It ain't Chinese algebra!

11 miles this morning, between Jill's house and my new home. It's 3.75 miles from front door to front door. That will be nice to know for future runs. A lot of the streets I ran didn't have a sidewalk and very limited space on the shoulder. I'll have to find some better routes.... After the 11 miles I ran 1 mile with the dog. I should do that more often....

Average Pace: 7:05

Rotterdam (246)

My first of many rainy runs this morning.  I'll have to get some appropriate attire....  I ran from Jill's to East McAndrews, then due east for 4 miles up into the hills.  There were some rollers in there, but it was mostly up.  Consequently, the 4 home was lots of downhill.  I felt pretty good, but the pizza from last night wasn't enjoying the run one bit.

Pace: 7:19 

Rotterdam (254)

4 miles around my new neighborhood, then 1 mile with the dog. It rained again. It's rained every day since we moved here but locals are saying that such a wet May/June is unusual. No watch.

Sinister (184)

I did 4.5 miles this morning around Albertsons and St. Mary's High School, then 1 more mile with the dog. My pace was right at 7:00/mile. Blue skies this morning, so maybe we'll have some good weather finally.

Rotterdam (260)

First 10K since 2004. It was a blast! New pr by 50 seconds with a 32:30 on the most honest course I've ever ran. 1st overall and new course record. I'll write more later...

First weekend in Oregon and I found a 10K/5K in the town of Gold Hill, 10 miles up I-5 from Medford. It seems like there is a race nearly every weekend here, so I'm excited about that. Anyway, I got to Gold Hill and wasn't sure about the race--it seemed less than 100 people were going to be participating, but I signed up anyway. I ran the first 2 miles of the course and then returned for a 4 mile warm up.

We lined up and there were a few ex-SOU runners, so I figured there would be a few of us pushing the pace. From the gun it was just JJ and I. JJ led for the first mile, then 2 and 3 we ran at each others side. I ran with a Nike watch (after Lincoln, I'm done with the garmin on race day) and so I was a little unsure about the pace. It didn't feel too rough, so I figured we'd be okay. We went through 5K @ 16:15 and I began to wish I would have ran the shorter race to get a new pr in that distance. Oh well--too late for that now. There was a slight rise from 3 to 4 and I opened the gap between us by just a few feet. From mile 4 to the finish it was a straight shot on a perfectly flat road. I crossed the line in 32:30, meaning I ran my 2nd 5K in the exact same time as my 1st.

I'm very pleased with the race outcome. My training has been awful since Lincoln, especially with last weeks move. This is a big confidence booster for upcoming races. 2.3 mile cool-down.

• 1. 5:15
• 2. 5:17 (10:32)
  
• 3. 5:14 (15:46)
• 5K       (16:15)
• 4. 5:12 (20:58)
• 5. 5:12 (26:10)
• 6. 5:26 (31:36)
  
• .2            (.54)
• 10K     (32:30)

Sinister (196)