It ain't Chinese algebra!

8 miles around Grants Pass.  Limited time today and tomorrow.

AM: 6 miles in GP @ 5 am.  Now off to Coos Bay for a day with my manager.

PM: 12 miles in Coos Bay.  I ran a 6 mile warm up and found myself at the SWCC track.  It was VERY windy but I felt like running a few repeats so despite the nasty headwind, I ran 4x800m.  Splits were 2:35, 2:34, 2:33, 2:28 with 70 second jogs between each repeat.  Not the fastest splits but they were ok.  4 miles back to the hotel and then sushi for dinner.  Pretty good day.

10 miles in Coos Bay.  Felt a little rundown from last night--1st speed work in a while and then horrible sleep in the hotel.

I ran south towards Cathedral Hills this morning.  That wasn't the plan but I'm glad I ended up there.  Ran a couple miles on the trails which was a lot of fun, although I'll pay for it with allergies for the rest of the day.  I curse this time of year...

AM: 6 miles before work.  Ryan (my 3.5 year old) was awake when I left and was pretty sad he couldn't come with me.  Asked that I take him tonight after work.  Doesn't take much to twist my arm!

PM: 7 miles.  So....when Ryan said he wanted to run with me, he literally meant run, not just accompany me in the jogging stroller like every other time in the past.  Uh...  So I pushed him to the middle school track and said he could run with me there.  I wish I would have timed it!  He ran an entire lap and then said he wanted to run another.  I timed the second one (3:20 for 400 meters) which isn't too shabby for a little fella who won't turn 4 until August!  800 meters!  Crazy...  He was talking throughout both laps about how he wanted to run in a race and be cheered on by; Dad and Mom, both grandparents, all of his cousins, aunts, uncles, neighborhood friends, etc.  He was sure to list each and every one.  Pretty funny.

I put him back in the stroller and jogged a few more miles, then went home and got Miles and then he and I ran 2 more.  Fun afternoon with the boys.

Feeling pretty good (although very tired) after this mornings run.  I had no intentions of running any type of tempo portion as I've felt pretty tired the past two weeks (ever since the Provo Marathon) and the past couple days my left hip flexor has been very tight.  Anyway, I just wanted to get some time on my feet this morning and see that happened.

I ran west past the college and to Jerome Prarie to use the restroom (5 miles) and then looped back around on Applegate Rd for another 5 miles.  The pace felt comfortable the whole time and and I wasn't feeling too tight so win-win.  10 miles in 1:09:42 (6:59 pace)

At that point I decided to test my legs a little bit and increase the pace slightly for the next X miles.  The course was my usual back into town, to the fire station by the river and back home.  Flat basically the whole way and I felt solid.  Hit the next 10 miles in 59:45 (5:59 pace).  So roughly 6:29 for 20 miles.  Not great but not bad either.  I'll take it!

1 mile SLOW cool down