Legacy of Courage 5K - Completion of 5-year streak

 I set my alarm for 5:30 this morning to drive down to Houston to run the Legacy of Courage 5K at 8.  It did not go off and I woke up at 7:40.  Since they were also having a half marathon, I figured I could get there, start and finish before the half marathon was over.  So, I made the hour and ten minute drive down to Houston and got there a little after 9.  The parking lot was at least a half mile from the race.  Picked up my bib and they let me start late.  The course was partly roads, cross country and technical trail.  I finished in 54:14 and was first of one in the 80 and over age group.  Today, I completed 5 years on my current running streak.  During this 5 years, I ran a total of 6,402.4 miles or an average of 3.5 per day  I ran 352 races, an average of 70 per year.  Kept it going through 2 back surgeries and 2 heart procedures.

Not normally at the park on Saturday

 No race today.  Instead, I went to the park early this afternoon and ran 3.4 miles on the roads. Lots of traffic and campers.

Stayed on the roads at the park

 I stayed on the roads at the park this afternoon.  Got in 3.2 miles.

Got it done

 Late this afternoon, I went to the park to see if I could run and get in at least one mile.  It was painful and gimpy, but I kept going and ran 3.1 miles on the park roads.  I checked for bleeding a couple times, but there was none.  Three more runs to reach 5 years on my current streak.

Surgery day

 I ran 3.2 miles at the track at midnight this morning.  After a little sleep, I went down to Tomball later this morning for ablation surgery to fix a flutter in my heart, which maybe part of the congestive heart failure problem.  I got back to Huntsville at 3 this afternoon.  Cannot do anything for 24 hours.

Tuesday run

 I got busy with a project last night and forgot to blog.  Ran 3.5 miles at the park, mostly on the trails.

Back to the trails

 It has been nearly a week since I ran on the trails at the state park.  Went out late this afternoon and ran 4 miles, 3 on the trails and 1 on the roads.

Sunday Night 5K

 As usual for the first Sunday of each month, I went to The Woodlands this evening and ran the Sunday Night 5K.  Finished in 53:41.  This was my 172nd time for running this race.

Spindle Tree Park Run 5K

 I ran the Spindle Tree Park Run 5K in Magnolia this morning.  Finished in 52:42.  Cool temperature after the rain yesterday.

Rain all day

 The forecast was for rain all day.  The rain was light late this morning, so I went to the park and ran 3.2 miles on the roads (without my defib vest).

Fass Brewery Run

 I ran 1.3 miles in town this morning and then drove down to Conroe this evening and ran another 2 miles at the Fass Brewery Run, for a total of 3.3 miles for the day.  That gives me 104.4 miles for the month of April and 435.5 miles for the first 4 months of 2026.

Felt normal

 I seemed to feel normal today and ran 3.8 miles at the state park this afternoon, mostly on the trails.

Felt a little better today

 I felt a little better today and ran 3.5 miles, all on the trails.

Pretty much like yesterday

 I still did not feel well today, but the streak goes on.  I ran 3.3 miles at the park this afternoon, mostly on the trails.

Got in a run, anyway

 I did not feel well today, but went to the park late this afternoon and ran, anyway; 3.2 miles, mostly on the trails.

Spring Fling 5K

 I ran our club's annual Spring Fling 5K in the very hilly Elkins Lake Sub-division this morning.  I finished in 58:13, about 1 minute slower than last year.