Hills for breakfast, hold the gnats

58F, overcast & humid.  Recovery/easy run. 

Two miles of 90 y.o. running, and the remainder back at my true age.  The warm temperature was uncomfortable but manageable at my slow speed. 

53F, cloudy, calm & dry. Easy pace run. 

My legs still are not feeling 100% since Saturday's run, which I attribute to running so many miles in the Piranha's. That's not something I've done before, but I'm sure it will make me stronger.

Absolutely perfect running weather this morning, imo.  Lovely and cool.  I saw two bucks and a doe, but they all seemed to be getting along. No love wars this time of year I guess.  Got a nice picture of them, but too little time at the moment to post it.

For anyone still interested in my cat saga,  he is still indoors and he is still pretty angry about it.  We get the cat alarm at about 3:30 or 4 every morning, and he spends about 90 minutes "talking about his feelings" about 3 times a day.  I never had a colicky baby, but I suppose this is what that's like.  His walking harness proved inadequate and he did a quick Houdini move and escaped from it last week, so no walks until the new Bengal-proof walking jacket comes in the mail. 

50F, mostly clear w/ clouds moving in.  Hill repeats on L.B. hill. 

Though still feeling a bit sluggish when I started out today, the workout really cleaned out the cobwebs.  Wonderful when that happens (which it doesn't always).   And another great day of running weather for me (sorry AuntieEm!).  

The rest of this entry is just free therapy for me so skip or prepare for whining...  So June has not been one of my better months. Low mileage and a "bad" race have left me feeling a bit discouraged. On top of that, I will be attending a four day conference this weekend -yes, 4th of J weekend, but Sunday night is off - to which I am really looking forward, but regretting another hit to my running schedule.  I have decided to just get as much running in as I can and try to move on.  I will be up late every night Fri-Mon so just getting out early for a short jog will be challenging.  I may need to suspend my no-sleep, no-run policy just for this weekend.  I thought people slept less as they get older; when do I get that going? 

The conference is just 45 minutes from my home, so I decided I will just drive home every night.  Part of me wanted to check on everyone-- cats, family, eternal landscaping work (the project just drags on and on) -- but the hefty downtown hotel costs decided it for sure.  No creeping in late either; I have volunteer duties first thing in the mornings (my home chapter is putting on the conference).  Sigh.  

Starting Friday I may need to blog any runs I manage to get in from my iPhone, which as you know is weird - no text unless you comment on your own post.  Then there is the unavoidable worry about what Mr. Sno and SnoFlake will eat for four days.  Stocking the refrigerator and leaving a menu plan may be futile, I have no idea.  All in all, it should be a great weekend and an extremely valuable experience but, like a race, there is a lot of pre-event speculation regarding the things that can go wrong. 

48F, cloudy. General aerobic run. 

Ah, summer in The Evergreen State.  :) 

Audiobook recommendation: I'm listening to Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding.  Very funny, but also a mystery/international spy story.  Good narrator, fun book.  

51F , raining. Easy w/ 1/2 mi MP near end of run. 

Blogging this a day late.  My conference is going great but I have no blogging ability during the day with just the iPhone. (It worked once but now the whole thing crashes when I enter miles.)   Also up way past bedtime last night. Driving home over Tiger Mountain, in the dark, very exhausted, was just plain scary. No run today (Saturday).  I hope to be in bed a bit earlier tonight and get another short run in tomorrow morning.  Have a safe weekend!