I didn't run Friday to rest my injured ankle and let it heal a little. We decided to run at 6am this morning. It was great to be able to wear a short sleeve shirt. I didn't know until I met Larry a little before 6 that he hadn't heard from Wayne, and that he and Kevin only had 50 minutes to run before needing to be back to head off to a church service assignment. Wayne didn't show. After an 4.8 miles with Kevin and Larry, and a quick pit stop at the house, I decided my ankle was feeling good enough for some more miles. First I looped around the neighborhood 5K course. I was going to do it a time or two more but I was bored, and my foot was feeling a little tired, so I decided to head to the THS track and run on the slightly softer service. They were just beginning to set up for a USA track meet. I got in 3 miles there then decided to loop up to Canyon Park (old WordPerfect buildings) and come back along the canal. With all the trees, the Canyon Park parking lots are almost like arboretums. I looped around the parking lots some then headed home along the canal. When I reach 1600 North I came across Martin Wright who had just finished his run. As I was talking to him Rick Lamoreaux stopped to talk with us. After chatting, and checking out some thick smoke from a nearby house (just a guy burning trash), I headed on home. When I started this morning I wasn't sure how far my ankle would let me go. I stayed close to home as I wandered, but I ended up going 15.25 miles. It wasn't fast...a little over 9:00 pace on my own...but I was grateful to discover that despite a little pain and weakness, it appears my rolled ankle isn't going to impact my training too much. Later in the day I ran errands and did some yard work without it bothering me much. | 