Fortunately, it started raining this weekend, and the smoke has been beaten down quite a bit. I was able to do both Monday and Tuesday runs outside this week, and today I did a little biking. I think (I hope) that the fire is no longer going to be an issue.

I think the persistence is mostly because I, you know, like running. It's something I want to do! And I know that if I want to meet my goal for the Thirsty Thirteen (beating my time from three years ago) I have to train.