They all can't be "easy" runs.

hood route. still trying to get the magical run in the rain. i keep missing the storms. 

7.75 miles. hood route to legacy trail over the SWOM bridge and back. 7:30 am start. 85 deg. 78% hum. 76 d.p.

7.5 miles. Hood route to legacy trail and back. hot. humid. Ffffflorida.

They were pruning trees on legacy trail, so part of the trail was closed.

Also, when I went over Shackett creek on Laurel Road, there were many pockets of foam floating on the water. With a strong outgoing tide, they kind of looked like mini icebergs, floating out. I wonder what caused that?

Finally, Boy #2 played a part of "Hypnotize" by SOAD for me yesterday, on a Baritone. So I had that song stuck in my head for the whole run. 

1 pm at track. 2 up. (4) x 400M + AR. Recoveries first. 1:30, 1:31, 1:32, 1:35. (4) x 200M + AR. Recoveries first. 45, 41, 43, 41. 1 down.  88 deg. 72% hum. 78 d.p.

7.75 miles. Hood Route to legacy trail, over SWOM bridge and back. 8 am start. my right hip was kind of bugging me for the first mile and a half or so. 

7.75 miles. Hood Route to legacy trail, over SWOM bridge and back. 7 am start.

10.2 miles. Hood route to legacy trail to Colonia and back. 7 am start. Hot and humid. overcast, but never raining. 77 deg. 92% hum. 75 d.p.

Non-running related - kind of a big finish to the week for me.

On Thursday, I made dinner for my family. I had made breakfast before, and packed more than a few lunches in my time. But I've never made dinner for these people. Ever. It turned out way better than I (or they) expected. I made this: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/chicken-enchiladas-with-roasted-tomatillo-chile-salsa-recipe-1953523

On Friday, Boy #1 passed his on-line driving test, which means he can get his learner's permit driver's license. So that means the baby boom 9 months after Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne (August '04) are now learning to drive. 

On Saturday after my run, and after a heavy afternoon rain, I took out our 14' jonboat with Tommy. We've been working on the engine for a long time. The boat was my father in law's. It has sat idle for 10+ years, before we started working on it. To be able to finally make the run from here to Snake Island, well... things got emotional out there.

So much so that I took the boat out again Sunday with Tommy and Johnny. Sunday, I let Tommy run the boat for a while, and bring us all the way back to the dock/neighborhood boat ramp. It is a very circuitous route for about a half hour. It was tough to not be barking orders at him the whole time. He did it just fine, and didn't run us into anything. I can see the future of this, where all things revolve around this silly little jonboat, and fishing trips. Soon they will be too big to take me with them. This makes me both sad and happy at the same time.

It has been a great weekend for the part of me that is DAD.