Monday 13 July 2009

55°F, light rain on and off, wind from the SW fairly brisk at times. On trail at 0640.

Keating 52:48.69. Felt pretty tired and had some thoughts of not going out today but I'm glad I did.

IHK was on the trail, out near the crossroad. Nice to see her again.

Sunday 12 July 2009

57°F, calm, overcast, very humid. A light mist falling at times. On trail at 0840.

Picnic in 1:03:48.78, which is under 13 minutes per mile if I'm not mistaken? 64/5=12.8. Maybe my measurement of distance isn't all that accurate. There is some error with GPS I know. I'll have to try that again.

Lots of bicycles, and several walkers out this morning, enjoying the cooler weather.

Saturday 11 July 2009

68°F, sunny, calm -- it feels hot. Predicted high today is 85.

Keating4 in 55:02.21. Even after taking yesterday off I don't feel too well today. My legs were sore and stiff, and I was unable to do more than complete the run. My weight today is 233.4, not really coming down, no surprise considering all the ice cream I ate this week.

There was a large crowd in the trailhead when I returned, cars parked all over the drive, apparently preparing to assault the trail en masse.

Thursday 9 July 2009

48°F. cloudy, calm. On trail at 0555.

Keating4 52:49.20 Just not fast enough in the first half to break 50. I was at 26 plus at the turnaround, and tried to be fast on the way back. I feel good but hard to lift and move legs.

I saw the ymg again, and he said "Good morning, young man," almost as if he knew that's how I think of him.

Tuesday 7 July 2009

51°F, 87%rh, overcast, calm. On trail at 0610.

Keating 50:16.39. Didn't quite have the stuff to break 50 today, but I felt pretty good over all.

I saw the young-man guy for the first time in many weeks, was able to greet him. He asked me if I was OK. He must follow the sunrise, and just get up earlier toward the solstice. My schedule stays more toward being on the trail at 0630, plus or minus. I think he's getting down there at 5 am or so, of late.

Monday 6 July 2009

56°F, overcast, a brisk SW wind when I began walking to the start. Didn't feel much during the run, a few breezes from here and there. At one point, maybe part 5, I felt the slightest touch of rain, and thought I could see very tiny drops, mist really, but this only for a minute or two.

Keating 51:25.62. I felt generally OK but couldn't seem to get any speed, perhaps due to not getting enough sleep last night. Trying to get to work by 9 this week, Ivo's on vacation.

The gw2ulds was in evidence, otherwise no one familiar.

Sunday 5 July 2009

81°F, sunny but hazy. I rode my bike today, into Orting, down the gravel path along the river, into town and back. I generally took it easy, and rode for perhaps 1:30.

Saturday 4 July 2009

60°F clear and sunny, promising to be quite hot again today.

Snagnotch Bench 1:24:33.43. JogTracker says this is 6.37 miles, so that's about a 13.3 minute mile for six miles, and the old Snagger is about a 10K. The run felt difficult but it was very satisfying to complete. I haven't run that course in a long time, nearly a year I think.

I saw the every-day bicycle guy today, that's the first I've seen him in months. He must be getting on the trail at a far different time than I am, or maybe he's been away etc. but it was nice to see him.

My weight was 234.3 this morning! It just doesn't go down. I did weigh myself "unofficially" after running, and it went down to 230.1, so a lot of it is water, but I wish I could get back down in the 20s at least.

Thursday 2 July 2009

53°F, clear, calm. Here's a new statistic: humidity 90% (!) I imagine that decreases during the day as the sun warms up. But it certainly explains why I am so damp and cold these days. It is predicted to be 74°F today.

Keating4 in 52:45.74. Not bad, I think. I gave it a medium effort, but didn't push really hard, this being the 4th day in a row. I'm not sure if I'll run tomorrow; perhaps not. I do have the day off for the 4th falls on Saturday.

A lovely little flock of birds on the barbed wire in SP, Mommy's kitty, the night-worker returned home, a fat brown bird led me away from its nest hopping along the trail-curve before the SP gate. A few other folks on the trail, bikers and walkers. A missing dog poster on the twin cedars in SP will not be seen by many. Thea is not well and I worry about her.

Wednesday 1 July 2009

45&deg:F. Sheesh. Cold, clear, sunny. Beautiful, really. On trail at 0635.

Keating4 54:33.69. Took it easy. Not bad. Just a little tired and sore from yesterday's effort. Tomorrow perhaps I'll try to do the 4 miles in 52 or so.

I still have no sense of smell. I'm beginning to wonder if there's something I should or can do about it.