Caprock 5K

For the third year in a row, I ran the Caprock 5K in College Station this morning.  The weather was clear and a little cool.  They had chip timing, but the race results were so screwed up they cancelled the award ceremony.  When I left, the results showed that I was 2nd of 2 in the 70 and over age group, with a time of 41:39.  The results posted online later today shows that I was 5th of 5 in the 70 and over age group.  I am not sure what the correct results are.  In any case, it was my 983rd race.

Track

Since it is Friday and I have a couple races this weekend, I rested up with a mile run at the track.

More trails now open at the park

More trails have been reopened at the state park, but this evening, I opted to run 3 miles on the park roads.  Two 5K's coming up this weekend.

Campus run

I wanted to check out the road construction on the campus today, so I ran a 2-mile loop around the campus.  I survived the traffic.

2,900

Minor milestone.  Today was my 2,900th consecutive day of running.  After Iron Works, I met up with the group at the park and ran 3 miles on the park roads.

Trails

I went back to the park this evening after Iron Works and ran 2.5 miles on the trails.

Texas 10 Series 10 Miler, Huntsville

I ran the Texas 10 Series 10 Miler here in Huntsville at 7 this morning.  It is billed as the toughest 10 miler in Texas.  The heat and humidity was as challenging as the hills.  With the hip problem, I did not expect a good time.  I ran every step, but ever so slowly.  I finished in 2:29:38, my slowest of 27 Texas 10 Series 10 mile races.  I was the oldest runner in the race and was 4th of 4 in the 70 and over age group.  While the hip was somewhat painful, it held up for the distance.

Woodforest Charity 5K

I ran the Woodforest Charity 5K in Conroe this morning.  Warm and humid, but a very flat course through downtown Conroe and some neighborhoods.  I finished in 40:29 and was 3rd of 4 in the 70 and over age group.

Friday laps

I went to the track this morning and ran laps.  Resting up for the weekend.

Tapering

With a 5K on Saturday and 10-miler on Sunday, I decided to taper a bit.  I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 2 miles on the park roads.

Veterans Memorial Parkway Run

After Iron Works this evening, I ran 5 miles on the sidewalk along hilly Veterans Memorial Parkway.  Rather warm, low 90's with a heat index of over 100.  Two races coming up this weekend, 5K on Saturday and a 10-miler on Sunday.

First group run at the park since the hurricane

Our group met at the park this evening for the first time since the hurricane.  There are still only a few trails open.  I ran 2.6 miles.

Park roads

It rained off and on today.  First rain since Hurricane Harvey.  After Iron Works this evening, I went to the park to run trails.  After getting there, I decided to run park roads.  Ran 3 miles.  The only car that passed me was a park police officer.  I thought he would give me a speeding ticket, but no such luck.

Running of the Bulls 5K

I ran the Running of the Bulls 5K at NRG Stadium in Houston this morning.  Hot and humid.  I finished in 42:27, which placed me 7 of 11 in the 70 and over age group.  This was my 980th race.

Back to the park

I went back to the park about noon today to run trails.  I have a 5K in the morning, so no long run today, anyway.  Instead of running trails, I just ran 2 miles on the park roads.  Running streak day 2,890.

Park is open again

Huntsville State Park reopened today, but most of the trails are still closed due to fallen tree and bridges.  I did go out there this afternoon and ran 2.6 miles on an open trail.  The trail is pretty rough, with new erosion and exposed roots and small branches on the trail.

Another avenues run

From the track, I ran 2 hilly miles in the avenues.  During the run, I got bit 3 times by horse flies.  Usually, that occurs at the park in the early summer.  What's going on?

Loop around town

I checked earlier today and the state park is tentatively scheduled to reopen this Friday.  In the meantime, I ran a 5.4-mile loop on the streets around town this evening.  With the students in town, heavy traffic and so many streets under construction, not getting run over is a challenge.  This was running streak day 2,887.

Enjoying this cooler weather

This 80's temperature is great for running.  Not a drop of rain since the hurricane a couple weeks ago.  We seem to get too much or none.  I ran an unplanned route from the track this evening.  Across town and around the park on 7th street.  Relatively flat.  Turned out to be 2.6 miles.

Early run

I had to go to The Woodlands this evening for dinner with family, so I went to Iron Works and then out for a run earlier than normal.  I ran an unplanned route around town and the campus.  It turned out to be 2.1 miles.

A couple miles around the campus

This afternoon, I ran 2 miles on the streets around the campus.  There does not seem to be much progress in the road construction.  But surely they will have it completed before our Huntsville Half Marathon on October 28.

Gruene Hall 10K

I ran laps at the track Friday morning and then drove over to New Braunels (north of San Antonio) to run my 7th straight Gruene Hall 10K this morning.  Clear and cool weather, around 70 degrees.  Very comfortable.  I finished in 1:26:13, about 5 minutes slower than my normal.  Because of the hip issue, I took it easy and I stopped once to remove a rock from my shoe.  I was relieved that I did not get sharp pains in the hip.  I was the only runner in the 75-79 age group, so I got first.

Tapering

I guess you can call it tapering.  With a 10K on Saturday, I ran 2 miles in the hilly avenues this evening.  My last 27 races have been 5K's, so the 10K will be a test for my sore hip.

Longer road run

I have a 10K coming up this Saturday, so I need to test the hip.  I ran an unplanned course from the track, which included a loop through my old sub-division.  The course turned out to be 4.9 miles.  The hip held up okay, but not without some pain.  A cool front came through last night and the temperature this evening was in the low 80's.

Park is still closed

Huntsville State Park is still closed due to the hurricane, so no trails today.  After Iron Works, I ran 2 miles around the campus.  Lots of traffic.

Labor Day 5K

This morning, I ran our club's Labor Day 5K in the hilly Spring Lake Sub-division.  Finished in 41:54.

Sunday Night 5K

I ran laps at the track Friday morning and then drove up to Wylie (northeast of Dallas) for a weekend family visit.  I got in a run in the neighborhood Saturday and then drove back to Huntsville this afternoon.  Then, I drove down to The Woodlands for the Sunday Night 5K.  Jon Walk and I ran together and we both finished in 39:26.  It was my 977th race and 2,877th consecutive day of running.