Back is a little better

 My sore lower back is a little better.  I laid on a heating pad today and then worked out at the gym.  I made it out to the park later this afternoon and ran 4 miles, 3 on the trails and 1 on the roads.

Wet run

 I had a lot of family at the house today and did not get out to the park to run until late this evening.  I ran 3.8 miles, about half on the roads and half on the trails.  About half the entire run was in a heavy rain.

Snake number 1

 I had planned to drive south and run one of the park runs this morning, but with my back still hurting,  I decided not to.  I went to the park later this morning and ran 3.3 miles on the trails.  Saw my first snake of the season on the trail.  He (or she) was ahead of me on a board walk, but took off before I could figure out what kind of snake it was.

Woke up with back issue

 I woke up this morning with a very sore lower back, presumably from operating a stump grinder a couple days ago.  I made it to the park late this morning with a plan to run a minimum of 3.1 miles.  It eased up some after running for a while, so I ended up with 3.7 miles, all on the trails.

Fass Brewery 5K

 As usual for Thursday, I ran the Fass Brewery 5K social run in Conroe tonight.

Heavy yard work

 I spent all afternoon doing heavy yard work (i.e. operating a stump grinder).  I finally got to run at 4:30 this evening.  It was hard to get moving, but I ran 3.8 miles at the state park, about half on the roads and half on the trails.

Tuesday at the park

 I ran 4 miles at the park this evening, mostly on the trails.

Back to the park

 After a busy weekend, I went back to the state park this afternoon.  It was hard to get moving.  I ended up running 3.7 miles, all on the trails.

Bernhardt Wine 5K and Sunday Night 5K

 

I ran the Bernhardt Wine 5K in Plantersville at 10:30 this morning.  There were 566 finishers, so it was a rather large race.  Lots of good friends to visit with.  I finished in 49:15, but the course was only 2.9 miles, according to my GPS.  I kept running passed the finish line until I got in 3.1 miles, the full 5K distance.  The course was cross country, except for a short distance on gravel roads.  I was first of one in the 80 and over age group.  Later this afternoon, I drove down to The Woodlands and ran the Sunday Night 5K.  Finished in 51:19.

The Woodlands 10K

 I got up super early this morning to drive down to The Woodlands to run the 10K race, held in conjunction with The Woodlands Marathon and Half Marathon.  Even with the ongoing allergy problem, I felt okay.  I finished in 1:46:45, 7 minutes faster than last year.  I was 4th of 4 in the 75 and over age group.  I finished the month of February with a total of 105.2 miles.  It also marks 19 straight months of running at least 3.1 miles every day.

Waterway run

 I drove down to The Woodlands this morning to pick up my packet for tomorrow's The Woodlands Marathon 10K.  After picking up my packet at the Expo and visiting with a few friends, I ran 3.1 miles on the waterway, even passing the finish line for tomorrow's race.  My allergies are acting up again and I feel lousy.  And, I am not looking forward to getting up at 4:30 in the morning.

Fass Brewery 5K

 I ran the Fass Brewery 5K social run in Conroe tonight.

Warm and dry for February

 It has been unusually warm and dry for February.  About 80 again today and so dry, we are under a burn ban again.  Good running weather, though.  I ran 4.1 miles at the state park this afternoon, mostly on the trails.

Group run at the park

 As usual for Tuesday, I met up with the group at the park this evening.  Ran 3.5 miles, mostly on the trails.

Monday

Monday, the start of a new week with a busy race weekend coming up.   I ran 3.6 miles at the state park this afternoon, mostly on the trails.