Hola amigos!
I know it's been a while since I last rapped at ya, but don't say I didn't warn ya. After a planned layoff during a long weekend in San Diego, my heel was still bothering me. Add to that that Silas was sick with hand, foot, and mouth syndrome, and so nobody was sleeping well at night, much less ready to run in the morning. By Saturday, though, he was feeling better and I was getting stir crazy, so I decided to take us out for a run in the morning. Nothing special besides a stop at the bagel shop, about 6 miles untimed. Plenty of stretching and ice, and my heel didn't really feel any the worse for it.

Inertia threatened to take hold again this morning, but I got an email from back east that got me in the spirit. Around lunchtime, we went on a meandering run through Oakland and Berkeley that went something like this. We kept to the sidewalks for much of the route, which were particularly crowded in Rockridge, which meant lots of starting and stopping, so it was hard to get a good rhythm going. We even stopped to help an old lady cross the street. Silas dozed for about 30 minutes of this run. Total was about 8 miles in 1:04.

Later this afternoon, we went for a 2 hour hike in the hills with Christine - Silas on my back - and he napped again. Needless to say, my legs are feeling it, but I'll try to get back out again tomorrow.