I feel like maybe this week I can get myself back on track. Last week was just horrible for work, and it started early on Monday with a crazy email. I only see good emails so far, and I have a meeting at 9:30 that I am actually a little excited about. So, here's to Monday!!

Krash: Congratulations on the 55K finish. It makes me want to sign up for a race!!

QOTD: Did you set mileage goals at the beginning of the year? If so, are you on schedule, behind schedule, or exceeding expectations?

I didn't set any mileage goals, but if I had, I would be behind.

I got up and did 5 mi this morning.  A nice 39 deg.  Felt really good this morning, complete opposite of Saturday where my lungs and legs were shot. That rest day yesterday worked wonders.

Krash, nice job on the race, higher temps early in the season are not fun.

Gatsby, from yesterday. Actually I have the opposite issue I'm nearsighted so I need my glasses to see the trails and roads but I can't read anything close up with them on.  I have it so I can peak at the map looking down below my lenses. 

Sandy, very clever map contraption.  Just make sure you've got your reading specs handy.  .

qotd: I'm a little behind the goal pace, but I've been taking some light weeks lately. And now, I'm officially tapering for the next 2 weeks. 

Hoping that this will be our last cold morning for awhile, heck for the season. Anyways, a few short runs this weekend as usual. Saturday a mix of dirt and snow/ice pack. Mostly ice pack. Real slog. Yesterday I ran a trail with facing south so the ice/snow there was gone and it was just  muddy in places with a few snowy remnants. It was a short section though so just 3 miles out/back as I did not feel like repeating out/back or loop over to the other side into the snowpack. Just a wanted a few miles and to get Baker some off leash time.

Today, stretching and road running later. Should be upper 40's this afternoon and 60's the rest of the week.

QOTD: No real firm goals. Ball parking 2,000 as I was well over that last year but sort of indifferent. I am way behind that now as have only been doing 30-35 mile weeks. Pandemic running streak is my main goal. Chugging towards 400 now.

Krash - Nice job on the race. Cutting that 6 hour barrier sort of close.

AT - Awesome on the walk and photo!

Section of dry trail on Saturday! That is a frozen lake down there.

Gatsby/Sandy - I am the same way with vision. I don't wear them for close up stuff like reading, computer, etc. But the distance world is fuzzy. I do have those progression lenses but they don't work that great for near stuff.

Hi Dee Ho, Folks -

Krash - Nicely race!

Sandy - Your upcoming adventure sounds like a lot of fun.

Gatsby - Have fun with the sourdough starter.  They are now the only pancakes I will ever eat again.

I got in a 30-min EZ core/upper ST workout Friday evening, and Saturday was trail running day.

I've been looking at using Prairie Creek as the staging ground for my own 30k in a couple of weeks.  I've run all over the James Irvine Trail and its offshoots, so Saturday I decided to go across the parkway and run the new-to-me Rhododendron Trail. O - M - G!  Probably THE most unrunnable (is that a word) trail I've ever been on (forme), so I got to practice my power hiking for over 3 hrs. It took me over 4 hrs to complete 14.70 miles, and I was done by the time I finished.  Beautiful trail, though, absolutely beautiful, with lots of "waterfalls" due to the amount of rain we've had.  It's one I'll definitely go on again . . . but not when I'm trying to string together trails for my own "race."

At Mile 7, I popped out at the end this beautiful fire road.  I looked at my map, but wasn't quite sure where I was with regard to that road.  A couple happened to pop around the corner at that time and told me I was on the Cal-Barrel Road, which starts about a 1/4 mile from the campground.  Okay!  That gave me perspective.  Me: How long do you think the road is?  Them: Oh, it's about a mile, mile and a half.  Well, I needed another 7 miles.  Going down the road wasn't gonna help me, so I jumped back on the Rhododendron trail and kept going.  Ends up the Cal-Barrel Road is 3 miles long. 3 miles!!  If I'd known that, I would've run up and down the road to get the rest of my miles and would've been done probably an hour earlier.    The positive side is I got to see more of the beautiful (but freaking technical!) Rhodi Trail.  Anyway, I survived . . .

Interestingly, on the first Saturday of every month, the park service closes the parkway right after the turn to the campground and the road is open to bikes, walking, roller skating, skateboarding - everything but vehicles.  When I started my run, nobody was around.  When I finished, the place was packed.

Nothing yesterday, and this a.m. it was 45 min of core/ST.

We were thisclose to getting our vaccinations yesterday.  My boss called us around 3:00 and said the hospital had 34 extra vaccinations they needed to use that day.  We raced down there, got in line . . . only to find out they had a list of CalTrans workers who were getting priority, and the guy right in front of us was the last one they were going to be able to vaccinate.  Argh!! Oh well.  Maybe next time.

QOTD: No mileage goals.  I'm just happy to be running again after 3+ yrs. 

Happy Friday ~ Enjoy ~

Hi all. Late to the party today. Got in a little over 3 miles on the trolley trail. Long hills and pushed the pace. Then picked up Chowder from his spa appointment and met friends for a 5 mile walk. It's nice out here and the rest of the week is just getting better.

It's a monday, but it feels like the weekend. DS1 is home for the afternoon. He got his first vaccine shot yesterday (bc Nat'l Guard) and had one of our cars.

qotd: Not really, except to run a streak of undetermined duration. I'm saying 'until the pandemic is over' but what that actually means is TBD. Could be until masks are no longer mandated or I'm tired of it.