faster with age

     Couldn't get out until after dark. The moon was just large enough to give off some light. My hammy was doing alright so I ran up by the reservoir and went 8 miles. I was able to run on the dirt roads without light. Things had cooled off a bit so it was a nice run. My hamstring still had a little discomfort at the end but not bad. 8:20 AP

     I have a field of new alfalfa I just planted and in this heat it requires a lot of watering for the first 3 weeks. For the past 2 weeks I have been moving the pipe on the field 4 times a day starting at 5:30 am through the day then going out about 1:00 am to shut it off after the last set. Moving the pipe takes about an hour and a half each time and is a lot of work. It seems to make my hamstring sore and is probably slowing the healing process. My lack of sleep probably isn't helping either. I was planning a bike ride right after moving pipe this morning while it was still cool but I was dragging so bad with 0 energy that I took a nap for a couple of hours. I was surprised at the difference in how I felt afterward and after my next pipe moving session I got out for a 20 mile mt bike ride in 96 deg temps but actually had good energy and a good ride. Amazing what a little sleep can do.

     My wife's father passed away. We caught a plane for Pennsylvania this morning. 

     Today we took a ride up to the Pennsylvania farm house which is about a 50 min drive from my wife's parents home in Milford. There is a 2.5 mile loop that is one of my favorite places to run. It is a hilly dirt road through the woods and I ran it 3 times then added a little to make it 8 miles. My hammy /glute is feeling a lot better but not totally better so I'm still keeping the pace easy.

     Back at the home in Milford today I took off in the rain that had been falling all morning. It was actually a nice time to run because it has been quite hot with high humidity the last few days. I just left without anything specific about where or how far I would run. About 1 1/2 miles from the house I found a nice single track trail that went up to the Milford Knob lookout. It was about a 500 ft climb in 1 1/2 miles but very nice and runnable all but 1/4 mile that was too  steep.Then, after running back down that trail, I found a gravel bike path that followed the Delaware river and ran that quite a ways. I saw a nice 10 point [eastern count] whitetail buck that must have been quite tame because he didn't move until I was15 feet from him then didn't act to worried. I stopped and though I might even be able to get him to come to me but he slowly wandered off. He was near some homes with huge yards surrounded by woods. I continued exploring and the miles added up until I had gone 12 by the time I got home. That was probably a bit farther than I should have got because my butt/hammy was a bit sore the rest of the day but it sure was an enjoyable run. The rain came down hard a few times but was mostly very light.

      We attended the funeral today