Jeff Banks

I got an hour break in the rain and took advantage of it. Ran through Pleasanton and didn't really like all the stop lights etc ...

Breaking in new shoes. They seem to be quite a lot less beat up than what I just retired, but still I'm probably going to get blisters.

Just enough light in the day to make it 10 miles before it gets dark ... Felt pretty good and the new shoes are breaking in.

I really didn't intend to go 10 today, but I got lost and the next thing I knew getting home in only 10 was a task. Oh well it was slow mileage and I finally feel like I'm starting to get in the appropriate base for some future training.

Starting out I felt pretty spent and was taking it pretty slow, but around the 5 mile mark I finally started to feel pretty good. I found a trail up off the pavement and took advantage. Livermore is beautiful this time of year with the green grass really making the hills seem quite comforting. Then it was back into Dublin and my legs started to feel good so I finished the last 4 miles at a something like 6:15 pace. All in all a really good run.

Kind of windy out and I needed a bit of a break. Still I went nine and it amazes me how running longer for even a few days makes a huge difference in what we consider shorter. I felt slugish at the start but got into it around 3 miles and felt good the rest of the way.

This morning I went for around a 5 mile hike up Mt. Diablo. I was surprised to see how much it wore me out, but I felt like my long run was still required. I managed to find the way from Finley road up to the Morgan Territory trails and it was quite nice. I was amazed however, that noone else was out on those trails!