September wrap-up

 This afternoon, I ran the same 3.2-mile course on the trails at the park as yesterday.  That gives me 107.2 miles for the month of September (average 3.57 per day) and 989.9 miles for 2022.

Could not make the group run

 I could not make the group run at the park this evening, so I went out to the park early this afternoon and got in 3.2 on the trails.

Early afternoon at the park

 I made it out to the park early this afternoon and ran 3.5 miles on the trails.

Group at the park

 I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 3.3 miles, split between the roads and the trails.

Back to the park

 After 3 days of running elsewhere, I got back out to Huntsville State Park this afternoon.  Ran 3.2 miles on the trails.

Plano Balloon Festival 10K

 This morning, I ran the Plano Balloon Festival 10K and finished in 1:49:37, about a minutes slower than my 10K a couple weeks ago.  I'll blame it on the sore knee.  I was 4th of 4 in the 70 and over age group.

Saturday run in Wylie

 I was in Wylie (northeast of Dallas) on Saturday.  I ran 3.1 miles on a concrete trail behind the library/recreation center.

Squeezed in a run

 Busy day, but I managed to get to Kate Barr Ross Park and run 3.1 miles this afternoon.

500 days

 Today is the 500th day of my current running streak.  Day 1 was 1-mile and I have not run less than 2 miles a day since.  In fact, not less than 3 miles a day for over a year now.  This is the 17th time I have run 500 consecutive days.  Since today is Thursday, I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 3.3 miles, mostly on the trails.

Afternoon trails

 I made it out to the park early this afternoon and ran 4.4 miles on the trails.

Revisited some trails

 I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran an unplanned course on the trails.  I even ran some trails that I have not been on for years.  The run turned out to be 3.1 miles.

Split run

 I split my run at the park this afternoon between the roads and trails, 3.2 miles, mostly trails.

Sunday at the park

 I went to the state park this Sunday afternoon when the temperature was 95.  I ran 5.3 miles on the trails.

Freedom 5K

 I ran the Freedom 5K in Katy this morning.  It was an untimed, non-competitive race, starting and finishing at the No Label Brewery.  The pavement was rough for the start and finish, but the course was absolutely flat.  I finished in about 48:47.  My niece from Houston, Amie, ran also and we had a good visit.

Park roads

 I ran 3.2 miles on the park roads, starting about noon today.  After new asphalt, the main road is so rough.  To get in distance, I had to loop around through the camping area.  Even on Friday, the camping area is nearly empty and there is very little traffic on the roads.

`Trails

 I ran a completely unplanned route on the trails at the park this evening.  Even ran some trails that I have not been on for years.  The distance ended up being 3.4 miles.

Started on the roads

 Late this morning, I started running the roads at the park, but ended up on the trails  Got in 3.5 miles.

Group night at the park

 As usual for Thursday, I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 3.3 miles on the trails.

Sneezing on the trails

 I ran 3.2 miles on the trails at the park early this afternoon.  Something that I am allergic to was really blowing around and I was sneezing and blowing my nose most of the run.  At least it took my mind off the sore knee.

Nice afternoon at the park

 The knee is still hurting, but I went to the park this afternoon and ran 4.1 miles on the trails.  Yesterday marked 16 months on my current streak.  Today's run marks one full year of at least 3 miles a day.

Gruene 10K in New Braunfels

 For the 12th straight year, I ran the Gruene 10K this morning.  The knee pain was back and I finished in 1:48:29, compared to 1:33 something last year.  No walking, just running slow.  In any case, I was the only runner over 80, so I was first in my age group.

Friday run

 I had to leave town about noon on Friday, so I went to Kate Barr Ross Park Friday morning and ran 3.1 miles, partly on the roads and partly on the cross country trail.

Group night

 It was group night at the park this evening.  Nice weather and the trails were in good shape, despite the heavy rain yesterday.  I ran 3.2 miles, mostly on the trails.

Stormy run

 I suppose I should have checked the weather forecast before I went to the state park to run at 1:30 this afternoon.  After 1 mile on the trails, I started hearing thunder.  That continued  until I turned around at the 2-mile mark and started heading back.  Then it hit.  Heavy lightning and rain.  The lightning seemed to be striking all around me and the trail was deep with water. like over my socks.  I even had to climb over a tree that had fallen on the trail during the storm.  Thank God I made it back to my truck in one piece; 4 miles done.

Snake number 3

 I ran 3.1 miles on the trails at the state park this evening and met up with only my 3rd snake of the season on the trails.  It was a water moccasin that was stretched completely across the trail.  We had a standoff for a few seconds and the went on.  My knee was better today and I ran without the brace that I bought yesterday.  When I was trying it on last night, I "disturbed" some of the stitches in my leg from surgery last Thursday.

Labor Day 5K

 I ran our club's annual Labor Day 5K in Huntsville this morning.  The knee was worse than yesterday, but I managed a slow run for the entire distance.  I think I had a 5K PW (personal worst) at 54:20.  However, I won a $25 gift card to Academy in the door prize drawing after the race.  That came in handy.  I went to Academy this evening and bought a knee brace.

Sunday Night 5K

 I ran the Sunday Night 5K in The Woodlands this evening.  About 100 yards into the race, I felt a sharp pain in my right knee.  I kept running and it became a tolerable pain for the rest of the race.  I finished in 49:49 and iced it when I got back to Huntsville.

Lots of people on the trails

 I went out to a fairly crowded park late this morning and ran 3.3 miles on the trails.  No falls and the stitches in my leg are still intact.  There were a lot of people (mostly bikers) on this trail.

Back to the state park

 I made it back to the state park early this afternoon.  Got in 3.1 miles, about half on the roads and half on the trails.  I did not notice anything different after the pacemaker adjustment.

Kate Barr Ross Park run

 I ran 3.1 miles at Kate Barr Ross Park in Huntsville this morning.  I had not run there for many years.  My course included roads, parking lots and cross country.  After a shower, I headed down to Conroe to have a spot surgically removed from my right calf.  Then, I came back to Huntsville for an appointment with the technician at my cardiologists office to adjust the settings on my pacemaker.  We'll find out tomorrow if it makes a difference.