CASA of the Pines 5K

 I drove a little over an hour this morning to run the CASA of the Pines 5K in Kinnard.  It was my 1,145th race and the first one in Kinnard.  The course was out and back on a very rough road.  I finished in 47:21 and was first in the 70 and over age group (I was the only one).  Felt like I could have done better, but was just trying to avoid tripping and falling.

Friday trails

 Late this morning,  I ran 2.5 miles on the trails at the park.

Roads

I met up with the group this evening and ran 2.2 miles on the park roads. 

A break in the rain

 I went out to the park at noon today.  It rained most of the day and the temperature was 45 when I headed out on the trails.  I ran 2.5 miles without rain, and, not surprisingly, never saw another person or creature on the trails.

Tuesday group run

 I met up with the group at the park and ran 2 miles on the park roads.  Light rain and temperature in the 50's.

Back to the park

 Late this morning, I ran 4 miles on the trails at the park.  There were very few others on the trail.

Old neighborhood

 I had visiting family today and never made it to the park to run.  Instead, I ran 1.9 miles in the Forest Hills Sub-division, my old neighborhood.

Crowded trails

 I ran 4 miles on the park trails late this morning.  With nice cool Fall weather, there were lots of bikers, hikers and other runners on the trails.

Fitted for new custom orthotics

 I went to north Houston this morning to get fitted for a new pair of custom orthotics.  My old ones are 3 1/2 years old.  Afterwards, I met my son for lunch.  On the way home, I drove through some heavy rain south of Huntsville.  About 4 p.m., I went to the park and ran 2.5 miles on the trails.

Roads

 I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 2 miles on the roads.

Snake

 I ran 3 miles on the trails at the park late this morning.  When I was on a narrow section of the trail along the lake, I heard something in the grass next to my feet.  I looked down and it was a large water moccasin.  Whew!  That was close.  It was only the second snake I have seen on the trails this year.

Half and half

 I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 2.2 miles, half on the trails and the other half on the roads.  Earlier today, I had an annual home checkup with a nurse sent by my insurance company and then voted.

Over 11

 With a 3-mile run on the trails at the park this morning, my streak is now over 11 years.

11 Years

 I felt a little beat up today after yesterday's 10K, but I went to the park this morning and ran 2.5 miles on the trails.  Today marked 11 years on my current running streak.

Pumpkinpalooza 10K

 I ran the Pumpkinpalooza 10K trail run at Millican Reserve (between Navasota and College Station) this morning.  Perfect running weather with the temp in the 60's.  The course was mostly new and very technical.  So many roots and rocks and at least 25 embankments to climb down and up.  I was lucky to only take one fall.  My GPS said the course was 6.75 miles (a 10K is suppose to be 6.2).  Since GPS normally measures a trail course short, I expect the actual distance was closer to 7 miles.  My finish time was 2:09.52.  I ran a 10K trail run there last March and my time was 1:52:19.  In any case, I was first in the 75 and over age group and got to see some old running friends, including Lloyd Joyce, 86, of College Station, who ran the 5K.

Friday trails

I ran 2.5 miles on the trails this morning.

Park roads

I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 2 miles on the roads. 

Three on Wednesday

 Late this morning, I ran 3 miles on the trails at the park.

I was the group at the park

 Very unusual.  I was the only one in the group that showed up at the park this evening.  I ran 2 miles on the park roads.

Monday at the park

I ran 3 miles on the park roads late this morning.  I was surprised that the park was crowded on Monday, until someone reminded me that today was a holiday.

Sunday crowd

 As usual for a fall Sunday, the state park was a little crowded today with a lot of bikers, hikers and at least one other runner.  However, I got in a 4-mile trail run.

Back to trails

 I went to the park this Saturday morning and ran 2.5 miles on the trails.

On the road again

 I went back to the park this morning and ran another 2 miles on the park roads.

Light rain

 I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 2 miles on the park roads in a light rain.  No problem with my left foot arch.

Stitches out

 I went to the doctor in Conroe this morning and got the rest of the stitches out of my leg.  During yesterday's run, I started getting pain in the arch of my left foot.  I iced it last night and it felt a little better today.  I decided not to aggravate it, so I put on new running shoes this afternoon and ran 1.5 miles on the trails at the park this afternoon.  I think it is time to get new custom orthotics.

Rheumatologist appointment today

 I had an appointment with my rheumatologist this morning regarding my rheumatoid arthritis.  He took me off the 4 big horse pills I have been taking daily and sent me to the lab for a lot of blood work.  Maybe he can come up with something that works.  This evening, I met up with the group at the park and ran 2 miles on the park roads.

Monday trails

 I ran 3 miles on the trails late this morning.

Sunday Night 5K

 I ran the Sunday Night 5K in The Woodlands this evening and finished in 44:20.  Not fast, but it was my best 5K time since last spring.

Saturday trails

 The park was crowded again when I went out to run trails late this morning.  I got in 4 miles.

Friday trails

 Late this morning, I ran 3 miles on the park trails.  Beautiful weather.

Park road run

 As usual for Thursday, I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 2 miles on the park roads.