I got to the park later this morning than I had planned. It was hot and my hamstrings were hurting. I resisted the temptation to run trails and ran 5 miles on the park roads, instead. The heat index was well over 100 and I was soaked with sweat by the time I finished.
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About Me
- Streaker
- Retired from the Army in 1984 and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in 2005. Current age: 83. Began running in 1961 and racing in 1983. Completed over 1,400 races, to include 101 marathons or ultra-marathons and 106 half marathons. My normal running place is Huntsville State Park. I am a STREAKER, meaning that I run every day. Member of the U.S. Running Streak Association, Seven Hills Running Club in Huntsville, Texas, Lufkin Area Pace Setters (LAPS) and the Fass Run Club in Conroe, Author of the book, How to Put on a Road Race.
Running Streaks
- 5/11/2021 - Present
- 10/19/2009 - 4/28/2021 (4, 210 days)
- 12/28/2002 - 10/14/2009 (2,483 days)
- 12/30/1997 - 12/14/2002 (1,811 days)
- 1/1/1992 - 8/22/1993 (600 days)
Race Streaks
- Polish Pickle 5K - 28
- Stu's Country Mile 5K - 28
- Run Thru The Woods 5 Miler - 22
- Huntsville Half or Quarter Marathon - 10
Personal Records
- 1 Mile 6:54 (6/87)
- 5K 23:45 (5/87)
- 4 Miles 36:36 (7/84)
- 8K 40:46 (9/87)
- 5 Miles 41:42 (12/87)
- 10 Miles 1:25:16 (10/88)
- 10K 49:49 (11/87)
- 20K 1:46:25 (10/88)
- Half Marathon 1:56:18 (10/88)
- 25K 2:31:00 (11/95)
- Marathon 4:23:07 (1/93)
- 50K 6:33:25 (12/99)
- 50 Miles 15:16:27 (2/11)
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August
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- Squeezed in a Run
- Nursing the Foot
- Road Run
- Run and Ice
- Falling Apart
- Woke Up to High Temperatures
- Woke Up to the Sound of Rain
- Marathon Changes
- Maybe I'm Getting Use to the Heat
- Now, a Knee Issue
- Double Digits, Finally
- Heat Wave 5K
- Fishing at the Park
- Run in the Rain
- Easy Day
- Another 5
- Seemed Cooler
- 5 Miles
- Blues Capital of Texas 5K
- Trip to Lufkin
- Cooler Weather Must be Near
- Continuing Hamstring Saga
- Lots of Sand on the Trails
- Later Run
- Sunday Night 5K
- Late Run
- Finding Jesus
- Hot
- When are they going to get better?
- Trails-Roads
- Clearing Woods
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