It ain't Chinese algebra!

10 miles on downtown LA. Pretty much the most disgusting downtown I've ever ran in. Only 2 more days and then I can get back to Oregon.

Downtown Los Angeles is the worst city I've ever ran in. Period. What a complete dump. I ran around Dodger Stadium and through Chinatown. I smelled a lot of urine, saw a ton of trash and barred doors/windows and....other things that aren't appropriate to list here. Wow. Only one more day...

I ran around Staples Center and the LA convention center multiple times, then in some shaddy neighborhoods and then back downtown and to the hotel. If I wasn't clear enough the past two days, this place is the worst.

7 miles this morning around GP.  Over the river and looped through the park, then home and 1 mile with Jill.

3 miles tonight.  Ryan kept asking to go back to the track and run.  I took him there a month ago and he's been begging ever since.  I didn't time it again (keep forgetting my watch) but he ran, without stopping once, 3 consecutive laps.  Not too bad for a kid who isn't 4 until August....  Miles even got in on the action, although I carried him for most of the 2 laps he was around.  And now for the bad news; my left knee is jacked. 

Left knee hurt pretty much the entire way.  Lame.  Ran the last mile with Jill and told her about my trip.  Fun times...

Late night last night due to a concert so I slept in a bit today.  Finally made it to Cathedral Hills to get a little preparation for the SOB 50k in two weeks.  I'm in over my head but hopefully it's a fun experience.

I looped all around on multiple trails.  My knee felt fine on the uphill but the downhill was another story.  But....overall it seemed to feel better yesterday and even more so today.  Finally turning a corner?  Hope so.  I ran with a hand-held water bottle also.  That's going to take some getting used to.  Anyway, all in all it was a good run