got the runs

We woke up in a campground and then headed into work liesurely.  Needless to say, I had to work late, which disrupted the schedule.  So...just an hour at the gym, and no shorty to stretch the legs unfortunately.  [but totally worth a one-day camping trip!]

Mtn biked the Whitney state forest trails.  I wanted a couple trail running miles too, but my biking partner has a bum ankle and couldn't swing it.  Bummer.

One hour at the gym right after work--mostly upper body, but also some light squats.

I wanted something between my "normal" 3 mile post-gym cooldown and the 6 miler on roads, so I ran East End trail to Mountain Road trail and then the roads home.  This was the perfect distance, and WHAT A NIGHT! When I got out it was so oppressively hot and so humid  I could barely take a full breath of air.  I was tempted to scrap it, in fact, because I keep hearing about how terrible the air quality is.  Suddenly, perhaps .5 mi into the run, I felt a light sprinkle and this otherworldly soft wind came through and literally pushed it all out.  It wasn't a huge ripping storm; just a gentle sweep of wind that pulled out all the humid air and left me with absolutely perfect running weather including a light drizzle and an amazing sky.  What a gift!

6 mile road run to the top of Gaines. Yesterday's innocent squats turned into today's tortured hammies and glutes, but we made it happen and ~2 miles in everything was warmed up and ready to go. Pretty humid today, but not terribly hot.

Early afternoon: An hour in the gym; mostly upper body, but touched on the legs as well.