I ran 2.5 miles today. Whoo Hoo. That gives me 2.5 miles for the month.

No increase in knee pain. I started with a knee compression sleeve and took it off since it was making other parts of my knee feel funny. Plan is to run every other day and avoid downhill running for a few weeks. Might have to do more treadmill than I like, but I'm being cautiously optimistic.

QOTD: More clean up and then watch some golf and then sit and read by the pool. Too hot for yard work.

AT- good deal!  nice and easy, nice and easy 

2.5 miles on the trails with my wife, oldest daughter, two grand kids and Tiny Elvis- a small platoon 

probably will hit the gym a little later and throw some weights around

qotd: headed to the mountains early tomorrow for a 20-ish mile loop w/ my new UD Fastpack 15

Met DayDreamer and family at Montour. He was heading out for another lap as I called it a day with 31.5 miles under what was for me difficult conditions: heat again, then rain turning parts of the course into quagmires, very slippery.

Easy 4 mile joggity jog this morning along the coast.  Then I went up to San Francisco to brave the sunny-summer-weekend crowds along the Marina and hit the SF marathon expo at Ft. Mason.  I'm doing the 1st half HM tomorrow.  My DH found a good deal on a new Suunto Ambit3 vertical, so he's getting that for me for a belated bday present.

LB, I'm an IPA fan but don't know much (anything) about the NE style brews that you mentioned.  My current favorite is Deschutes Fresh Squeezed and I always enjoy a Pliny from Russian River Brewing, which we pick up whenever we're in Santa Rosa.

WC, great job at Montour, sounds like fairly miserable conditions.

QOTD: half marathon tomorrow in the city, then yard work.

 

 

QOTD: More clean up and then watch some golf and then sit and read by the pool. Too hot for yard work.

It was too hot for yard work, but my wife and I got out there anyway to get the grass cut early. She got into a yellow jacket nest, and that pretty much did her in for the day. She had never been stung by yellow jackets; they hurt.

Might have time for a walk today. If so it will probably only be about 4 miles. Weather is really unsettled so we might have some more heavy storms roll thru.

39 miles yesterday.  Should have been more, but when am I ever happy with my running performance.

QOTD: Yesterday was the race.  Had the pleasure of meeting George there.  He was smarter than I and stopped before it got really soupy.  Today I'll dry things out and then grill a few steaks.

 

West coast is more bitter, which I love just as much. East coast is more balanced. I have friends who are beer nuts, and some of them like it more bitter, etc. I cannot follow those conversations very well, but I pick up a few things and read about it a little. But I know what I like.

My DH is a brewer and he can talk intelligently about beer, while I just drink it and accidentally learn something every once in a while.  I tend to like my IPAs on the bitter side (hopefully that isn't a commentary on me personally) but do enjoy a more balanced one too.  Of course, knowing what you like is the most important thing at the end of the day.

Did the SF half marathon this morning.  I had figured it would take around 2 hours, and finished in 2:03:31.  Without a watch, I was just running by feel and ended up close to what I was expecting.

Need to hit the grocery store, buy some bird supplies, do laundry, and clean up around the yard.  That's the rest of my exciting day.

MTA: nice miles, DD!