Every Run is a Great Run!

Quick report today. Not much time to blog. Did Disneyland out-and-back route 4 miles solo then 4 miles with Kim. Ankle/shins still sore from 10K race. I probably shouldn't have run in my super-light flats with not having done much hill training lately. I'll just run easy and make this a recovery week and see if I can get over some lingering aches and pains.

AM run in Anaheim, about half solo and half with Kim. All miles in the 8:00-9:30 range. Legs felt a little better than yesterday. Went to Knotts Berry Farm today. Nice to not have to wait in lines much for any rides but seemed pretty grungy after Disneyland where you can about eat off the sidewalks, all your dreams come true, happiest place on earth, etc..... 

AM: Did the Disneyland loop with Kim extended to 6 miles then 4 more solo. Ended up being kind of an urban fartlek workout as we did impromptu intervals in between traffic lights. Temps probably around 55-60 degrees (just mentioned that for all the Utah folks who said it was 25 degrees this morning). All miles in the 7:30-9:00 pace. I was impressed with Kim's ability to hold the sub-9 pace with ease and fully conversational. Lots of oxygen down here close to sea level.

PM: Kim and I tried the barefoot thing and did a mile barefoot on the beach. Lybi is right, running barefoot makes you kind of feel like a kid. Kind of fun every now and again.

Our final Disneyland run before heading home to the hopefully not too much cooler weather of Utah. Went 5 solo then 5 more with Kim. All miles in the 8 to 9:30 range. Did a few striders at the end of the solo miles.

We had a nice vacation but it's always good to be back home. Legs feeling pretty dead and achy this week. I think between the back-to-back races, travel, zillion miles of walking around Disneyland, etc., I just need to keep the running mostly easy for perhaps the rest of the month.  I don't have any real important races for a while so time to focus on building base and getting the legs feeling fresh as we look toward WBR and SGM.

Got in about 10 1/2 with Kim and then a few more miles solo and a couple with Pat, Hal, Kevin and Chad. Nice to be back and running around the roads of SF. The urban-Disneyland-traffic-light-fartlek runs were OK for a few days but I'll take the rural roads of Utah any day, even with our pesky SF canyon winds. I was very pleased that my legs weren't feeling quite as dead today as the last couple of days. Hopefully after a day of rest they'll be a little happier come Monday. Miles mostly in the 8-10 range.