Late morning at the park

 I went out to the park late this morning and ran 3.2 miles on the roads.

Fass Brewery 5K

 I drove back from San Antonio this afternoon and then went down to Conroe this evening to run the Fass Brewery 5K, for the 75th time.

Rare early morning run

 I have a trip today, so I ran 3.2 miles in town early this morning.  Early mornings are for racing or sleeping.

It is now biting horse fly season

 I ran 3.7 miles on the roads at the state park this evening.  The biting horse flies are now out.  A little late this year; usually they are out on May 1st and hang around until the end of July.

Another park road run

 I am so tempted to get back on the trails, but my back is no better.  Settled for a 3.3-mile road run at the park early this afternoon.

Four at the park

 It was hot this afternoon, so I waited until late to go to the park to run.  Ran 4 miles on the roads.

Mindy Moses Memorial 5K

 I ran the Mindy Moses Memorial 5K in Bellville this morning for the 5th straight year.  I never knew Mindy Moses, but over the last 5 years have met many of her family and friends.   She must have been a great person to be honored with a big race in a relatively small town.  I finished in 54:51 and was 3rd of 4 in the 70 and over age group.

Ran in town

 I saved the drive to the park this morning and ran in town.  Got in 3.6 miles.

Fass Brewery 5K

 I ran the Fass Brewery 5K social run in Conroe tonight and then had dinner with my daughter and son.

Rested today

 I rested today and felt a little better running this evening.  Still no relief from the back injection last Friday, but I got in 3.7 miles on the state park roads.

Starting to get hot

 After a relatively cool Spring, it is starting to get hot.  In the 90's today.  More yard work, a trip to city dump and then 3.6 miles on the roads at the park.

Yard work and run in town

 I had yard work to do today, but I took a break this afternoon and ran 3.6 miles in town.  I did receive a call from the doctor's office asking about my back, but they refused to come and help me with the yard work.

Waiting for relief

It has been 2 days since the injections in my back and I am still waiting for some relief.  The hard part is trying to get upright after bending over to tie my running shoes.  Once I start running, I am fairly comfortable, but slower than my normal slow.  Today was Mothers Day and we had visiting family.  I did not get out to the park until late this afternoon.  I got in 3.8 miles on the roads.  

Legacy of Courage 5K Trail Run

 I ran the new Legacy of Courage 5K Trail Run in Tomball at 7 am this morning.  Had to get up real early to get there on time.  The race was at a park only a couple miles from the place I got my back injections yesterday.  Checked my records.  This was the first race I ever ran in Tomball.  It was put on by an organization that raises funds to assist disabled veterans.  The course was out and back on a relatively flat trail that alternated between gravel, rocks, sand, roots and mud.  I took it easy and finished in 56:27.  I was the only one 70 and over, so I won first in my age group.  

MILESTONES REACHED:  Today I completed by 4th year of my current running streak (at least 1-mile per day) and 9 months and 10 days of running at least 3.1 miles per day.  Also, this was my 900th 5K race.  I have run a total of 1,456 races since I started on May 1, 1983.

Back injection day

 I had to be down in Tomball (just south of The Woodlands) at 9 am today for injections in my back.  I planned to run at midnight this morning, but decided just to get up real early to run just before leaving for the appointment.  However, I did not go to sleep until about 3:15 am.  So, I went to the appointment without running.  Got two painful injections and the instructions they gave me said no strenuous exercise for 24 hours.  I went home and took a nap until 3 pm.  Then, I went to the park did a non-strenuous 3.1-mile run.  No relief so far.  Maybe tomorrow.