“You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.”

- Steve Prefontaine

I DIG this quote! Doesn't it just about sum it up? It sure does for me.

Time: 1:01:36
Distance: 6.06 miles

Details: chocolate chip clif bar prior, stawberrt Clif Shot during, 8:30am start (so much for the early bird); 76 degrees, 87% humidity

Reflections: it would have been easy to stay in bed this morning. i made coffee and then sat in bed while drinking it, water and chowing down clif bar. i thought, "man, it would be easy to just slide down underneath my covers". But, i didn't. i got into gear and headed out. Overall, i felt stronger than yesterday. Maybe i got a boost from the Trout i had last night for dinner; it's protein and vitamin b12 helping to pull me along the streets of atlanta. I felt fairly strong all the way through, as oppossed to yesterday when i felt very sluggish. iPod stayed at home today so i could intentionally be alone with my thoughts and hear my own breathing. i do so quite a few people out with NO WATER and i just don't understand it! are they camels? how can they run without water? can anyone shed any light??

Hope everyone had good, strong runs this weekend that boosted your spirits and made you proud. Now, can we get a damn beer??

"it all comes down to having a dream. you have to know why you head out the door every day to run. your purpose will motivate you in every mile you train."
-Brian Diemer

Time: 50:57
Distance: 5.01 miles

Details: chocolate Power Bar prior, Vanilla Powergel during; 9am start, 75 degrees, 88% humidity

Reflections: a later start than i wanted, but that is just the way it worked out. too late. too humid. too warm. looking at the forecast for the next week, it does not seem it will let up. man, where is the relief???

I actually felt pretty good for the first 2.5 miles. then the hills. the the weather effect. then the struggle to even finish 5. damn.

Walked 1.46 miles home (21:57) then went to gym.

Ran 1 more mile on TM (9:00 pace), weights, sauna

Got an awesome banana/strawberry/protein smoothie at the gym on my way out. yum.

Tomorrow I will be more of an early bird and hope it aids with the distance.