Sunday

I woke up in Carmel Valley and my body felt good. Started the day off with a 5k run to the Cachagua General Store for Breakfast. The first mile is a pretty verticle downhill dirtroad. I try to run it fast with long strides, it kind of shakes the myofacial stuff loose and stretches legs and hips while the dirt road is great for stabilization and good core activation. The remaining 2.7 miles is a meandering winding country road mostly a slow decline with a few rises. Beautiful. Deer, hawks, turkey vultures, I even saw a small female bobcat scamper down a ravine, california wildflowers including the rare blooming California wide rose. After breakfast I hitched a ride back on the back of Barry's dirtbike. Ended up playing about 40 mins of tennis, singles, then spent the next 6 hours trimming 3 large oak trees. Lopping off all the undergrowth to lift the canopy off the ground and up about 6 feet. Lots of overhead lopping. Oak is a tough wood and tension and strength is key. Then dragging large branches into a big pile all the while on a steep hill. Good for strength and stamina.