I absolutely love running here. I knew I would; the anticipation was killing me for the last few months on the east coast. The reality though, was and is so much better than I thought it would be. I honestly cannot believe that my daily run takes me to this view:
The seals have been pupping lately so it's not unusual to catch a glimpse of a wee one learning how to swim. Generally though, they do a lot of lounging around. Sea otters are not uncommon either. I make it a point to stop every time I hit this little observation point; I figure the loss in "fitness" with regards to stopping is well outweighed by the fitness of spirit gained.
I got a new toy in the mail this week:
Absolutely love it. Obviously it was way more than I needed for a 7 mile run like I did today, but for testing purposes I took it along. Almost zero bounce and it was nearly full. It comes with a small little bottle for GU or HammerGel. I'm looking to experiment with various diluted quantities of that and frankly get tired of having GU packet-trash left in my pocket after my runs.
I'm planning on taking it out for a more serious spin on Sunday for the weekly long run, and after that I'll drop a full report but as of right now I'm a big fan. I had used a handheld version before and in fact that's what I took with me during the Marine Corps Marathon, but I wasn't really comfortable with it.
As for training in general, things are soooo much easier than they were at this time last year. I really feel like I'm getting something out of each and every run. I'm averaging about 40 miles a week with two days of speed work of some kind whether it's a tempo or the old Yasso 800's. I pretty much totally neglected speed work last year and I also believe I ran my long runs entirely too fast, which resulted in a painful, though not entirely miserable final five marathon miles.
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