Cool Runnings!

Ran 6 easy miles this evening, average pace of 7:35/mile.  Felt very good, legs had some pop to them.  Sam and Joey are sick (again), hoping they feel much better in the next day or two.  And on top of that Lybi threw her back out again.  All in all, kind of a rough night for the rest of the family.  Thankfully, I am feeling fine, and already was sick week before last (I probably started the whole thing off).

Ran 3 miles with Sparky after work. Average pace was 7:35. All three of our boys were asleep (that's a first in a very long time!), so it was just me and the dog. Weather outside was absolutely beautiful - sunny and 78. Weather forecast for the Del Sol Relay: Sunny, high of 80, low of 55 for both Friday and Saturday. Will get in some more miles after the boys go to bed (assuming they go to bed on time).

Ran another 4 miles by myself later this evening, after the boys went to bed.  They got to bed later than normal because they all took huge naps this afternoon.  First 3 miles at a nice 7:30 pace, then kicked into another gear for the last mile, somewhere in the vicinity of 6:30.  I wasn't quite expecting that when I stopped the watch (I didn't take the garmin on this run, just wanted to run by feel), but it felt very good.  Ran both the earlier run with Sparky as well as this run in my Saucony Grid Tangents - they feel very good for a lightweight trainer, and don't seem to be giving me the same issues as the Axioms did.  On a side note, it may actually be time for me to switch away from Brooks - I have been having issues where my heels wear a hold in the outer rear of the sockliner and expose the hard plastic heel counter.  It seems to me that perhaps the heel is to wide for me.  Next time I need to get new shoes (probably next month), I will check out some other brands again to see if I can find one with a narrower heel. 

A big fat zero for the day.  After dinner, I needed to do some handywork on the bathroom (had to replace the doorknob because the lock on the existing handle did not work) - with all the company we are expecting, I didn't want anyone barging in on someone else accidentally :o

After getting a knew handle at Home Depot and then picking up a few items at the grocery store so Lybi could make some more bread, I spent the rest of the time putting the new handle on, and had previously decided it was ultra-important for me to get to bed at 10:00, no matter what, because I had a couple days of really crummy sleep.  So no running, but I'm OK with that.

Ran 1 mile with Benjamin in 7:55, then ran another 7 miles with Sasha.  Can I just say, I am SOOOOO envious of all the bloggers who have running partners!  Tonights run was so much fun.  We ran at a nice clip the entire time, with the exception of two pit stops.  During the 5th and 7th miles, we did 1/4 mile pickups at Sasha's threshold pace, and I was amazingly able to keep up.  The pickups translated to a sub-5:10 pace.  I know that part of it had to do with having a partner running with me - gets the competitive juices flowing, but boy did it feel good!  The rest of the run was somewhere around 7:30 pace.  Felt nice and relaxed.  Ran again in my grid tangents to break them in some more.  They feel much better than the axioms did.  Just my feet, I guess.

AM - Sasha and I took the van to get the oil changed, ran 6 miles while we were waiting.  Forgot to bring the Garmin, so we just went by time - 46 minutes for 6 miles.  Today is the big day, folks!  I wish I were fast enough to be running, but will have to make do with being part of the big party as a driver this year.  I will get in some more miles later today.