back on nights

i had a very solid 10 mile run yesterday. 7:45 pace, which i think qualifies as tempo. it was supposed to be an interval run with pickups, which are accelerations that last for a defined distance. (this is easy with the garmin, since i know exactly how far i've run at any particular moment) i've had a hard time motivating for this. i did a few intervals yesterday, but it's so much more fun to just run. next week i'll work on really making interval workouts happen. if i'm going to run faster, i have to do speed work.

i've got a large dose of rest and relaxation happening next month. first, liv and i are taking a 6-day vacation in the mountains starting next thursday. we haven't decided exactly what we're going to do, but i think we're going to bring the kayaks and bikes up to asheville and do some of both.

i come back from asheville and leave the next day for hawaii. i'm excited to see buzz and michelle and especially eve. this is what she looked like last september, almost exactly one year ago.

bet she's changed quite a bit. i can definitely hear when i'm talking to buzz on the phone that she's become quite a little talker.

we're also going to take on mauna kea again. we tried to get to the top from buzz's house last year and didn't quite make it all the way.

i know, it doesn't look like much from this angle, but it's pretty much a 14k ft peak that rises straight from sea level. and the route up is mostly large, jagged volcanic boulders; it's not just like walking up a path. so we're going to give it another shot two weeks from now.