The exact moment change happens is almost imperceptible. I can sense that a paradigm shift is happening but that may only mean that it has already happened and I am simply just becoming aware of it. Either way, change is inevitable and a good thing.

Running is an intoxicating drug. When the flow hits the pavement, magic happens and everything else is suspended. Some say that I am running 'from' something and I sometimes think about what that might mean, but generally I just run and run and run.

The other morning I saw a few racoons in the area in which I normally see racoons and Im like nearly delierious at this point from the run and my mind is in that ... place... where there is space between the raindrops kind of space... anysay, so I start to think... 'hey... why cant I be more like the racoons - they arent thinking of any of this bullshit that is going on in my mind - they are just thinking about chilling and eating and safety. I think maybe there is something to be said for racoon-ness these days.

saturday 8.9 rest

sunday 8.10 1st 5k race of season @ hwood beach - 32.28 - sucked. hot. no legs.

monday 8.11 3.2 miles very nice and easy at 715 in neighborhood

tuesday 8.12 walked/jogged ty park 2 full loops + 5 sprints upndownhill approx 5 miles

wed 8.13 4.5 miles @ beach early. awesome! + mowed 1 hour

thurs 8.14 mowed 1 hour + walked 2 mile loop at park

fri 8.15 ran easy 3 mi in hood @645 + biked 12.5 miles in 62 mins hard

sat 8.16 7 miles 84 mins the bomb! running at 5 at beach... easy... wonderful...lots of rests

sun 8.17 rest

mon 8.18 jumprope, crunches, leg weights and 40 mins walking at intervals

tue 8.19 jumprope 1000X + 5k run between storm bands. very slow and hot at 1030am

wed 8.20 ran 4 miles @ 530. hot and tired

thur 8.21 jumprope 1150X + crunches with medicine ball

fri 8.22 ran 3.5 @7am. felt really strong but hot

sat 8.23 ran wonderful 6.2 miles at 440 am. 74 mins awesome baby!

sun 8.24 mowed 2/3 of yard + edged (1.5 hr) + biked 11.25 hot hot hot

mon 8.25 ran 3.5 at 7am. strong

tue 8.26 ran 3 mi early but out of gas. need to rest

wed 8.27 early stroll of 3/4 mil + biked 13.67 miles and felt tired but really good ride

thurs 8.28 ran 3.5 miles very strong - avg 10mins/mi

fri 8.29 biked 12 miles

sat 8.30 ran 5.3 miles in 58 mins w/ negative second half split

sun 8.31 biked 14.5 miles in 1 1/2 hrs. mostly windy

Aug totals
biked 89.8 miles (approx)
ran 63.6 miles
walked 15 miles

mon 9.1 ran 5.25 at 645 am. hot + biked 9.5 miles hard into wind

tue 9.2 ran 1 mil. walked 1 mile

wednesday biked 14.75 miles

thurs 9.4 ran 4 miles at 5 am - supereasy and not tired in 41 mins + biked 18.3 miles

fri 9.5 biked 17.5 miles

sat 9.6 walked 5 mi

sun 9.7 ran 4 miles superchill and mowed for 1.5 hours

mon 9.8 mowed .5 hr + biked 20 miles!!! yes!

tues 9.9 stairmaster 20 mins + crunches +armweights

wed 9.10 walked 2 mi brisk

thurs 9.11 ran 5.5 miles

fri 9.12 biked 20 miles

sat 9.13 ran 4 miles

sun 9.14 biked 20 miles

mon 9.15 ran 4 miles, biked 7.5 miles

tues 9.16 ran 3.5 miles

wed 9.17 biked 11 miles

thurs 9.18 ran 5.75 miles early - awesome!

friday 9.19 biked 11 miles

sat 9.20 ran 3.5 miles

sun 9.21 biked 16 miles

mon 9.22 ran 3.5 miles

tue 9.23 ran 4 miles + eliptical 20 mins + legweights

wed 9.24 stairmaster 25 mins + armweights

thurs 9.25 ran 3.5 miles

fri 9.26 walked 8 miles disney

sat 9.27 ran 3 miles

sun 9.28 ran 4 miles

mon 9.29 stairmaster 25 mins + legweights

tues 9.30 ran 4.5 miles

wed 10.1 biked 13 miles

thurs 10.2 ran 4 miles easy

fri 10.3 biked 18 miles

sat 10.4 ran 4 miles

sun 10.5 ran 3.5 miles - walked 3 miles

mon 10.6 stairmaster and legweights

tue 10.7 ran 4.5 miles + armweights

wed 10.8 off

thur 10.9 ran 3.5 miles

fri 10.10 ran 3.5 miles

sat 10.11 off

sun 10.12 ran 3.5 miles

mon 10.13 ran in pa 3 miles, hiked 1 hour strenuous, walked all over

tues 10.14 off

wed 10.15 ran 3.5 miles

thurs 10.16 ran 4.5 miles

fri 10.17 easy walking 1 mile

sat 10.18 ran 4.5 miles

sun 10.19 mowed 1.5 hours

mon 10.20 ran 4.5 miles

tues 10.21 biked hard 30 mins/ 10 miles at gym

wed 10.22 ran 4.5 miles

thur 10.23 ran 3.25 miles

fri 10.24 ran 3.25 miles

sat 10.25 ran 4.5 miles

sun 10.26 ran 3 miles

mon 10.27 ran 4.5 miles

tue 10.28 ran 3.5 miles

wed/thur off

10.31 friday ran 3.5 miles

11.1 sat off

11.2 sun ran 3.1 miles

11.3 mon ran 3.0 miles

11.4 tue ran 3.5 miles

11.5 wed ran 4.5 miles

11.6 thur ran 3.5 miles

11.7 fri off

11.8 sat off

11.9 sun ran 3.25 miles

11.10 mon off

11.11 tues ran 3.5

11.12 wed off

11.13 thurs ran 4.5 miles

11.14 fri ran 3.25 miles

11.15 sat hiked 6 miles

11.16 sun off

11.17 mon ran 3.5

11.18 tue off

11.19 wed ran 3.5 miles

11.20 thur off

11.21 fri ran 4.5 miles

11.22 sat off

11.23 sun ran 4.5 miles

11.24 mon off

11.25 tue ran 4 miles

11.26 wed off

11.27 thur ran 4.5 miles

11.28 fri off

11.29 sat off

11.30 sun ran 4.5 miles

12.1 mon walked 6 miles

12.2 tue ran 3.5 miles

12.3 wed off

12.4 thur ran 4.5 miles

12.5 fri off

12.6 sat ran 6 miles - nice

12.7 sun off

12.8 mon ran 7 miles

12.9 tue off

12.10 wed ran 6.2 miles. easy

12.11 thur off

12.12 fri ran 9 miles early am. top 5

12.13 sat off

12.14 sun ran 6 miles. superslow 77 mins