It ain't Chinese algebra!

AM: 5 miles in GP before an early departure for Eugene.

PM: 8 miles into Springfield and back to the hotel via Pre's Trail.  I saw a group of African runners on the trail--I'm certain it was the Kenyan and Ethiopian runners from the Pre Track Meet that took place last weekend.  Pretty cool what you see in Eugene.

AM: 12 miles around Eugene.  Nothing too exciting.

PM: 6 miles to Sheldon HS in hopes of running a few miles barefoot on the football field.  Didn't happen due to the field being ripped out during the off season.  I was pretty tired and thought about bailing but I'm glad I stuck it out, even if it was just 6 miles.

Ran in Eugene again this morning before work and then going home.  11 miles around the golf course, mall, Costco and back to the hotel.  Pretty good route I'll have to remember and run again in two weeks.

Crunchy Groove Thursday and my allergies are out of control.  It was only a matter of time...

Allergies are killing me.  Straight up killing me.  I was wiped out by the time I got home last night so I went to bed at 9 and still couldn't muster much effort to get out this morning.  Hopefully it passes quickly this year.

18 miles around GP.  The first 5-6 miles were flat as I ran west around Redwood Rd.  I then ran back into town and up to the homes above the old hospital as well as the Merlin overpass a few miles up the freeway.  There was a lot of climbing during these middle miles and subsequently, lots of downhill the last 4-5 miles.  After mapping my course on runingahead it looks like I climbed 1000 ft exactly (and ran more like 18.2 miles, but who's counting?). :-)