Pills worked

The swelling and soreness in my hands was much better today.  The pills worked.  However, I am still waiting for a call from the doc to get the lab results.  In the meantime, I ran 2.5 miles on the trails at the park this evening.

Doctor appointment this morning

My soreness of the last three weeks never went away.  Particularly, my hands have been swollen and sore.  I had an appointment with my doc this morning.  He does not know what is going on, but ordered blood tests and gave me pills to reduce the pain and swelling.  I made it out to the park this evening and ran 2 miles on the park roads.  Later tonight, I worked out at Iron Works.

Spring Fling 5K

Yesterday, I ran the Spring Fling 5K here in Huntsville.  The course in the Elkins Lake Sub-division is like a roller coaster.  I finished in 45 something, about 2 minutes slower than the last race on this course.  Then, I drove up to Tyler yesterday afternoon to my 60th high school reunion.  Enjoyed visiting with old friends.  Must have been close to 100 there, plus the spouses.  I drove back to Huntsville this afternoon and then ran an short unplanned course in the avenues.  It turned out to be 1.4 miles.

Laps

As fairly usual, with a race tomorrow, I ran laps at the track this morning.

Regular group run at the park

There were five of us at the park this evening; me, Glen, Jacob, Jason and Curtis.  We all ran different courses and distances.  I ran 2.5 miles on the trails.

Lots of rain today

It rained much of the day, but I managed to get in 2 dry miles on the park roads this evening.

Just me and Jacob

It was just me and Jacob at the park for the group run this evening.  I ran 2.5 miles on the trails and Jacob 3 miles and he was waiting for me at the finish.  In fact, he probably waited a long time.

Back to the park

After Iron Works this afternoon, I ran 2 miles on the trails at Huntsville State Park.

Happy Easter

I had a lot of visiting family in the house today, but this evening I slipped out and ran 2 miles on the streets around the campus.

Yuri's 10K

I got up at 4:30 this morning and drove to Houston to run Yuri's 10K near NASA.  Really nice weather; sunny with the temperature in the 50's and 60's.  I finished in 1:28:56 (first place of one in the 75-49 age group).  After the race, I got to visit with good friends, Loren, Pete, Traci and Robert.

Laps at the track

With a race tomorrow morning, I ran laps at the track this morning.

9.5 Years

I ran 2 miles on the roads at the park this evening.  Today marked exactly 9.5 years (3,470 days) on my current running streak.  The soreness continued today, especially in both hands; sore and swollen.  Then, it dawned on me.  A few days ago, they switched my blood pressure medicine from a capsule to a tiny tablet.  It is suppose to be the same stuff, just in a different form. I talked to the pharmacist about the soreness today.  He said that it could be caused by something in the tablet and switched me back to the capsule form and gave me a whole new supply.  We will see.

Continued

I still felt sore all over today and felt like I had a fever, but I did yard work anyway and ran 2 miles on the park roads later this afternoon.

Sore today

I felt sore all over today.  Not sure why; probably from doing my taxes yesterday.  Anyway, I ran 2 miles on the park roads this evening.

Post tax run

I worked on my income taxes much of the day.  I finished this afternoon and made it to the post office well before 5 p.m.  Then, I worked out at Iron Works and ran 2 miles on the park roads.

Sunday afternoon at the park

It was sunny and cool today after the heavy storms through Texas yesterday.  I went to the park this afternoon and ran 3.5 miles on the trails.

Run The Woodlands 5K

With a cancelled half marathon up in Frisco, I went down to The Woodlands this morning and ran the Run the Woodlands 5K.  It was hot and humid and I felt sluggish.  My time of 43:08 reflected that.  Last Sunday, I ran this course in 40:38.

Race cancelled

I ran laps at the track late this morning and then got ready to drive up to Frisco for the Big Star Half Marathon tomorrow.  The weather forecast continued to predict thunderstorms for the race.  I emailed the race and told them that I was leaving at 2 p.m. to drive up.  They had the courtesy to email me back at 2 to give me advance notice that they were cancelling the race.  Bad news, but I was not looking forward to running in the lightning.  I then thought about running the Blue Bell in Brenham, but it looks like it will be storming there too.  So, I plan to run the Run The Woodlands 5K if the weather is not too bad there.

Uncertain about the weekend

I am signed up for the Big Star Half Marathon in Frisco (north of Dallas) on Saturday, but for the last 4 days the forecast calls for a 100 percent chance of thunderstorms.  Hopefully, they will make a go/no go decision tomorrow before I drive up there.  In the meantime, I ran 2.5 miles on the trails at the park this evening.

91

My truck thermometer showed 91 degrees when I went to the park to run this evening.  Yet, the forecast shows cooler weather ahead.  I ran 2 miles on the park roads.

Bees

I mowed my yard this afternoon and thought about all the bees that I had run over.  Then, my son, who is a deputy sheriff in Arizona, called me this evening to tell me about a call he responded to Sunday evening.  A guy trying to remove a hive of bees from his backyard got stung about 200 times.  The fire department sprayed the guy with foam, while my son and another deputy removed him to an awaiting ambulance.  They were killer bees and the guy died at the hospital.  My son and the other deputy were stung several times, but they are okay.  I keep wondering about the bees that I encounter when I mow my yard, especially since I live in south Texas.  Anyway, I ran 2.5 miles on the trails at Huntsville State Park this evening and only encountered a bunch of squirrels and spider webs across the trails.

Sluggish 3 Miles

After a lot of rain yesterday and high temperatures today, I felt sluggish running 3 miles on the park roads this evening.

Sunday Night 5K

I ran the Sunday Night 5K in The Woodlands this evening.  I finished in 40:38.  I ran the same race a month ago in 42:44.

Short trail run

It was suppose to storm today, so I went out to the park to run trails late this morning.  Got a half mile into my run and it starting lightning again.  So, I cut the run to 1.3 miles.  As it turned out, there was no rain this afternoon.  I should have waited.

Run the Ramps 5K

I ran the Run the Ramps at Kyle Field in College Station tonight.  This is the 11th time I have run this race since 1997.  It use to be called the Ramp Romp.  Now, the third different organization at Texas A&M is putting on the race.  They used a different course than last year and this is the first year that it has been a night run.  Three trips up and down the ramps and three trips around the top of the stadium.  Nice finisher medal and hamburgers after the race.  I finished in 44:48.  No awards.

Hot

It was about 80 degrees when we ran trails this evening.  A few days ago, it was down to about 39.  I ran 2.5 miles on the trails at the park this evening and even broke a few spider webs.

Park roads

I ran 3 miles on the park roads this evening.

Just Glen and me

Glen and I were the only ones who showed up for the Tuesday group run at the park this evening.  I ran 2.5 miles on the trails.  All the fires are out from the controlled burn last week, but it sure smells different.

Back to the park

After working out at Iron Works this afternoon, I went to the park and ran 2 miles on the park roads.