This One's Optimistic

I am excited to watch Conan take over the Tonight Show in a few minutes. I wonder if he is going to change anything? I know Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam are on tonight. Just having Pearl Jam on the show is enough for me to watch.

When was the last time I posted? Saturday? Ok...what has happened since Saturday?

I decided to go watch the Minneapolis Marathon on Sunday. I also decided the best way to do that is to go for a longer run while watching. I started from my place at 7am and ran to the Lake Street Bridge. The leaders had not come by that point yet, so I ran along the course for a while. The race seemed a bit larger than the Stillwater Marathon, but I also didn't see very many of the half-marathoners at Stillwater. It is always tough for me to tell how fast people are running when you are watching them from the sidelines, and don't know them. I only received one comment about running the wrong way as well! So I stopped at my turnaround point and watched the lead half-marathoners pass by again, and then continued on my run. In all it was about 15-16 miles, giving me 65 for the week with a day off.

Today was the start of "typical" training. I ran my 12 mile route that takes me up the Highland Hill to Edgecumbe, and then down the Jefferson Hill to the steep hills leading up to my place. Ran pretty relaxed for the first hour. Didn't push anything, just enjoyed the nice morning. When I crested the Highland Hill I decided to push the remaining two longer downhills, and that lead to pushing the last uphill. And that's fine, but I don't want to get into this pattern all summer. Probably a good thing the mountain champs are at the end of June.

Well...5 minutes to Conan!

Song of the Day: Pumping On Your Stereo - Supergrass