3.5 miles - Easy

I think I overworked myself last week, so I've decided that this week will be an easy week. No runs longer than 5 miles, no speedwork or tempo runs. In fact, I'm not going to even time myself, just go out and run the distance and walk if I want to and enjoy the movement.

That being the case, today I did my 3.5 mile loop and did not push too hard. I had to stop four times - three times, briefly, for traffic (crossing Milwaukie Ave, 17th Ave, and Tacoma Street) and once for a drink from the water fountain at the north end of Westmoreland Park. The water stop was the longest and it was really only a brief stop of maybe 10-20 seconds, if that.

The weather the past week has been the suck - rainy and cold. But today it started out cold but got progressively sunnier and warmer as the day went on. By the time I went for a run, about 5:30 or so, it was plenty warm, even a little too warm with the humidity.

Overall it was a good run and I felt awesome afterward for being able to complete it so well. No music, just enjoying the exercise and air and the smiles of the pretty girls as I passed them...