prlmanrunning

getting up and hit the treadmill before leaving for the ball park with my boys a short work out   rain mixed with snow ended up canceling the games making the most of the time with my boys all the same its all great

sunday morning treadmill run nice and easy slow comfortable pace just keeping it loose and relaxed to get the day moving then off to play with my boys yay 

what a great spring night to be out running a little breezy but not too bad the wonderful smells of the blossoms and all the flowers with everything coming to life along with my senses and my mind wandering and pondering all the possibilities and opportunities i enjoy the road just unrolls in front of me :)

out and about on a magnificent night love this kind of weather not too warm or cold just go out and turn it loose a relaxing smooth pace easy to keep going as long and far as i want lol body and mind feel great life is good 

Even though it was late felt like getting out for some fat miles slow methodical and work on form and strength concentrating on breathing and relaxing through the whole run started south on redwood keeping a metronome like pace in my head in sync with my breathing east on 126th through the river bottoms and continuing to 10th east the wind started to pick up making it more difficult to keep the same pacing but worked my way onward increasing wind for the last 4.5 mi made it feel like running up hill almost all the way to 114th and redwood then some cool down and stretching feeling great tired but worth it :)

out a bit earlier tonight getting in some great medium /marathon pace work everything feeling good fell into a really nice pace body seemed to take to it very well and time just floated by as well as the pavement under me 

did the susan g komen 5 k was intending to run it then zach decided he wanted to do it with me if i would go a little slower and stay with him so thats the way we did it there were way too many people to try and maneuver around to try and go very fast any way so we just went and did what we could it was fun getting out with everyone just the same 

treadmill day got up and went 6 at about a 7 mph pace at a 2 incline not pushing too hard but feeling it all the same great way to get the busy day started then late evening 3.25 to wind down from the fam bbq and stretch out again not too fast maybe 6.5 mph on flat nice ending to the day

not feeling the urge to play in the rain and being late in the evening made my mind up to climb on the treadmill again for a while must have zoned out did not realize was on that long had it set at slight incline maybe 2 and a slow comfortable pace changing speeds running it up then back down just for change of pace to keep it from getting too boring lol 

coolish night thinking i could get some in before it got too sloppy out dry when i started south on redwood then turning east getting into the river bottoms light sprinkles started by the time i got to 114th and state it was regular raining east to 7th and back toward 123rd little bit of wind but not bad still spraying rain going west on 123rd rain letting up a bit bythe time i reached redwood it was back to sprinkling then north to 114th and back home from there did not realize how wet i was until getting in the house i was dripping lol

great morning for some speed work used this small 5 k for that and get out and socialize so needless to say i started cold since i was too busy chit chatting to warm up but still not too bad a showing somewhere in the 21 min range did not go out really fast but fast enough i thought ( prolly would have if i were warmed up ha ha) getting into mile 2 started to get the stride stretching also keeping a good solid fast turn over was not too far behind the leader could see him in front of me and felt i was gaining but getting out slow he had too much of a lead finishing fifth will be good enough ...for now lol

started with 4 mi treadmill in the morning still a little stiff from the speed work yesterday got good and loosened up then off to the ball park for a softball game beautiful warm day for a change yay then goofed off with my boys before having to drop them off started tinkering with my bike getting it ready to start riding it to work and back a bit took it out for a nice 10 mi ride relaxed for a while then another 4 mi treadmill before getting ready for bed have to start getting my swim on soon get some tri training 

decided to take advantage of the great energy in the air and get some longer miles in not pressed for time just out to enjoy the night and the chance to relax taking in all there is around noticing the smell of lilacs and all different kinds of different foliage plants all coming out of their winter hibernation and beginning the spring ritual inspiring me to feel the same way waking up and feeling so alive :)

Not real motivated not for lack of wanting to run but just bla deciding not to venture into the rain opted for the treadmill and some recovery my concentration level and focus just were not there making it difficult to get into any sort of groove so i changed pace and incline every so often to keep it from getting too monotonous still managing to get some work in actually the changing up speeds was good to let me gage the different feel with my strides and cadence

trying out some new shoes tonight gel kinsei 2 set out at about marathon pace no watch like always but felt strong and really enjoying myself the shoes feeling decent  still need to loosen up a bit though get the soles flexing all in all a great night for some speed and distance together feeling great

with getting such a late start (930 pm ) was thinking a quick workout to unwind  once outside and starting into my run thinking about 10 k pace off i went my mind turning loose and body going into"machine mode " lol  heading north on redwood from 119th to 104th south with an increasing pace not sure quite what to think actually not thinking much just go with it west on 104th to 2700 w then south finding myself stretching out even more i think it was a little downhill but still at the faster pace mind wandering next i recall at 134th south turning east to redwood again still at the same pace but not too tired yet more invigorated than anything finally reaching 114th south turning and slowing back to 119th what a pleasant rewarding night it was :)

got out early tonight to try and beat the rain started out a bit sluggish at first plus getting a few sprinkles here and there by the time i hit 104th and 27th west it was a little more than the occasional drop here and there but i was loosening up nicely geeting into the groove once i got almost to 114th south the rain had almost stopped but it was still windy not my fav lol keeping the feet churning back around to 126th and redwood north on the last leg feeling the mileage in the legs but still upbeat finished with a warm down and stretches good times

after spending the day on the golf course saturday and playing in the casino sat night woke up and decided i was ready for some running feeling like yuck after a day off time to run the town so to speak running west from the nugget past the rainbow and then starting uptowards smiths and the end of town kept going up the hill keeping a good churning tempo with my feet up and up to the top of the hill just before it the road meets with i80 then turning around and downhill striding out back past smiths and the peppermill feeling good passing through town the morning was way windy but didnt let that dampen my spirits quickly making my way to the very east end of town before the road turns into offramp crossing then back to the casino again stiffened up a bit on the bus ride home even though i had a couple hours of wandering before we came back but it was a great run out there just the same with some different scenery 

motivation was skechy at first willing myself to get out for just a short run and call it good but as usual once i got myself out and going things progressed from there and ended up 13 mi later feeling much better  and glad i went was not quite the inspirational run but fulfilling all the same  

decided on the "temple loop" tonight to work on some rolling hills starting at a relaxed pacecould feel my legs were a little sluggish after the work day but wanting to get the blood moving all the same the rejuvination process was well under way :) i always seem to find myself  when i am out running got to love it 

a bit behind on my entries lol got a little trail running in tonight under an overcast sky still great to be up in the hills almost like wilderness ha ha nice to change it up a bit

really late start 10 pm but after a frustrating work day had to let off steam or something to set my brain at neutral so i took the big block and a little extra redwood to 27th west and 126th to 104th went at a fairly quick pace giving a chance to increase my oxygen volume intake lol seemed to work well though getting home relaxed and calm :)

well thanks to some early morning phone calls and inability to fall back asleep got out early to get a few in before leaving for the ball park in salem for travs baseball games there were quite a few others out and running at 600 on a saturday morning wishing for a longer run but thankful for what i was able to get in

so still not sleeping in as late as was planning but very refreshed when i woke up so did some stretching and hit the road started out relaxed and fixating on keeping a good rapid turn over and staying relaxed at the same time my breathing like a metronome putting my mind in a trance like meditative state aaaahhhh the open road and 50* weather it does not get much better by the time i reached 106th south and 7th east was feeling great turning west and back for home saw more others out running again this morning even though it was not particularly early not really typical for sundays guess the season is well on its way ha ha  

thinking i must be the luckiest person in the world able to roll out of bed at a not so early hour get stretched out and bounce onto the road un decided on which direction to go or how far just go with the day taking me wherever with so many others out enjoying the day as well true enlightenment feeling like i could run all day like this alas calling it after just over 11 but oh what a wonderful time