Running the World... One City at a Time.

It's been about a week since I last ran because sickness has plagued my home this week. My wife, kids and I have all been sick (croup, strep throat, colds, ear infections, etc.) so we've been taking every opportunity to sleep. This was supposed to be a nice easy get back into the groove run but turned into a little more than that because it was such a nice cool morning on the Elliott Bay Trail in Seattle. What was supposed to be an easy 8 miler turned into a 16 mile joy run (the decision to swap out my long run tomorrow with my shorter run today was made at mile 4).

I started out with a really easy 3/4 mile warm up to get to the running/biking trail and a cool down on the same stretch of road.

I created my route as I went, with a brief overview of a map prior to taking off, (which I do pretty often in random cities because I find it entertaining and a bit adventurous), so I found myself at a couple of deadend streets and uncrossable railroad tracks. At mile 9 I even passed a tie-dye hippy riding his bike with no hands while playing his guitar and singing. It made for a nice chuckle.

All together it was a really good run. I was very well rested so fatigue didn't play a role at all. I felt a slight tinge of tightness during the last mile or so but overall felt strong and didn't struggle at all to maintian pace.

Todays Stats Below:

1:  7'31" 
2:  7'23" 
3:  7'23" 
4:  7'23"  
5:  7'37" 
6:  7'38"
7:  7'36" 
8:  7'42" 
9:  7'54" 
10:  7'21"
11:  7'26" 
12:  7'51" 
13:  7'26" 
14:  7'31" 
15:  7'53"