It ain't Chinese algebra!

12 miles on the roads around Cathedral Hills Trails (Cloverdawn Rd?).  There were some pretty good hills, both up and down, with a total of 960 ft climbing in all.  I felt good this morning and fully recovered from Saturday.  Now it's off to Eugene.  No double today as my family is coming and we're going to hit up a baseball game instead.  Should be fun.

12 miles in Eugene.  I ran along Coburg Rd to Costco and then looped around to the mall in Springfield before returning to the motel and 2 more miles along the river trail.

The baseball game last night was....well, baseball.  Very very VERY boring.  We bailed after 5 innings because we couldn't stand it any longer.  For some reason my 3 year old is captivated by the game despite no one else in the house caring for it one bit.  Hopefully it's just a phase...  Haha

10 miles in Eugene.  I ran from the hotel past Autzen Stadium and into Springfield.  The road eventually looped around and I made my way back to Eugene and the University.  They're still working on Hayward Field so it's still closed for casual running.  Too bad...

10 miles to the west of town, nearly to RCC, and then looped around Albertsons and home.  It felt SO good to sleep in my own bed last night and it made the early rise even more difficult.

So tired.  Why am I always so tired on Friday mornings?  Just. Want. Sleep.

Managed to get out of bed with time for 10 miles.  I crossed the river and ran around the wood-chipped trails at the city park.  On the plus side, I found 35 cents so I guess it was worth getting out of bed. 

Solid run today.  This week was much better than last week--every run was fun and enjoyable.  I left the house at 6 and stumbled upon Nate Tanner just 2 minutes into my run.  He was just starting his workout so we ran 8 miles together along Redwood Highway and back to Albertsons.  He bailed and I ran a few more before using the bathroom at the farmers market.  At that point I had ran 11 miles and averaged 7:06/mile.  Perfect.  I then began the uphill/downhill routine (same as last week but in reverse order) and tried to get a solid tempo run in the process.

Mile 12 (6:18) and mile 13 (6:01) were uphill past the middle school to Vine St, followed by downhill for miles 14 & 15 (5:57, 5:55).  Ran up 6th street (miles 16 and 17 in 6:12, 6:13) and then down 7th street.  I went east on Savage until Beacon and then it was home via the main highway.  Mile 18 in 5:56, mile 19 in 5:49.  Final two miles in 5:51 and 5:45.  Final 10 miles in 60 minutes flat so 6:00/mile average.  Solid.  I never felt too tired or thirsty despite not drinking during the workout.  After today I'm thinking that I may just be ready for TOU after all.  Decision time...