Mindy Moses 5K

 I got up early this morning and drove to Bellville to run the Mindy Moses 5K for the 6th straight year.  Nice town and good race.  Always get to see some good running friends there.  The course is hilly and some of the streets are pretty rough.  My goal was to stay upright and not open the entry point for my procedure on Wednesday.  Still feel weak, but I managed to finish.  Slow 57:17 (4th in the 65 and older age group).

Another short run

I went to the park this afternoon and ran 1.6 miles on the roads.  Hopefully, I can get back to a normal running schedule tomorrow.  No more surgeries scheduled or anticipated.

Broke the 3.1 streak

 In accordance with the doctor's instructions, I did nothing all day.  Maybe it was the two heart procedures one week  apart, but I felt  weak.  I went into town this evening and ran 1.2 miles.  That's it for  the day.  The minimum distance for the Running Streak International is 1 mile.  I have run at least 3.1 miles every day for 21 months and 13 days - until today.

Split run and surgery

 Having surgery scheduled today, I ran at midnight this morning.  Decided to run 1.1 miles at the track.  I went back into town later this morning and ran another 2.2 miles for a total of 3.3.  Early  this afternoon, I drove down to Tomball for another heart procedure.  They went up through my upper leg and inserted a sensor near my heart.  It will give the doctor a daily reading of fluid on my heart to help avoid congestive heart failure.  With a lot of waiting time for surgery and an hour and a half in recovery, it was nearly 8 tonight before I got out of the surgery center.  Cannot do anything for 24 hours.  We will see about the streak after that.

Park roads again

 Stayed on the roads at the park again today.  3.5 miles.

Tempted to get on the trails

 I went to the park this Monday afternoon and was tempted to get on the trails.  However, I stayed on the park roads and got in 3.6 miles.

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.