The Long Run

3.63 mi 00:32 08:53 pace

6.23 mi 00:56 09:03 pace

6.13 mi, 54:53, 8:57 pace

Back home after two days of driving and just over a week away.  Fun visit up north to see family.

Run felt long this morning, but ran into Joe and ran with him for a bit which helped.

4.32 miles, 37:53, 8:46 pace

Where does the time go?  I've been running, although last week was sparse while traveling on vacation.  Ran today and yesterday, as well as two days last week.

Hot, low 80's and sticky but felt like I got a little in at just over 4 miles. Time to get back on track!

Despite the hot and humidness, still a beautiful morning to run.

7.18 mi, 1:04:52, 9:02 pace

Getting back into routine.  Around the neighborhood, out past golf course to Trinity Blvd and then back home.  Very slight breeze to cut the heat, so not bad at all.

13.03 mi, 2:05:59, 9:40 avg

Met Joe at Longleaf just after 5:30 and set out at an easy pace.  My hip flexor had been bothering me slightly this past week but felt good at first, but after a few miles it felt like I just couldn't move my legs that fast and stayed in the 9:00s. 

Just inside Starkey park I told Joe to go ahead.  I walked a bit, then ran, so run-walked the 7th mile to the parking area.  Waited there a bit and thought about getting a ride home, but the run-walking felt ok.

So, managed to make the run back and then run a little farther to make 13.  Stretched a few times and feel ok.  I've been skipping too many core exercise routines and I think it's starting to catch up on me.  Being out a little too late last night didn't help either!

7.28 mi, 1:04:31, 8:51 avg

Hot and sticky morning run, felt a bit draggy for the first couple of miles, then it was ok.  Neighborhood route with a trip down through the c-shaped gate first before going to Trinity Blvd.

PM - 1.01 mi, 9:30, 9:26 avg

Quick evening run with the boys.

7.04 mi, 56:11, 7:58 avg

Ran with the Striders at the Y.  Plan was to just survive between the humidity and the not so great hip flexor.  But, both of those things became non-issues after the first mile.  Had a pretty good run with one of the miles at 7:11.

6.22 mi, 53:36, 8:37 avg

Ran in the neighborhood, aout 6:45am start.  Slighlty cooler than yesterday (still fairly high heat index).  Nice skies and clouds to look at.  Listened to music a little bit before it died on me.

5.34 mi, 44:55, 8:25 avg

Treadmill run, Ft. Worth downtown Hilton.

Struggled a bit for a while but finished strong.

6.07 mi, 51:09, 8:25 avg

Neighborhood run, not too hot this morning, hint of cool (if you use your imagination).  Felt a bit tired for a while but picked up the last mile to  7:06

18.03 mi, 2:35:15, 8:36 avg

Started from Longleaf at 5:30, but without my usual group.  Ran to Diane's house and met up with the others, did 10 miles with them into Starkey and back and then ran to Longleaf by myself with a little extra to get to 18.  Last two miles about 7:40 pace.  Much better run than last weekend!

Sat with Keith, Victoria, Jammie, and Jorge after the run for a quick cup of coffee.

7.31 mi, 1:02:28, 8:32 avg

Simple run in the neighborhood and about a mile on the Trinity Blvd grassy shoulder.  Much better feeling than the runs at the end of last week when I was getting a very run down feeling about 5  or 6 miles in.  Felt good throughought the run today.

Weather - hot and humid, less wash to do, no shirts.

8.12 mi, 1:03:28, 7:48 avg

Ran at the Y with the Striders.  Did three tempo intervals, about 0.62 each, first attempt in a while.  Second one felt really good but third one was slowed down by traffic and speed bumps but good feeling effort.

Weather was noticeably cooler and/or I'm getting used to it.   Must have been below 75 degrees, that's when I notice it the most.

9.13 mi, 1:17:29, 8:29 avg

Slightly extended neighborhood run with a short out and back on the grass along Trinity Blvd.  Started out feeling coolish.  Pretty good run overall.

9.13 mi, 1:13:04, 8:00 avg

5:30 am run at Longleaf with the Striders.  First 6 miles were mostly easy, then did last three at 7:24, 7:17, 7:06

Extra hot and sticky this morning.  Had ideas of doing more of a tempo run but ended up modifying for conditions.  Great morning sky on return trip.

8.04 mi, 1:07:16, 8:21 avg

Loop through neighborhood, over past golf course to Trinity Blvd and back.  Hot and humid but had a pretty good pace and felt reasonably good.  A perfectly ok run to have.

Looks like I made my goal of hitting 40 miles by Friday also!

14.53 mi, 2:08:10, 8:49 avg

Went up to Brooksville with Renee and Cynthia.  Temps were just a little cooler there and most of the course is shaded.  Took it easy until the last few miles.

The last section is around a small lake, Renee skipped that so she could run down the road to where our cooler was.  I finished the usual course then ran to where Renee was supposed to be and eventually saw her.  I had never run that way before and there were a few pretty big hills.  I kept going to the cooler, grabbed a cold water then headed back to the parking lot.  Ended up with about a mile and a half more than I had planned.

It was a nice change of scenery, I think the last time here was in April.

10.72 mi,  , 8:22 avg

Met Joe at Longleaf at 6:25.  Didn't see Jason or Beka who were probably going to be there so we started out a bit after 6:30. Ran into Jason who was finishing up his first half, so we headed back and then out again.

Joe turned around at 4 miles, then Jason, Brian and I ran into the park a bit before turning around.

Felt like I was going faster than we really were but kept a slightly quicker pace than yesterday.   Legs were a little tired starting out after yesterday's hills but ended up feeling great at the end.

7.1 mi, 58:55, 8:17 avg

Ran at the Y with the Striders.  Over 81 degrees at the start.  Heard some thunder when I first woke and secretly wished it would be too much to run in but it was a very small system and quickly passed.  Very muggy and felt sluggish at first.  Ran with Michelle H. for the second half which helped a lot and ended up feeling pretty good the last few miles.

9.04 mi, 1:17:42, 8:35 avg

Did a loop around the neighborhood, then out past the golf course and a bit out and back on Trinity Blvd.  Reasonable weather although I started a little later than ideal.

10.08 mi, 1:22:53, 8:13

Ran at Longleaf with the Striders at 5:30.

Easy paced start until about 3 miles.  No tempo run but progressed a little bit faster and did two of the miles at 7:11.  But most of the miles felt faster than they really were.  It was nicer this morning, maybe down to 74 or 75.

I saw Joe M. this morning who helped me out last night, made sure to thank him for my help. He's the service manager for a local HVAC company, Ierna's.  Made sure I was taken care of when I put in a service call last night about 9:00.  AC went out, condenser unit wasn't turning out, turned out it was a blown capacitor, and was a quick fix.  Big relief to get the AC back on so quickly without having a huge repair bill.