Alone, but not at all lonely.

I got out for an easy 9 miles this morning. I was feeling a bit of soreness in my left knee for the first two or three miles but it worked itself. I’ll pay attention to it but I am not too concerned about it. Yesterdays 11 miles on the hard, uneven snowpack could have a lot to do with it.

Things felt good today. I averaged about 7:10’s (7:04, 7:11, 7:12, 7:07, 7:16, 7:09, 7:08, 7:13, 7:02). I love getting out into Bicentennial Park this time of year. Everything is so quiet and peaceful. I saw more moose than people on my run today (5-1), aside from those in the cars. I saw more moose than I saw cars for that matter (5-3). And I started my run at my house. That’s what runs should be like. Unfortunately, because of the bears, I do not enjoy these same trails during the summer. I see absolutely no reason to take a chance with them, especially after what happened in Bicentennial last summer. That’s ok. There are plenty of other trails for the summer. I’m just going to enjoy these right now while nobody is on them.