Fass Brewery 5K

 It was in the low 40's in Conroe tonight for the Fass 5K social run.  At least, it was not raining.

Run in town

 With the state park closed today, I ran 3.6 miles in town.

Last run at the park before it closes

 The state park is closing for a few days for squirrel hunting, as it does every year about this time.  I went to the park early this afternoon and ran 3.9 miles, mostly on the trails. 

Back to the park

 After four straight days of running races, I returned to the state park late this morning.  Low 40's and a light drizzle.  The camping area was almost empty and I saw only one other person on the trails.  I ran one mile on the roads and 2.7 on the trails.

Leftover Turkey 5K and Holiday Showdown 5K

 Yesterday (Saturday), I ran our club's hilly Leftover Turkey 5K here in Huntsville.  I finished in 54:40 and was first of one in the 80 and over age group.  After the race, I drove up to Tyler for a visit with family and to run the Holiday Showdown 5K this morning.  Cold -35F.  I finished in 53:23 and was first of one in the 80 and over age group.  That's 68 races so far this year.  For the month of November, I ran 110.7 miles (average 3.69 per day).  November also marks 16 months of running at least 3.1 every day.

MC3 Hash Run

 I went back down to The Woodlands this morning to run the MC3 Hash Run.  It is a race designed to get you off course.  There are about 12 intersections with arrows pointing both ways.  If you go the  wrong way, there will be a sign telling you that you went the wrong way.  If you never make any wrong turns, the distance is less than 3 miles.  I made 3 wrong turns and finished in about 60 minutes.  My distance was 3.15 miles.  The MC3 stands for Montgomery County Triple.  The Hash Run was part of a 3-race series during Thanksgiving week.

Run Thru the Woods 5-Miler

 

I ran the Run Thru the Woods 5-Miler in The Woodlands this morning - for the 24th straight year.  I finished in 1:29:54, about a minute slower than last year.  My GPS shows the course to be 5.17 miles.  I was 2nd place of 2 in the 80 and over age group.

Resting up for Thanksgiving

Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I always run the 5-miler in The Woodlands, I rested up today.  I went to the park about noon and ran an easy 3.3 miles on the roads and trails.

Stayed on the roads

 I stayed on the roads at the park this evening.  Ran 3.8 miles.

Before the storm

 It was suppose to storm all afternoon, so I went into town this morning and ran 3.2 miles.  Most of the heavy storm this afternoon missed Huntsville, but we did get a little rain.

Crowded park

 The state park was very crowded this afternoon when I went there to run.  I guess that is expected for Thanksgiving week.  I got in 5 miles, mostly on the trails.

Spindle Tree 5K Park Run

 I ran the Spindle Tree 5K Park Run in Magnolia this morning and finished in a disappointing 52:58.  This was my 50th parkrun.  Parkruns are free 5K races put on by the British worldwide.  There are 3 in the Houston area.  My first parkrun was in The Woodlands along the waterway, just before COVID.  They were all suspended for COVID.  That particular parkrun was brought back at Spindle Tree.  So, today was Spindle Tree number 49.

Roads/trails

 I went to the park early this afternoon and ran 3.5 miles on the roads and trails.  What I have been doing for a month or so is parking in a certain spot and running one half mile to a trail head, running trails and then the half-mile on the road back to my parking spot.  So, if I post a road/trail run, it usually means one mile on the roads and the rest on the trails.  When you streak, you have to change up your routine once in a while.

Fass 5K

 After having a doctor's appointment in Conroe this morning, I went back down tonight and ran the Fass 5K.

Mostly trails

 I got in 4.7 miles at the park early this afternoon, 3.7 on the trails and 1.0 on the roads.