Blanton PR and Great Weather

13 Jan 2009 - Ridgeline Trails, Blanton Trailhead Today was a gorgeously sunny day in Eugene. Had to make sure I got out and got some of it, but things got late quick, so went for a run, again on Blanton. Set a new PR today, probably only because I didn't have to relieve myself on the run, yea! It wasn't quite as warm as I expected, and right as I entered the forested part, I thought, dang, it's cold! Clearly the trees block out a bunch of the sun, but the temp was dropping at this point too (about 3:45pm). Not bad though, probably still just a bit over 50 degrees, and of course I warmed up no problem. Today's run was interesting, because I felt pretty slow and slothy, but I kept the concentration, and probably actually ran a little bit slower, but ran the whole way, and didn't pause at the half way point for more than a second or two. Happy that I pushed through it. And now, I'm starting to think about making it longer. Of course at the same time, my knee was hurting again today. I'm visiting the doc to review some lipids blood tests (nothing major, just seeing where things stand these days), so I'll ask him about it at that time. Clothing, all the usual, with just the "Icebreaker GT 180":http://www.icebreaker.com/site/icebreaker_man_icebreakergt180_ls_chase_crewe.html top. Absolutely perfect setup today.