Cat's Cradle

OK, I've never actually read that book, but it certainly describes todays
run much better than Slaughterhouse 5. I decided to take Silas on an easy
hill workout just by running up and down the grid bounded by Oregon on
the South, Dwight on the North, Telegraph at the top, and Shattuck at the
bottom. As urban runs go, it might see like a pretty mundane route, all
within 1 mile of home, but it was actually interesting to see gradual
changes as I worked my way downtown, 1 block at a time. Also got to
watch Telegraph transform itself from an Oakland thoroughfare to a
countercultural Main Street. I think this would be interesting to try
on a southward grid toward Oakland sometime, and also to stretch out to
a 10 miler or so. This morning was 6.9 miles in 55:34.

Yesterday, Silas and I ran on the Greenway; 6 miles in 46:30, plus a
stop at Berkeley Bagels on Gilman to carry breakfast home.