Achy

 I was achy this morning after the hard fall yesterday.  I took some Ibuprohen with lunch and felt better this afternoon.  I went to the park and ran 4.5 miles on the trails.  That gives me 112.1 miles for the entire month of April, compare to 104.6 for April of last year.  My total for 2023 is 449.7 miles.  At this point last year, my total was  455.6.

Spindle Tree 5K Parkrun

 I ran the Spindle Tree 5K Parkrun in Magnolia this morning.  I really felt sluggish and then tripped about 15 feet from the finish line and hit the asphalt hard.  My left knee took the brunt of it.  So, I got up and crossed the finish line.  My time was 50:10, by far my slowest Spindle Tree 5K.

Turtle

 Late this morning, I ran 3.3 miles at the park, mostly on the trails.  I think for the first time ever, I encountered a large turtle on the trail.  With some exertion, I managed to pass him.

Lots of rain last night

 With lots of rain last night, the trails at the state park were back to where they were a couple weeks ago..  Water and mud in places.  I got in 3.2 miles this evening, but mostly on the roads.  That puts me over 100 miles for the month, with 3 days left in the month.

All trails

 I got in 3.2 miles at the park early this afternoon, all on the trails.

Tuesday with the group

 As usual for Tuesday, I met up with the group at the park this evening.  Got in 4 miles, mostly on the trails.

Early afternoon at the park

 I ran 3.4 miles at the park early this afternoon, about half on the trails and half on the roads.

Around the lake

 Beautiful running weather this afternoon with the temperature in the 50's.  After church and lunch, I went to the park and ran the 6.9-mile course around the lake.

Spring Fling 5K

 I ran our club's annual Spring Fling 5K at Elkins Lake this morning.  It is the hilliest course we have and, as usual, my GPS shows that it is closeer to 3.2 miles.  I finished in 51 something, about a minute slower than last year.

Friday run

 With a race in the morning, I ran my minimum 3.1 miles at the park late this morning, trails and roads.

Twice to the park

 It was suppose to storm this evening when I meet the group at the park, so I ran 3.5 miles at the park this morning.  The storm was a little delayed this evening, so I met up with the group and ran another 1.5 miles.  Total for the day: 5 miles.

Old 4-mile course

 I went out to the park early this afternoon and ran my old 4-mile out and back course on the trails.

Group Tuesday

 I met up with the group  at the park this evening and ran 3.4 miles on the trails.

Trails have improved

 The trails at the state park are finally drying up after the heavy rains a week ago.  I went to the park early this afternoon and ran 3.2 miles, mostly on the trails.

Later run at the park

 I did not make it out to the park until later this afternoon.  I still had to wait in a long line to get in the gate and there were a lot of people on the trails.  I ran 4.3 miles on the trails and accumulated my first tick in several years.

Different Saturday

 Today was a little different.  Instead of a race, I went to my granddaughter's taekwondo tournament in Conroe this morning and my grandson's flag football game in Huntsville this afternoon.  I got out to the state park late this evening and ran 3.2 miles on the trails and roads, the last mile in a light rain and the last half mile in close lightning.

Friday before a Saturday with no race

 I almost always have a race on Saturday morning, but none tomorrow.  I got in 3.6 miles on the trails at the park this afternoon.  I ran into two ladies who needed some help with the trails.  Got them going in the right direction.  They were members of the Sam Houston State University Rugby Team, so I made sure that I did not get them mad at me.

Insulted

 A biker passed me while I was running trails this evening.  As he passed, he said, "Have a nice hike." It was funny when he crashed after I put a stick in his spokes.  Anyway, I finished my 3.6-mle run.

All trails

 I made it out to the park early this afternoon and ran a completely unplanned course on the trails.  It ended up being 3.7 miles.

Trails are still wet in places

 The trails at the park are still muddy, with standing water on the trails in some places.  Whew!  That was a lot of rain a few days ago.  In any case, I ran 3.4 miles this evening, mostly on the trails.

700

 I ran 3.5 miles on the trails at the park this afternoon.  This was day 700 of my current running streak.

Easter

 Happy Easter.  We had a lot of family and food at the house today.  Later this evening, I broke away and went to the park to run.  I intended to stay on the trails, but some spots were under water after 2 days of heavy rain.  I ended up finishing up on the roads.  Got in 4.1 miles total.

Guns and Hoses 5K

 For the 3rd straight year, I ran the Guns and Hoses 5K in Bellville this morning..   I finished in 46:28, 10 seconds faster than last year.  I was 2nd of 2 in the 70 and over age group.  Last year, the local paper printed a photo of me, and said that at age 80, I finished the 10K in 46:38.  The same reporter was there this morning and I joked about the error.  A 10K in 46:38 really made me look good.  He took photos and interviewed me this morning;  it will be interesting to see what he writes this year.

Rainy run 2

 I ran again in the rain late this morning.  All 3.1 miles on the roads at the park.

Rainy run

 It stormed last night and rained all day today.  I met up with the group at the park this evening.  It was just me and Jacob.  I ran 3.6 miles on the park roads - in the rain.

Empty trails

 In between storms, I ran 3.4 miles on the trails at the park late this morning.  Never saw anyone else on the trails.

Mostly roads

 I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 3.3 miles, mostly on the roads.

Back to the park

 After a couple days of racing, I went back to the park early this afternoon and got in 3.4 miles on the trails.

Sunday Night 5K

 I ran the Sunday Night 5K in The Woodlands this evening.  Finished in 47:27.

Nacogdoches 10K

 I got up at 3:45 this morning and drove 100 miles in the fog to run the Nacogdoches 10K at 7 a.m.  I finished in 1:39:13, a couple minutes faster than my 10K last Saturday.  I was 3 of 3 in the 70 and over age group.