The weather isn't so bad. Its warmer when it rains then when its clear. I don't really mind it so much, but it almost got me the other day. It was nice and warm out, i.e. ~60 degrees, and I was getting ready to run in just shorts and a tee...then it started raining fairly hard so I had to take it inside to the treadmill. I stilll had a good run, actually, I had a great run. All of my runs here have been awesome. I don't know if its the lower altitude or what, but I've been feeling amazing during my workouts. I usually run every other day, and that probably had a lot to do with why I feel so good. Its nice to feel that way though. I keep adding a little more on to each run and the mileage is starting to build up nice and slow. I haven't been on the bike much due to a packing oversight (I forgot my pump), but I assume that will change soon (I got a pump). Went to the apartment "lap" pool the other day too. I put "lap" in quotation marks because its not exactly long enough for laps, its just a skinny pool thats just long enough for about 5-6 strokes or almost 3 breathes. Good news is there is an aquatic center across the street, so I'll be checking that out sometime this week. I haven't swam in almost a month. I am enjoying the hills and the landscape quite a bit. Unlike a lot of people I really like running hills, the steeper and longer the better. Yesterday was a huge hill almost a mile long that headed down to the water. But for some odd reason someone decided to throw a big filet of salmon on the side of the road. I'm not sure how long it had been there but is was definitely a little past fresh. Nothing like having to draw in large breathes of dead fish smell, and it was the second dead fish I found on the sidewalk/walking path in the last 3 days. Mt. Rainier is still blowing my mind too. Its like a ghost that pops up out of nowhere every now and then. With the cloud cover you don't always see it, but its so damn big its a wonder why.
Lots of pretty leaves Sunday, and one giant leaf. Thats when we saw the sea otter swimming around just off the beach, or at least I think it was a sea otter. It was definitely some kind of sea mamal.
I'm still adjusting for the most part. The jet lag has finally worn off, and I'm starting to not want to sleep all day. Its been freggin cold the last few days, and the apartments only have these little tiny heaters in them...wtf? Seriously, its just one tiny little fan in the dining area thats no more than a space heater. It was 32 degrees this morning, talk about hard to get out of bed. I suppose it makes me appreciate our cats a little more as they like to come sleep on me, they're so warm. We're developing a nice symbiotic relationship though. They like to take naps, I like to take naps, they like to sit by me or on me, and we all like to be nice and warm. Kittays have a purpose, who knew?
Well, I've got the plan working in my mind for next year. Still don't know where exactly we're going to end up living. Seattle is pretty and all, but I don't think its going to be the place we want to stay. Either way I don't think it will affect my training plans to much. I just have to decide which races I want to do. It would be awesome to do Wildflower this year. No matter what I'll be traveling if I want to race in the spring. I'm hoping to be able to do Ironman Texas, but if we're going to be here St. George is much closer. Hmm, what to do?
Ooh, I finally drank some coffee. I chugged it too...it gets cold way to fast.
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