prlmanrunning

so after not entering anything on here i have returned like the black sheep ha ha. not that i havent been running just been neglecting my blog entries

so here we go 7 warmish afternoon miles mixing in some hills and wearing my smurf blue crocks felt great to start the new year with a relaxing run in the sun

10 am miles still not too cold out wanted to skip work and just keep running.. well i want to do that every day any way. nice relaxed pace just letting my mind wander and not focusing on anything in particular everything was just falling into place with breathing and rythm , love it when that happens

2.4 pm miles came home from bowling and was in the mood tio chase the moon a little and unwind so i set out on a short run down to 3rd west and around to 59th south made getting to sleep so much easier

9.1 am miles set out on a different route this morning like to try and mix it up getting some hills and different terrain in to keep things fresh. took reggie(my friends dog i think its a lab /poodle mix) along tied to my waist he usually does pretty well staying right with me. so this morning i was feeling fairly good somewhere in the 8:30 m/m range (yes mike i finally broke down and bought a garmin 305 ha ha although i still rarely if ever look at it while running mostly look at it after the fact for reference plus it is easier to download it onto the computer than manually entering my routes) anyway back to my story we, reggie and i were coming up on about 8.5 miles when he inadvertantly stepped in front of me tripping me up i almost managed to get it under control without falling except with him tied to my waist and trying to get out of my way he tugged on the leash around my waist and down i went oops. luckily i had gloves on so my hands did not get torn up, i haqve a nice raspberry on my knee but all in all no worse for wear and reggie did not get hurt either so it all was ok 

7.0 elliptical miles at the gym working some cross training in even though i am a running junkie i have to do something for my upper body so i dont look malnourished ha ha 

10.5 am miles feeling very fluid this morning even though i was a bit groggy to start things seemed to click into place after the first mile and away i went. was feeling a nice comfortable pace even up the hills on winchester up and winding to redwood then to the top just south of 62nd on redwood. then had to wait three and a half minutes for traffic entering the freeway westbound until someone finally let me cross. the last 6 miles flew by feeling very good. finished the route at an 8:20 pace even with the traffic fiasco blah

5 pm miles nice and easy at the gym with tiffany 50 laps and didnt get dizzy ha ha good way to relax and warm down from the day

3.6 am miles with Joe did the 7th west loop was a nice easy warm up for the day. fairly uneventful running at a casual pace.

9 pm miles almost forgot how peaceful and relaxing it is to run at night also how my mind seems able to unwind and let the day melt away. the coolish air and some great moonlight just added to the whole experience. ran part of it on the jordan parkway trail feeling like the king of the world with the silent-ish solitude and quiet surroundings everything was in tune. 

7 am miles did the 13th west lollipop route backwards to get a different angle on the hills feeling fairly good all the way around a great way to start the day

4.5 pm miles after tearing off a roof this morning and cleaning all the shingles up my body was fairly racked but still got out for a few miles to unwind so glad i did :) 

5.0 am miles shorter run today busy busy but didnt want to miss running outside in the fresh new snow it has a way of making everything seem so fresh and serene