They all can't be "easy" runs.

4 on the trails. 68 deg., 36% hum., 41 d.p. weather was perfect. I could have gone much further, but I tripped and fell on lap 3, and had to tuck and roll. I can't believe it. I know these trails. How does this happen? 

4 on the trails. another evening run. Great weather. I met another similar speed runner. Mike - His daughter was at softball practice. Much younger dude. Ran with him for about a 1/4 mile. 

8 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail over the SWOM bridge and back. Extra effort mile, especially last 3/4 mile. 72 degrees, 51% hum., 52 d.p.

4 on the trails plus (4) x 100m at extra effort + jog back at soccer field on first 2 laps. 74 degrees. 

4 on the trails. I totally wasn't feeling it. But then....

On lap 2, an elderly couple were walking their dog. he tripped and fell near the parallel bars. I asked them if he needed some help. They politely said no. He got up and they were on their way. I saw them later on the lap. 

On lap 3, a guy with sweatpants and a soccer jersey asks me if I lost my keys. I said no, but did you find them by the parallel bars? He said yes. I said there's an elderly couple walking a dog, about 150 yards that way, I'm pretty sure those are their keys.  

On lap 4, I see the elderly couple again. and I asked them if they have their keys. They are surprised that I knew they lost their keys. So I told them about the seatpants guy. How is it even possible that they missed each other? I ran down to the soccer feilds, looking for the sweatpants guy and couldn't find him. Then ran back to the olds. The old couple had a great attitude, and said it was only their mailbox keys. No big deal. But where did sweatpants guy go? 

Also, at various points on this very short run, there were 3 groups of people walking their dogs off leash, 2 kids on electric dirt bikes ripping around (no bikes allowed out here), and a group of people pointing at a bobcat in the woods. Because I was on this weird scavenger hunt run tonight, I ran a lot faster than I think I would have. So many distractions. I went running to sort out some stuff, and I never got to think about those things. 

8 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail over the SWOM bridge and back. I'm trying to level out the extra effort for the last mile, instead of having it loaded to the end. 74 degrees, 73% hum., 60 d.p.,but overcast, so it felt better than the temps say. 

8 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail over the SWOM bridge and back. Some extra effort for the last mile, but not as much as yesterday. 79 degrees, 51% hum., 59 d.p.

I talked to my neighbor for a while at halfway. He was out walking. He sold his house, so I guess he wont be my neighbor much longer. He's a good dude. He has hosted the neighborhood superbowl party for the last eleventy years. 

My brother is trying to get me to go with him to Tahoe next weekend. He says the west coast is supposed to get blasted with snow this week. I love snowboarding, but I can't make that happen.