run, run, run

Boise, ID 6:30am

Pace: 7:56

I need to stop calling this my Saturday route.

Boise, ID 11:30am

Pace: 7:25

I had to go to the dr. at 9am (I'm healthy) so I ran later in the day.

Boise, ID 7:15am

Pace: 8:20

Top of Utah long run #3. Took Ustick to the greenbelt to Eagle Road, a mile over to Locust Grove and home. Felt pretty good. Not feeling like death at the end, but close.

Went over to the pool afterward. Soaking in the cool waters is good for the legs.

Boise, ID 6:30am

Pace: 8:21

Randy was sick this morning, so I was on my own. Went up Cloverdale to Victory and back home down Five-mile.

Boise, ID 6:30am

Pace: 7:57

Took the Joplin route this morning.

Boise, ID 6:15am

10.6 miles. Pace: 7:51

Randy was still feeling sick so he only went 2 miles. I did 5 and a half more then drove over to the repair shop, dropped of the car and ran home.

 4:30pm

3.35 miles. Pace: 7:54

Ran back to the repair shop in the 99-degree heat and gave them 400 bucks for something I didn't even know was broken.

Boise, ID 6:30am

Pace: 7:57

One more run before going on vacation.

Cape Canaveral, FL

Pace: 7:59

Went out for a run  before boarding the ship. Paige and I took off together and planned on turning around after 30 minutes. She ended up taking a slightly different route than me, but we met up again close to the end.

Really hot out there. 80 degrees with heavy humidity. Dripping wet by the time it was over. Jumped in the hotel pool afterward. Couldn't find any towels. Went back up to the room all wet again.

Somewhere in the Caribean, about 100 miles from Turks and Caicos 7am

Pace: Hard to say, the ship was moving

The sign on deck 4 of the Disney Fantasy said 2.5 times around the track was a mile, so I went around 10 times. I turned on the GPS just so I could see where I was when I got home.

Running around the deck that bad. Hot on one side, windy on the other, cool in the tunnels at the front and back. I had trouble keeping track of where I was at first, but then I noticed that the life boats were all facing the front of the ship, so when I came out of the tunnel seeing propellers, I knew it was time to press the lap button on my watch.

Went up to deck 11 and jumped in the pool afterward. It's the only time of the day that I have the pool to myself.

St. Maarten 6:30am

25 laps on deck 4 while the ship heads into dock at St. Maarten. Another good run. Now off to the beach.

St. Thomas, USVI 6:30am

Seven miles on the deck as the boat heads into St. Thomas. Running a little shorter this morning so we can get off of the boat and go to the beach again.

Caribean Sea 7:30am

25 laps again. Looking at the GPS, the ship is very close to where it was on Monday, about 100 miles from Turks and Caicos.

Castaway Cay, Bahamas 7:30am

4 miles

Going to run the 5k on the Disney Island, so only doing 4 miles on the deck this morning.

Castaway Cay 5k

Time 20:32 Pace: 6:40

I didn't put this as a race report because it wasn't really a race. They had a clock and numbers, but I don't think they really kept track of anything.

We met in one of the lounges and got off the ship before most of the other passengers. Then we walked about 10 minutes to the starting line. When they said GO I ran around a couple of people and discovered that I no one was ahead of me. I was out in front until two younger guys passed me at about the half-mile mark. I hung a few yards behind them until there was about a mile left. One of the guys had moved out further ahead and the other guy made a wrong turn. I followed him, but then turned around when he did. So I ran beside him for a ways further and then he faded back.

I came in second with one of my better 5k times despite the heat and the fact that I was running in my swim suit. Then I sat on the beach and swam/snorkeled the rest of the day.

Boise, ID 6:15am

Pace: 7:49

One day back from vacation before leaving on a business trip. Randy was only up for doing 5 miles, so I went out and did 5 more after he finished.

Bend, OR 6:30am

Pace: 8:13

Went on the Descutes River trail. Beautiful run except I rolled my ankle twice. I couldn't believe it. Neither was a terrible injury, but it did hurt and could put Friday's scheduled long run in jeopardy.

Bend, OR 6:15am

Pace: 7:57

Took Wednesday off to let my ankle heal. Ran down river through town this time so the paths were mostly paved. Still a pretty run along the river and through some nice older neighborhoods.

Bend, OR 6pm

Pace: 9:00

Kind of a rough long run. But that was expected. I asked around about a good road to run on for a long run and was told that Skyliner road was a good one. On Thursday evening I drove up and hid a water bottle at mile 5 and a Gatorade at mile 8. It was an 1,100 foot climb over 10 miles out. Nothng steep, but steady uphill. And I wasn't feeling that great either. (note to self, no chile verde burritos on long run days from now on)

I drank half of the water and hid it again. Carried the gatorade to the end and dropped the bottle in a trash can on the way back down.

It was a beautiful run the whole way (until it got dark). The last couple of miles before the turn-around were really pretty with soaring cliffs and a small river along the side of the road. But really all I could think about was how I was going to get attacked by a bear because there was nobody but me up there.

Coming down wasn't bad but my foot started hurting, probably because of the sore ankle and at 18.5 I couldn't hold out any longer and trapsed through the underbrush in the pitch dark to make like a bear in the woods.

Finished up and flew home Saturday morning.

Boise, ID 6:15am

Pace: 8:03

Boise, ID 6:30am

Pace: 8:21

Boise, ID 6:15am

Pace: 8:19

Boise, ID 6:15am

Pace: 8:45

Boise, ID 6:15am

Pace: 7:49

Boise, ID 8:45am

Pace: 8:09

Semi-long run this morning. Going long on Monday.