3 Mile Run (A+) --164--

GLENDALE, Calif. -- The second in a series of beginning runs around here. There's nearly a one mile ascent up about 250 feet in this course, which makes it pretty fun. This after the first quarter mile loses nearly that much, so you start off thinking you're a star. But it's good to get a little cheat warm up anyway...and you get used to going quick. So the pace ends up strong.

Actually, I'm in decent shape considering the complete lack of work, so that's a positive. And I just don't understand how my weight keeps staying down. Getting the diet figured out in the past few years is paying handsome dividends in these layovers. Usually, it'd take two months to get the chub off and really get going.

Beautiful day out. Sunny and not terribly warm, but not at all chilly. Some might say...a great day for a run.