They all can't be "easy" runs.

6 am. Hood route.

7.5 miles. Hood route. 6 a.m. start. Very smooth.

6 pm. Track stuff. 2 up. 1600 in 6:02. 1600 in 6:17. 400 in 1:22, 400 in 1:22. 1 down.Goal was to be @ 1:35 on the first lap of the 1600s. First one was 1:27, second repeat was right on 1:35. This is going to be a slack week, mileage wise. But this 10k means something to me, so I'm not going to try to catch up miles between now and then. Picked up my bib today. They have discontinued the shark in sunglasses motif. Apparently that was a couple of years ago. They gave me a hard time because I didn't know.

3.5 miles. Hood route. 6 am start. There's not enough 'O's in Sloooooow to describe this run.

3.5 miles. Hood route. 6 am start.

53 degrees. 94% hum. 51 d.p. Through 5k in 20 flat.

10.2 miles. Hood route to Legacy trail to Colonia and back 6:40 a.m. start. Steady running. Great weather.

7 pm. 2.4 miles. Island Walk mini bridges. Then weights. Then 2.4 more Island Walk mini bridges. Very warm.

5.5 miles. Hood route. 6 am start.

5.5 miles. Hood route. 6 am start.

6 pm. At track. 1 warm up lap. I can't take running hurt anymore. Training is suspended until further notice. This sucks.

Just got off the phone with Doc. Short version is: wear a boot to imobilize my ankle for 3 weeks, or no running for 6 weeks. I pick up the boot at 5 today. Hopefully back to running april 2. I'm going to try riding a bike and water running to keep fit. Or maybe I'll be a slug. We shall see.

Tommy ran the st. Pattys day 8k in my place this morning. 43:14. Not bad. He ran under the alias 'Paddy O' Furniture. ' good times and green eggs afterwards. My new boot is quite fashionable. I got lots of great looks. Then Johnny and I pool ran for a half hour. Then we rode bikes on trails for an hour. Pretty productive day for injured dude.

Then 2 hours later, johnny's best friend came over. He wanted to ride the trail too, so we did it again. Im not much of a cyclist. I expect this will make me sore in new places.

Big hour and a half bike ride this morning. Most of it on Legacy Trail. It felt like a pretty good workout. What I've learned about cycling: 1. Hills are more of an inconvenience to cyclists than they are to runners. You are limited in your options as far a gears, leaning, and effort to overtake them. Runners can constantly make micro-adjustments to overtake hills. 2. The urge to race strangers is really ramped up on a bike. I got passed by one dude out there. He had a tricked out bike and a goofy aerodynamic helmet. I tailed him for about a half mile on my cheapo Huffy mountain bike, before i let him go.

i plan on pool running later, after church, and my dad's 75th birthday party.

12:30 - 1/2 hour pool running. The pool is not heated. I'm glad we got up to 82 degrees today.

6:30 pm. 45 minutes pool running. I had the boys and their friend with me. 3 boys unfer 10 wrestling and screaming in the pool for 45 minutes? Im amazed that I got to "run" for that long. It was not very relaxing. And of course, everything stopped when 2 boys bonked heads. Almost goes without saying.

5:45 am. 1 hour bike ride. Foggy.

8 pm. Half hour pool running.

6 am. 1 hour bike ride. Super foggy.

A while back, I got an email from the RNR Savannah folks. It was a survey to find out what they could do to improve my race day experience. Well, i guess they have compiled all of the data. Recently, I got a "you spoke, and we listened" email. The biggest change for the race this year will be....

....

More on - course bands!

Um....

7 pm. Half hour bike ride with the boys then pool running for 45 minutes.

6:30 pm. 1 hour bike ride at a pretty quick pace. This time I took my bike to legacy trail, and headed north, instead of south, like i usually do. Much morw to see to the south, as you are crossing bays and whatnot. But this evening, i got to see that the northern portion has merit as well. Going through the pine flatwoods and oscar scherer state park was kind of nice.

then dinner.

then half hour pool running. Spouse sat on the side of the pool and we talked. I don't think I've ever talked to her while running before.

6:30 pm. 1 hour bike ride. Legacy trail south. Much better over the water.

then home. Then half hour pool running.

Half hour bike ride with the boys on the trails through the puddles. Good times until johnnys bike broke. The left pedal fell off. How does that happen?

6:30 am. 2+hours bike ride in the rain, in the dark. Then home. The half hour pool running. Then spent 3 hours at the beach with the boys. Last day of spring break.

6 am. Half hour bike ride. Great weather. Wish i was running.

6 am. Another half hour bike ride. 40- something degrees today. Steam comung up off the water and out of storm sewers. I guess this rules out the pool running for a few days. We were at 83 degrees 4 days ago.

6:15 p.m. 1 hour pool running.

6 pm. Half hour pool running.

6 a.m. 1 hour 45 minute bike ride. Really misty but not quite foggy out there.

3 pm: the beach. The water was a bit cold, but we got up to 87 degrees today. The boys were already skimboarding for an hour and a half before i showed up. Then to the pool to rinse off the sand. I only got to pool run for 10 minutes before we left. Beautiful day.

6:30 pm. 70 minute bike ride. Not too fast. Mostly trails. I did some exploring new trails, and got a bit turned around. It was a fun time.

5:45 am. 1 hour bike ride. Super hot and sticky. One of the most fragrant trips i can remember. Orange blossoms, dead armadillo, lumber yard, cow pasture, night blooming jasmine.

6:30 p.m. Half hour pool running. 3 days till I'm running again for real.

5:45 am. 1 hour bike ride.

6:30 pm. 15 minutes pool running. Then I spent another 15 minutes throwing the football around the pool with the boys. I would have done the pool running longer, but there are a couple kids out there with a GoPro and I didn't want video evidence of me pool running.