Where's the Donuts?

Over in Redmond for Halloween at Eric and Alicia's house. Saturday morning I left with Alicia and ran over to Bridle Trails State Park. Foggy and damp, but no rain. She turned around soon after we got to the trails, and I headed west across the forest. Got to one end then found a power line trail and took that back. Picked up the pace some after leaving her, it's not a hilly trail network so I could clip along pretty well. Legs felt great. 46:00 

Gray fall morning, but no rain and not cold either. More people gathered for this fledging work running group I'm trying to start, I think we had six, plus three dogs. (Though apparently one woman tripped on a sidewalk a mile in and cut her knee up, so numbers may be dwindling again...). I stayed with the group for a slow mile across the Manette Bridge, then took off down Shore Drive and backtracked to Wheaton, then crossed the Warren Bridge and went back to park. 30:44 

3-on-3 at the Y, got four games in.

Quick one around the neighborhood mid-day. 29:00

Couple days off for other things, back to it in Seattle on Sunday morning. A little wet and windy out, ran the B-G trail from Bryce's around Husky Stadium. Nice, medium pace. 

Basketball, only had twos and played round robin for 45 minutes or so. 

Evening treadmill run after work. Started with one around 8/min, then worked down to 7:30. Felt really good, and I'm very pleased to be so healthy in my legs/feet. Spent plenty of time stretching and some hip flexor exercises/abs. 31:00 

3-on-3 at the Y.

This morning I volunteered for a run-a-thon for the local chapter of Girls on the Run. So at 8 a.m. I jumped on a treadmill at Route 16 Running in Gig Harbor to run for an hour. I ran 7 miles even, though I'm not sure I trust the treadmill's mileage. I ran the first mile around 8 minutes, then moved it to 7:45 and stuck there for the hour, cranked it up just a bit on the last two. I thought I'd move down to 7:30 earlier in the run, but felt a little sluggish from too much Ethiopian food last night. I think she blew the whistle on the hour about 2-3 minutes early on the hour, but I was tired and it was for a good cause -- raised more than $4,000 today! ($140 by me.) 

Sunny and cold morning. Met work group at Evergreen Park, I ran with Rachel about a mile, maybe a mile and a half, and then picked up the pace a bit up Old Wheaton. But still an easy pace. A little stiff afterward, but that's probably just the cold. No watch.

Treadmill at the Y, maybe a little faster than I should have with a sore back. 

Morning run at Illahee Preserve, I rested Thursday/Friday because my back was really tight. But after running trails easily and stretching, it seemed to come out of it, and by Sunday I felt right again. 

Easy miles from Bryce and Bonnie's after staying there following the UW game. Through the bird marsh and around Laurelhurst. Back felt fine, seemed to be back to normal. 

Morning basketball at the Y. 

Just a shorty for Thanksgiving morning, I slept in longer than I planned. 

Morning basketball at the Y. 

Way, way too cold for an early morning run in the dark, so I did a 45-minute dawn walk at Illahee Preserve with a friend, then waited until the sun came out to get 5 miles on the bridges loop. But in between the two I ate a bunch of pancakes and took a nap, so I was dragging a bit through the run. 38:10