Texas 10 Series Huntsville

I ran the Texas 10 Series 10-miler in Huntsville this morning.  The temperature was around 70, but the humidity was high.  My socks and shoes were completely soaked in sweat.  The course was two 5-mile loops, mostly around the campus.  The hills were the worst possible in Huntsville.  I was tempted to walk some of the hills, but I ran the entire distance, although slow.  The results have not been posted, but my time was about 1:31:00, my personal worst for a Texas 10 Series race.  I was 3rd of 3 in the 70 and over age group.

Short Saturday run

With a 10-mile race tomorrow, I ran a 1.3-mile loop from the track this morning.

Long day

I got up real early this morning and dropped off my son at Houston Intercontinental at 4:30 a.m.  Just as soon as I got on the toll road to head back to Huntsville, I got a low tire warning light.  The left rear tire was at 31 pounds of pressure.  I kept watching the warning and it kept dropping.  I made it to the Discount Tire store parking lot on I-45 south of The Woodlands.  By that time, it was down to 9 pounds.  Found that the store did not open until 8 a.m..  It took me a while to find where the jack was hidden in the truck and how to remove the spare tire from up under the truck.  I finally got the flat tire off and the spare on.  I took a long nap when I got back to Huntsville.  I spent much of the afternoon running errands, including getting the flat tire fixed at the local Discount Tire.  Later this afternoon, I went to the park and ran 3 miles on the trails.

Cooler weather

After so much hot weather, today's temperature in the 70's felt good.  I took my visiting son to Iron Works and to the park this evening to meet up with the group.  We ran 2.5 miles on the trails.  I am driving him to the airport in Houston tomorrow at 3:30 a.m.  Normally, I only get up early for races.

Hectic week continues

I had a house full of visiting family today, but I slipped out this afternoon between storms to go run at the park.  A quarter mile into my trail run, the lightening started getting close, so I took a shortcut back to my truck.  I completed 1.3 miles.  I did not get struck by lightening, but did get a little wet.

Back from Wylie

I ran laps this morning at the track and then drove to Wylie (northeast of Dallas) for a family thing.  Just got home at 11:30 p.m.

Busy Monday

Yesterday was busy and I had family coming in for a visit.  It was after 1 a.m. this morning before I got home from the airport.  I did squeeze in a 2.4-mile trail run yesterday.

Late Sunday run at the park

I did some plumbing work at my son's place this afternoon after church and did not get around to running until late afternoon.  Ran 3 miles on the trails at the park.

Woodforest Charity 10K

I made the easy 30-minute drive down to Conroe to run the Woodforest Charity 10K this morning.  Flat course around downtown Conroe and a big complicated loop through some neighborhoods.   The forecast called for a good chance of thunderstorms.  Instead, it was 80 degrees and about 100% humidity.  That's three 10K's in a row with hot and humid conditions.  I finished in 1:32:33, 20 seconds faster than my 10K last Sunday.  I was one of one in the 70 and over age group.  In the photo, my good streaker friend, Vincent Attanucci of The Woodlands, is standing by as I finished.  His streak is nearing 16 years.  The race today was my 48th for the year.

Laps

With a 10K in the morning, I ran laps at the track today.

Routine

Today was routine for Thursday; 2.5 miles on the trails at the park.

3 at the park

After am early afternoon workout at Iron Works, I ran 3 miles on the trails at the park.

Back to the park

A regular Tuesday at the park with the group.  I ran 2.5 miles on the trails.  Ready for cooler weather.  Today was 8 years and 11 months on my current running streak.

Breaking spider webs

I went out to the park this afternoon and ran 2.4 miles on the trails.  I broke a lot of spider webs across the trails.  I suppose I need to follow some bikers next time.

Toughest 10K Kemah

I got up at 4:15 this morning to drive down to Kemah (Texas coast) to run the Toughest 10K Kemah this morning.  The course includes running up and down the big bridge, twice.  It was sunny and about 80 degrees, but the humidity was 97 percent.  I ran every step up and down the bridge, but the humidity was miserable.  I finished in 1:32:53 and was 5th of 6 in the 75-79 age group.  There were about 2,000 runners in the race.  Had a great time.  Got to visit with a lot of good friends.

Short Saturday run

Since I have a 10K race tomorrow, I went out to the park this morning and ran 1.3 miles on the trails.  Then yard work and a football game tonight.

Early run

It was not raining late this morning and I was not sure what the weather would be like this afternoon, so I went out to the park and ran 2.4 miles on the trails.  The trails that I ran were in good shape despite all the rain; no mud.

On the road again

We have had so much rain, the trails are getting muddy in places.  I met the group at the park this evening and ran 3 miles on the park roads.

Park roads

I worked on my the brakes on my son's pickup much of the day.  I use to enjoy mechanical work, but now it is a pain.  Got em fixed, anyway. Afterwards, I worked out at Iron Works and then ran 2 miles on the park roads, most of it in a heavy rain.

More rain

After so many weeks of dry weather, we are finally getting some rain.  However, no rain for our group run this evening.  Got in 2.5 miles on the trails.

Early trail run

It was suppose to rain later this afternoon, so I worked out at Iron Works and went to the park to run after lunch.  I ran 2.4 miles on the trails, the last mile and a half in a light rain.

Sports day

After church and lunch, I went to the park and ran 2.4 miles on the trails.  Then, NFL and MLB the rest of the day.

Gruene 10K

I ran 1-mile+ yesterday on Veterans Memorial Parkway and then headed for New Braunfels (180+ miles) to run the Gruene 10K this morning.  There was lots of rain on the way over, but no rain during the race this morning.  However, it was unusually humid for the race and about 90 degrees.  I finished in 1:30:48, much slower than I expected.  It must have the humidity.  The race results were screwed up at the race and they cancelled the award ceremony.  The results were finally posted this evening.  I was first in the 75-79 age group.  Yes, I was the only one.  This was my 8th consecutive year for running this race.

Stormy weather

I drove through heavy rain this evening to get to the park.  There was no rain at the park, but it was lightning when I started my run on the trails.  Since I ran long yesterday, I cut my run to 1.4 miles to avoid getting caught in a lightning storm.

Another 7

I went out to the park at 1:30 this afternoon and ran 7 miles on the trails.  The temperature was in the high 90's; thank goodness for Camelbak's.  By the way, this is my 3,500th post since I started blogging in 2008.  Since this blog is part of my motivation system, it has been worth it for me.  I just feel sorry for anyone who has tried to read them all.

Tuesday at the park

Regular Tuesday at the park.  I ran 2.5 miles on the trails, the last half mile in rain.

Labor Day 5K

I ran the Labor Day 5K this morning at the Spring Lake Sub-division here in Huntsville.  I finished in 41:00.  As I recall, that 2+ minutes faster than the last race on this course.  In any case, it was my 45th race this year.

Sunday Night 5K

I drove through heavy rain in Conroe and The Woodlands this evening to get to the Sunday Night 5K in The Woodlands.  However, it stopped in time for the race.  I finished in 40:16.

PC in the shop

This is first post since last Tuesday.  All is okay, but my PC has been in the shop for repair.  In fact, it is still there.  Luckily, I saved my old PC and I got it going today.  Since Tuesday, I have run trails at the park every day.
Wednesday - 3 miles
Thursday - 5 miles
Friday - 2.4 miles
Saturday (today) - 3 miles