Thursday, June 18, 2026

Two runs

 I ran 2 miles in town late this morning and then another 2 miles in Conroe tonight at the Fass Brewery Run.  4 miles total.  In between the runs, I had an appointment for an echo exam of my heart to determine if it has improved over the 35% from 3 months ago.  I will not get the results until my appointment with the cardiologist on June 29.  In the meantime, I am stuck with wearing the  darn defib vest.

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Roads, again

 I went to the park in the middle of the afternoon when it was good and hot and ran 3.6 miles, all on the park roads.

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Stayed on the roads

 With the huge biting horse flies out in force on the trails this week, I stayed on the roads at the park today.  Still no guarantee of not being attacked, but less likely than on the trails.  I got in 3.8 miles.

Monday, June 15, 2026

Got attacked on the trail

Lots of rain last night.  I started running on the roads at the park this afternoon.  Hopped on the trails and was soon attacked by huge biting horse flies.  Their biting season is normally May thru July.  Have not encountered any this year - until today.  Maybe the rain stirred them up.  I think I fought off 10 or so of them.  I got back on the roads as soon as I could and finished up 3.5 miles.

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Beat the afternoon storm

 I went to the park right after church today to beat the expected storm.  Got in 3.6 miles, mostly on the trails.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

June Bug 5K

 I ran our club's annual June Bug 5K in the Spring Lake Sub-division in Huntsville this morning.  Hot, humid and hilly.  Finished in a slow 58:38.

Friday, June 12, 2026

Roads and trails

 I made it out to the park early this afternoon and ran 3.3 miles on the roads and trails.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Millican Summer Series Race 2

 I skipped Race 1 two weeks ago, but I went to Millican this evening and ran Race 2 of the Millican Summer Series 5K Trail Run.  As usual, the course was a little long according to my GPS.  Hot and humid.  Very technical course with lot of up and down embankments.  Was worried about my leg collapsing going down the steep hills, so I took it easy and I stayed upright the entire course.  Finished in 1:09:50.

Hot and humid

 As expected for this time of the year, it is getting hot (90's) and humid.  I went to the park in the middle of the afternoon and ran 3.5 miles, mostly on the trails.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Stayed upright

 I made it out to the park this afternoon and ran 3.4 miles, half on the roads and half on the trails.  My left leg was a little sore, but my right knee was okay.  No falls.

Monday, June 8, 2026

Fall on the trails

 I went to the park this afternoon and ran 4.1 miles, mostly on the trails.  While going down a hill near the end of the trail segment of the run, my left leg collapsed and I fell.  No cuts, but I got dirty and twisted my right knee.  Hopefully, I will be okay for tomorrow.

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Sunday Night 5K

 I ran the Sunday Night 5K in The Woodlands tonight for the 173rd time.  Finished in 55:38.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Run Through the Pines 5K

 I ran the Run Through the Pines 5K at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation, east of Livingston, this morning.  Hilly course on the asphalt roads through the reservation.  Nice race.  My first at the reservation since 2016.  I finished in 55:40 and was first of one in the 60 and over age group.

Friday, June 5, 2026

Friday at the park

 I made it out to the park late this morning and ran 3.4 miles, mostly on the trails.

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Fass Brewery Run

 I ran 2 miles in town in Huntsville early this afternoon before going down to Conroe tonight.  Ran another 2 miles at the Fass Brewery Run.  Total 4 miles for the day.

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Global Running Day

 As usual for Global Running Day, I went down to The Woodlands this evening to run.  They have three separate organized runs along the waterway.  So, I showed up at Fleet Feet and found that they moved their run to tomorrow.  So, I ran the 5K course by myself.  Saw a lot of good friends running the waterway with the other two groups.

Dodged the storm

 I went to the park late this afternoon with storms coming through the area.  Got in 3.6 miles, mostly on the trails.