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yeah it was fun. hadn't done that in literally years.

- tennis w/ dad x 45 mins
we were both starting to get the groove back a bit, had some really strong rallies. dad put some good zip on a few forehands and also mishit a bunch; overall big improvement over the past few times we've played.

- mow lawn x 45 mins

- run 9.0 km in 46:49
capped it a little short today because of the struggles on saturday.

- stretch

oh shit! damn looked it up, seems he's out now? or out soon?

if there's one thing i learned from three years in pakistan, it's that everyone gets sick during hajj.

also i'm stuck in 'merica for another week because the UK government, in its wisdom, decided to make the visa application process a gigantic and unpredictable pain in the ass. in its defense, all countries do that. on the other hand, fuck borders.

that beach is beyond solid for me. it's got 30+ years of memories tied up in it. on friday morning we had a little ceremony to scatter some of my brother's ashes there. it was one of two places he requested that we do that, about a year before he actually died (the other being our parents' house).

back in maryland now.

- run 10.01 km in 53:01
first 4.5 km with gf, picked it up in the back half to get under 5:30 overall pace. she had the brilliant idea to drive down to the park nearby and then run along the creek, rather than just around the neighborhood. it's flat and so much less draining for her that she did an extra kilometer.

- stretch

checking in from the beach. did a bit of running -- one decently long run (11-12 km) and some shorter ones -- in california last week, along with some hiking in big sur. at the beach been playing tennis every day and swimming. good stuff. it's beautiful here. watched a turtle nest hatch last night, 102 little loggerheads bursting out of the sand all at once and making a beeline for the ocean. absolutely incredible sight.

- run 9.45 km in 58:15
first 3.5 km with gf, who was really struggling. we took a couple walking breaks. last km included an ~800m steep continuous climb, which sucked.

- stretch

might play tennis with my brother later as well.

EDIT:

- tennis x an hour

- stretch

super fun, plenty of rust after two years (!) of not playing, but less than i feared. bro is more skilled than i am now (he's been playing a fair amount over the last couple years) but i'm much better shape and once he ran out of steam it was all over.