It ain't Chinese algebra!

10 miles today.  I ran west on Redwood Highway, then back on Redwood Ave.  Passed behind the bmx track (and found $1) and then crossed the river to the All Sport Park where the GP Half Marathon is.  I forgot how many wood chipped trails are there--I'll be going there regularly this summer hopefully to get back into the five finger routine.

Blah.  Just bad luck today.  Our youngest woke up sick at 3 am and I was up the rest of the night.  Got up to run at 5:15 for 4 miles in the snow before the early departure for Eugene.  Was planning on staying the night in Eugene and getting more miles there but the health of my son caused me to cancel my hotel room and return home for the night in order to give my wife a much needed break.  Priorities, right?  Hopefully tomorrow is better but I fear that the same routine is going to happen again.

It's been a rough week, running-wise.  Just very busy at work with early morning appointments and long days.  The weekend can't get here soon enough!

It was raining pretty hard after work tonight and I just didn't feel like battling the elements so I jumped on the treadmill.  After 3 miles, I couldn't take it anymore and decided to finish the run outside.  It was cold and wet but so it goes this time of year.  I ran west towards the college, then zig-zagged back on the flat roads.  I need to think of a name for this route as I'm running it at least twice a week, if not more. 

13 miles this morning.  Felt good and it was nice to run in dry weather with warm-ish temps.  It's Friday!!!!

Well, I've got to say, I'm pretty happy with the way this week turned out.  After just 4 miles on Tuesday and the hectic work schedule, I thought I'd be lucky to manage 40 miles.  Glad this week is in the past.

I ran similar to last Saturday; long warm up and long tempo.  9 miles warm up in 6:57/mile average around Wal-Mart and the HS.  Started the 10 mile tempo near Holiday Inn on D Street before climbing behind Anderson Dental in Dimick.  The first 3 miles were tough with 75% of it uphill.  Returned back into town past Club NW, the HS, Wal-Mart and then home.  Last week I felt great but today it was a struggle from the beginning.  My legs just didn't have much juice but all in all, it was an okay run.  Averaged 5:48/mile for the 10 miles and then a slow cool down to wrap things up.