Stayed up too late, got a text at 6:15, and shut off my alarm at 7:15.  Needed the extra zzz's and since I was running solo, took them. :)

Very happy with the run today.  Wore my new cwx shorts and they were great.  I love that stuff!!!  Was very disciplined sticking to my 9:20 pace in the beginning.  I saw Jedidiah on the trail in mile two and we chatted for a while, which was very nice and unexpected.  And I kept my pace while chatting too. :)  Only had 3 gus' with me, and took them at 3,7 and 12.  Should have spaced them out a bit better.  Had 10 oz. of water and 11 of gatorade.  It was cool and cloudy till about 9.5 then the sun came out to stay.  My form was good the whole way and I only felt a bit fatigued in the very last mile.  Same places as always...front of right quad, a tiny bit in the right calf.  ITB was quiet which was great.  Chaffed again under the hr monitor.  :(  That horizontal strip is going to become permanent if I'm not careful! 

Got all the dinner fixin's with Dave post run, spread 10 bags of mulch, made the guacamole and these raw chocolate balls which are very healthful, but quite high in calories and fat.  Taking them to the mock tri tomorrow. 

I had a lot of friends racing today and lots tomorrow.  Marie won her ag at Wildflower and is considering coming to Spain for worlds!  :)  I hope my Kona Crush makes the trip.  That would be so much fun!

My swim date cancelled on me, so I worked in the yard instead.  Bad athlete. :(  Got a few odds and ends around the house taken care of, and most of the front bed weeded and grass removed.  Why is it my grass grows better IN my flower bed than my yard hmmmm? 

So much more to get to, plus the lake house.  This warm spring has been nice, but feeling behind on yardwork in early May kind of stinks.

At least I did my core, stretching and walk.  Lame, I know.

I am bringing my suit along when I go for my long run.  I may just pop in the ipod and swim a straight long set post run.  Hoping for a great 16 miler.  Made a very tasty pasta dinner that I hope sits well tomorrow.  We shall see.

Good swim again, but got my butt kicked on the 200's.  Lane leader for most of workout, then Joe turned up the heat!  He pushed me to a faster 200 at the end. :)  Still going all windmill when I try and speed up.  Need to really focus on rotation and length during speed sets.  Hard to break this bad habit, for sure!

After swim, some banana and a little time I hit PCT for my run.  It was 66 and muggy!  The Hansons runners were gathering (from the local Hansons Distance Project...and olympic marathoner Desi's team!) and I joked with them not to make me feel slow, cause I'd be going fast for me.  Hit the trail and our local pro (who rides at Fraser) Chris Lutz came up and we had a chat.  He'd raced St. A' last weekend, and had a tough bike, but good run.  Then I watched his perfect form float away down the trail.  Pretty awesome and inspiring to see these great runners out and about where us mere mortals run.  Love getting to see speed and form demonstrated in the real world! By the end of the run I was pouring in sweat, my hr monitor was behaving janky and I was glad to have missed (by 5 inutes) the huge downpour!  Run felt very good, and I was happy to be done early in the day. 

I had my scheduled massage, got some great advice from running coach Jackie about how to approach Bayshore, picked up my second pair of Pureflows from the Hansons shop and the kid working recognized me from the morning run.  Since I was clean and had my hair down, I don't know if thats a good thing or not lol!  I had some time, so I managed to squeeze in a hair appointment.  Laundry and a nap rounded out my afternoon.  Then dinner with the boys, and a little boob tube before bed.  Good day!

Had a great yoga session with Andrea (including some laughs) pre ride, got to cheer Lainey on during her 2x20 powertest, and did my itb and core exercises post ride.  Was in bed when my girl called at 10:50pm.  Chatted till about 11:20, then told her Mommy needs sleep...6am swim waits for no one! :)

Lots of errands today, lots of little frustrations in the afernoon.  Good EN ride to loosen up the legs.  Chose to not swim so I could get to bed on time, but ended up running next door to hear all about Big Sur from the fabulous Jogo! :) 

Mmnmm...slept in which was WONDERFUL!  :)  Sticks are a little sore...right calf and a bit in the quads going down stairs.  Jo is running Big Sur, Ranger is running the Poto 50k (after his half on that bad assed trail yesterday) and yesterday was a fab day for friends and Fraser racers.  :) 

Got lots of chores done around the house. Oh, there is plenty more to do, but I'm ready for the chairs to be delivered tomorrow. 

Got inspired by Jo's pr and Rangers awesome run to go to the trails.  It was beautiful.  Ran in a skirt, no music, just me and the woods and the critters and sounds and smells.  Pine, lilac ,birds, earth.  Heaven.  I miss the freedom of the trails!  Ran it at the same pace and a lower hr than winter.  Fitness is making it's way to me finally!  Dave got dinner prepared  while I was gone and it was delish.  So nice he let me go play, while he played in the kitchen! :)