 14, around the new development, to FL and home via Fred Meyer.

7 miles in the neighborhood. 

AM: 4 treadmill miles. 

PM: 8 miles in Boise. Sunny, but snowy. 

9 miles in Boise. I started my run just after 6 on somewhat dry roads and by the time I finished, it was a blizzard with white-out conditions. In order to stay off the roads (and sidewalks already covered in snow) I ran loops around Costco and the movie theater across the street. Boring...but safe.

Felt good. Slept like a rock last night. Always good to be home after traveling. 

Solid run. Ran west for 7.5 miles, then returned on the backroads. Easy 10 miles and then increased the pace the final 5 (6:25, 6:16, 6:15, 5:42, 5:25). Feels really good to push the pace...I need to do it more often. 

AM: 8 treadmill miles in Yakima

PM: 3 treadmill miles in Richland 

8 treadmill miles in Tri-Cities. I'm sick of winter (snow & temps in the teens). I don't care about the weather normally...its just when I travel and don't pack for the correct conditions and I'm forced inside on the treadmill. 

Windy and cold. Thought my house was going to blow down last night. The trampoline did shift about 10 feet in the backyard. Ran to 14 and up Brady and Wells loop. 

Windy. Cold. Again. 

Looking forward to March...

I-205 and back. 

Big loop to the northeast, north, around Safeway on 164th, then home past Evergreen HS. 

Past the golf course to the new subdivision and back.

Mill Plain to 164th and back past Fishers Landing.

Looped around the neighborhood, then to McGillvary for a bit and back. Snowy again today. Crazy...

AM: 4 miles

PM: 4 miles 

Richland, WA

To Vancouver Toyota and back. Final 3 in 5:50, 5:50, 5:48. 

Bend, OR. Found a new route that I absolutely love...off the main roads and so peaceful & quiet but not too far from the hotel. I’ll run it again and again, for sure. Fantastic weather; 50 degrees, blue skies, with snow everywhere but the roads. Really enjoyable run, thinking about possible big decisions ahead...

Treadmill run this morning. Didn't want to deal with ice and darkness....a bad combination.

Neighborhood

AM: 9.1 miles. Pasco, WA. Cold. 

PM: 3.4 treadmill miles. 

Richland. 

Mill Plain to the hospital and then back via McGilvary. Hit the wall around mile 15 which was strange...probably the small dinner last night. 

Early before catching a flight. 

8.1 miles around Disneyland. Surprised how many people are walking to the park at 6:15 AM. 

8.3 miles in Anaheim. South of Disneyland and safer than 3 years ago (last time I was here, running in a bad neighborhood and warned by a resident to turn around and head back to the hotel area).

Big loop around Disneyland. Work conference is finishes late tonight and heading home tomorrow early. 

Early flight and home by 11 AM so I ran when I got home. Always good to be home. 

To 164th and then the Wells Loop. Shorter today b/c I’ve hit 60/week for 3 weeks and don’t need to push it as I’m not really training for anything. 

AM: 5.2 around the house. 

PM: 7.2 on Badger mountain in the tricities. 

Richland, WA

AM: 8 miles

PM: 2 miles in Eugene. Better than nothing...

Wells loop. Can't remeber the shoes.

5 miles early before heading to Seattle for the day. Better than nothing...

11.7 miles in Richland, WA. First run of the week and I've been eating BAD (junk food and too much of it). Not a good combination...

Back home after a long week of travel.

5 miles in Las Vegas, on the hotel treadmill.

AM: Rainy morning- 8 miles. Fell off the wagon last week; low motivation lately.

PM: 5 miles in Roseburg.

9.2 mikes in Roseburg, Oregon. Small town, but I liked it..

AM: 5.4 miles in my neighborhood

Boise. First 2 miles were miserable due to cold wind/rain and I nearly went back to the hotel but thankfully it stopped and the ext 5 miles were great.

My neighborhood. 

Boise. Early run before work. The time zone change is rough sometimes. Ran downtown and around campus.

Ran 1/4 mile with my youngest, then out for another 7.75 by myself. 

In SLC for a couple days. Ran from the hotel to Liberty Park, did 3 (or 4?) laps, then made my way back. 

Basically the same run as yesterday; hotel to Liberty Park, 4 laps, and back.

Delayed flight out of SLC yesterday. We finally left about 9:45 and 20 minutes into the flight the airplane hit a bird, so we turned around and returned to SLC. Originally they thought the plane was ok, but then decided to swap with another. We finally left around 11:30 and landing 2 hours later. I eventually crawled into bed at 2:00 AM. The result was just 5 miles this morning, a small victory.

AM: 5 miles at home on Wells Loop

PM: 6.2 miles in Tri-Cities. 

8.5 miles along the river in Richland

6.6 miles around the neighborhood.

AM: 7.1 miles at home. 

PM: 3.1 miles in Roseburg. 

7.4 miles in Roseburg. Fun town to run; very rolly streets on the east side. Reminds me of Medford back in 2008-2009. 

Ran to Evergreen HS and church, then home. Miles 8 & 9 were 5:30’s and felt pretty good, which was a surprise. 

Dog Park and back. Then took my kids to get donuts. 

Irvine, CA. I ran a canal trail out 5 miles, then back...but at mile 9 I took a left and thought it would lead me back to my hotel. Nearly 4 miles later, I finally found my place. The problem was I could see the hotel, but major freeways prevented me from easily reaching my destination. Good thing meetings don't start until late morning. 

Irvine, CA. Ran from the hotel 1 mile to a wildlife preserve and looped around for about 6 miles. Pretty cool to have dirt roads/trails and trees/animals/etc in the middle of the city. 

2 miles at home. Planned to run more tonight at the hotel but....it didn't happen. 

Richland, WA. Slept like junk last night and missed my alarm. 

7.3 miles around Disneyland. 

5.2 miles around the hotel in Disneyland. No runs the past 3 days because of early mornings, late nights, and lots of walking in between. This place is exhausting. 

Redding, CA on my way home from Southern California. 

Around my neighborhood. 

7 miles in Bend. I think it’s time to retire these shoes after 680 miles. They’ve had a good life. 

6 miles in Boise. Left leg (shin) not feeling great.

1 mile in Boise. Meh.

Neighborhood

Wells loop. 

Home

Richland, WA. 

Home

Eugene

Better than nothing

Around the neighborhood. Feeling out of shape. 

Around 164th and Target.

AM: 5.3 miles

PM: 3 miles in Tri-Cities. Less than 1 mile into my run, I passed a former co-worker. We walked/jogged the next 2 miles (his cool down) and talked about changes in life, careers, etc. Made me miss my old job/situation a bit. 

Tricities. Beautiful morning along the river. This time of year is PERFECT. 

6 miles at home. Camping the next two days, so I'll probably stay up too late, sleep horrible, eat way too many smores, and skip my runs. Good times. 

Camas meadows

7.2 miles along Mill Plain and back via McGilvary.

Around my neighborhood.  

Boise. Loop around Boise State University. 

Boise. Ran to the foothills. Love the trails here. 

Home. Early run before a long day ahead. 

Wells Loop. 

Timbers and Dog Park. 

7.1 miles in Utah. Ran along the Jordan River Trail.

6.8 miles in South Jordan. A bog loop from the hotel to the temple and back. First time I've ever seen the Jordan River Temple. Also, I ran through a neighborhood & the street names were Mosiah, Enos, etc.

Target Loop

Wells Loop

Fishers Landing

Mill Plain to 164th and Burgerville. 

Walla Walla, WA

Union HS and Westridge. 

Neighborhood

Orange County, CA

Neighborhood

Utah. Hot. 

Around the hospital and elementary school. 

South to bluffdale and north via canal. 

3.25 miles north along the canal, same way home. 

East to Redwood, north to the city offices, then back via HS, MS, and neighborhood. 

4 miles around the neighborhood.

Ran around Draper; Porter Rockwell trail and then eventually BST. Hills were tough. 

6 miles on a cool-ish morning. I'll take it. 

Boise; 5 Miles AM and 2.5 Miles PM. 

2 miles. Big time! I walked around downtown Boise last night in flip-flops and my achilles wasn’t happy this morning.

Big loop south past North Star and park, then home. 

Around the neighborhood.

WJ canal trail. Apparently this is the go-to for HS cross country teams on Saturday mornings. Out 4 miles easy and back quickish, plus a little south of Walmart. 

Canal North, then north again past Lowes, then home past the kids school.

HS and back

Same as yesterday (HS) but opposite direction. 

West Canal Trail 3.5 miles and back. 

Logan, UT. 

West Canal Train to the south end (5.1 miles), then back. Lots of bugs in my eyes...

West to Mt View and south around HS, home via canal. 

Neighborhood

Boise, along the river trail. 

East canal, HS, Hospital. 

Idaho Falls, along the river.

North to Daybreak, then east to the canal, then home. 

Middle canal north, HS, east canal south. 

2 miles early.

Not an ideal morning; woke up at 4:15 to drive to the airport and back, then ran just over 5 miles. Tired. The last two nights I've got about 5 hours of sleep...I don't function well with less than 7.

East canal north to HS and hospital, then home via WalMart.

Big loop north to Mo Betta’s and then south past the HS. 

Loops north of house and then south. Found a few Strava segments to win...

4 miles. Too many cookies last night. Yikes!

South Loop; around the park and the charter school.

6 miles in Idaho Falls

Neighborhood

St George

West Canal. Picked up a couple segments. 

Neighborhood

Middle canal and around the HS. 

Loop and middle canal south. 

Boise, hills behind the capital building.

South Loop, plus a little on the canal.

Skipped my run today. Left hamstring and right calf all feel tight. Not good, and not sure why...

Hamstring felt ok. Just ok.

Hospital to HS and home. Hamstring still tight.

Around the neighborhood. Hamstring not great.

Around the neighborhood with the boys on their bikes.

Neighborhood

Neighborbood

Boise. 1 simple mile. Bigtime!

No running. Giving the leg one more day. Played frisbee golf instead.

5 miles, loop around the HS. Took nearly a week off and my hamstring finally feels good. 

AM: 4.1 miles. Hamstring feeling better?

PM: 3.5 miles in Idaho Falls.

Idaho Falls

In the rain, around the neighborhood. First mile hamstring hurt but next two felt better. 

Ran a small school loop with my oldest on his bike. Hamstring felt the best it’s felt in a month. 

Atlanta. Hot and humid. 

Atlanta, loops around the mall.

Atlanta. More laps around the nearby mall and a few nearby neighborhoods. 

Late night last night, then early start to meetings today. No run.

Sun Valley, ID. Ran the White Cloud trail and loved it.

Best my hamstring, and my whole body, has felt in a month. 

AM: 5.2

PM: 3.1

Hotel treadmill. It’s cooling off and I forgot gloves and long sleeves. 

5.1 miles, then 10 pull ups.

Neighborhood 

Canal north and back via Target and kids school. Longest run in a month. 

AM: 5 early before flight. 

PM: 4 miles in Boise. 

5.2 miles on the hills above downtown Boise. 

4.1 miles around the neighborhood. 

6.2 miles around the hospital and canal south. 

Park south of HS and home. 

9 miles on a big loop west and around the new HS, then home. 

Big Monday!!! Umm...2.1 miles around the neighborhood.

HS Loop

AM: 5.1 to the baseball fields and west canal north. 

PM: 4.1 miles, then walked a couple miles on the treadmill while watching Stranger Things. 

Hotel treadmill 

Neighborhood 

Canal north to Forsha, then back the same. Pushed the pace on miles 7 & 8. Felt really good. 

AM: 4 miles

PM: 4 miles with my oldest on his bike. 

Can’t remember the shoes...

AM: 4.9 early before a flight

PM: 5.2 in Boise. Ran the trails north of downtown. 

Boise hotel treadmill. 

Neighborhood 

Hotel treadmill 

Hotel treadmill 

Loop north and west. 

Afternoon. 5.2 with my oldest and 2.2 by myself. 

Same loop as yesterday, south of the house. 

Neighborhood and HS

10 miles on canals south then north. Ran with Jeff. 

Hotel treadmill 

Hotel treadmill 

Boise. Around the capital and the BSU campus. 

1 mile. My hamstring is still giving me problems and has been bothersome since May. Time to take a week or two off and finally get it right. 

It's been a few weeks. Hamstring isn't getting better so I'm just going to get back to it and continue to stretch like a mad man.

Neighborhood

Treadmill

Neighborhood

Long run! :(

Neighborhood

Boise

Boise treadmill

Neighborhood

5 miles

Feeling ok. Just ok

AM: 3.2 miles. Neighborhood. Cold

PM: 3 miles on the treadmill

Treadmill

Neighborhood

Cold again

Spent the morning in the temple with family.

Warmer than the last 5 days, but cold

AM: 3.1 miles

PM: 3 miles in Boise

Boise Treadmill

Neighborhood

Hamstring is feeling better. Not 100% but better

Lunchtime run. Overdressed.

Ran with Jeff north and around the HS. 

Neighborhood 

Past the baseball fields to the canal, south for a mile or so, then home.

AM: 6.4 miles in neighborhood.

PM: 4 miles in Idaho Falls on the hotel treadmill.

Hotel treadmill

Loop toward the HS and back. Nearly hit by a car when running across a street in the crosswalk. I've been running 24 years and this was the closest to ever being hit. Came within 1-2 feet of me. My pulse went sky high and it took me another 4 miles to cool off.

Got caught in some snow the final 2 miles but it wasn't too bad. Hamstring FINALLY feels healthy. After 6 long months...

AM: 6 miles early before a flight

PM: 4.8 miles in Boise. Ran outside along the river and around BSU. Cold.

AM: 4 miles on the treadmill

PM: 5.6 miles in Boise, similar route to yesterday. Slightly warmer. 

Treadmill in Boise

Neighborhood

Cold

Big loop south of my house. Decent uphill and headwind from mile 3-6 and then tailwind coming home. Final mile in 5:39. Feels good to drop the pace after 6 months of painful running. Hamstring still feeling good. 

7.8 miles north and south on the canal trail.

8.3 miles this morning.

Christmas run after presents and breakfast of candy and other junk food. But better than nothing.

North on the main road, then south on the canal.

North loop around the HS. 

12 miles in Blanding, UT. Yeehaw.