nothing much of consequence happened on this run. only thing to really note was the wind. surging me forward, down rolling hills for the first part of the run. averaging nine seconds quicker than easy pace with no effort. as i turned on my loop, all was made equal.
the real important stuff happened after the run . . .
drove up to portland with the family this morning for a host of random adventures. among them was the long delayed trip to the nike employee store. i kept forgetting to call jonathon so he could get me in. so i did on the way up there fearing that it might be too late. he totally came through. he's going through a tough time right now. he broke his foot this summer on a 5k (the very same series that i broke mine on two years previous). only he is having major complications and surgeries. with despair, he relayed to me his doctor's guess about not being able to run again until the spring. he was really pushing hard before this injury. increasing speed and distance. and now he has to start back all over. my heart and prayers go out to him.
he also told me that he is starting another test soon for the new lunar racers and he'll send me an invite when they are ready. this is great news. i have three pairs of racers now from previous tests and ran in a new pair for the seattle rock n roll marathon. i'm excited to see what the changes are and to be one of the first to run in them.
the nike employee store was a gold mine today. i only spent $149.00 (as i told this to my wife she rolled her eyes and emphasized my word choice of only). but for that i got two pairs of socks, a ninja like hoodie that is part hat-part scarf and all ninja, two long sleeve half zip up tops, and two pants--one a traditional style, the other a tight style. i'm excited to try out this new stuff, but i'll have to wait until saturday as tomorrow is a track work out, which i was supposed to do today. but there was too much to do today.
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