Last day of October

 I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 3.8 miles, mostly on the trails.  That gives me 121.2 miles for the month of October and 1,116.9 for 2023 (a few miles ahead of this time last year).

Late run

 My health insurance company was suppose to send a nurse to my house between 12 and 4 pm today for an annual in-home health assessment.  She call a few minutes before 4 pm and to reschedule for 6 pm.  My day was pretty much wasted already, so I just cancelled and went for a run.  My BP seemed to be back to normal today.  I went to Kate Barr Ross Park about 5 pm and ran 3.5 miles.  Two days ago, it was in the 80's;  today in the 40's.

Planned a longer run

 I had planned a longer run at the park this nice cool Sunday afternoon.  However, the BP was still low.  However, I managed to get in 3.2 miles on the trails.

Spindle Tree 5K

 I drove down to Magnolia early this morning to run the Spindle Tree 5K.  My BP was low this morning and I could feel the weakness trying to run.  I struggled to run 2 miles and for the first time in nearly 900 5K races, I walked the last mile with a nice couple from South Africa.  We finished in 1:01:16.  My BP was been low all day.  To keep my 3.1-mile streak alive, I went to the track later this afternoon and ran one mile.

900 days

 Today was the 900th day of my current running streak.  I ran 3.4 miles on the state park roads late this morning.

Dreaded treadmill

 I had an appointment in Conroe this morning and was down there most of the day.  By the time I got back to Huntsville later this afternoon, the rain and storms began.  I kept checking the forecast and the Fass Brewery 5K back in Conroe looked like it would be rained out.  I headed for the state park, but there was heavy rain to the south.  So, as a last resort, I went to Iron Works and ran 3.3 miles on the treadmill.  Sure glad I do not have to do that very often.

Over 100

 With a 4.3-mile run early this afternoon on the trails and roads at the park, I went over 100 miles for the month (with 5 day remaining).  That's an average of just over 4 miles a day for the month.

Group Tuesday

 I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 3.8 miles, mostly on the trails.

Shorter

 Since I ran long (relatively) yesterday, I went to the park early this afternoon and ran 3.2 miles on the trails and roads.

Around the lake+

 I ran around the lake at the state park this afternoon and added a little more.  Total 7.2 miles.

Late Saturday run at the park

 I drove to Humble this morning for my grandson's football game and then stopped in Conroe on the way back for lunch with family.  I did not make it out to the park until late this afternoon.  I ran 3.2 miles on the trails, fighting off flying insects the whole way.

Longer Friday run

 Since I do not have a race tomorrow, I went to the park early this afternoon and ran 5.5 miles, mostly on the trails.

Fass Brewery 5K

 I ran the Fass Brewery 5K tonight in Conroe.  I got held up at 4 traffic lights and had to run with a flashlight the whole run, so it was slow.  Am not even sure what my finish time was.  Nice group to hang around with.  Since I completed 12 runs the last time, I got a Fass Brewery T-shirt and a 4-pack of beer tonight.

Snake #3

 I ran 4.4 miles on the trails at the state park this afternoon.  Saw only my third snake of the season on the trail.  It was a brown snake of some sort.  It got off the trail so fast I could not identify it.  Of course, I probably have passed hundreds of snakes coiled up in the brush next to the trail.  It is a good thing that I run so fast.

Group Tuesday

As usual for Tuesday, I met up with the group at the park this evening.  I ran 3.9 miles, mostly on the trails. 

Back to the park

 After a couple races this weekend, I made it out to the park early this afternoon.  I ran 3.3 miles, mostly on the trails.

Oktoberfest 10K

 I got real early this morning and drove to College Station for the Oktoberfest 10K at Kyle Field, which started at 7:15 a.m.  It was cold hanging around for the start, but perfect weather for running.  Most of the course was on concrete streets on the Texas A&M campus, with the finish on the track inside Kyle Field.  I finished in 1:43:59.  The highest age group was 65 and over and there were 597 finishers, so I did not place.

Shiitake Mushroom Festival 5K

 It has been a few years since I ran this race, but I did the Shiitake Mushroom Festival 5K in Madisonville this morning.  I finished in 49:41 and was 2nd of 2 in the 70 and over age group.  After the race, I drove to College Station to pick up my packet for a race there in the morning.

Friday at the park

 I made it to the park early this afternoon and ran 3.3 miles, mostly on the trails.

No Fass 5K

 I went down to Conroe this evening to run the Fass Brewery 5K (social run rather than a race) at 7 p.m.   There was some sort of a festival going on in downtown Conroe and many of the streets were blocked.  I finally found a parking place and walked to the brewery.  They had moved the run to The Woodlands, but I did not get the message.  So, I drove further south to The Woodlands and parked near the waterway.  I never saw the group, but ran 3.4 miles along the waterway.

Running in the 60's

 In the 1960's, I only ran when the Army made me.  The temperature this afternoon was in the 60's and I willingly got in 4.4 miles on the trails and roads at the park.

Group night

 It was group night at the park this evening.  I ran 3.2 miles, mostly on the trails.

Trails and roads

 I made it out to the park this afternoon and ran 4.1 miles, starting on the trails and finishing on the roads.

Around the lake

 Nice sunny and relatively cool weather this Sunday afternoon.  I went to the park and ran a 6.6-mile loop on the trails around the lake.

Heights 5K

 For the 12th time, I ran the Heights 5K in Houston this morning.  It started at 7 am, so I had to get up plenty early.  The temperature was 70 degrees, the course is down and back on the flat and very smooth asphalt of Heights Blvd.  Very comfortable  running.  I finished in 48:08 was was 1 of 1 in the 80 and over age group.

Trails and roads

 Back to the park this afternoon.  Got in 3.3 miles on the trails and roads.

Fass Brewery 5K

 I went down to Conroe this evening and ran the Fass Brewery 5K at 7 p.m.  It is getting dark early now and most of the run was in the dark.  I carried a flashlight and used it most of the run.  I finished in about 51 minutes.  

Expecting to run in the rain

 There was rain in the area again today (no  complaints) and I went to the park early this afternoon, expecting to run in the rain.  I ran 3.7 miles on the park roads and missed the rain.  I ran into a guy in the picnic area that said, "Didn't I see you that last time I was at the park?"  Probably so.

Negative test

My COVID test this morning was negative and my BP was normal.  I worked out at Iron Works and later this evening ran 3.8 miles on the roads at the park - much of it in a heavy rain.

Turned the corner, I think

 I felt much better today and my BP seemed to be back to normal.  I went to the park early this afternoon and ran 4.6 miles on the trails.  The run today put me over 1,000 miles for 2023, a little ahead of where I was at this time last year.  I plan to COVID test tomorrow and hopefully it will be negative.  I need to get back to the gym.

Kate Barr Ross Park run

 My BP was very low this afternoon, so I opted not to go to The Woodlands for the Sunday Night 5K.  Huntsville State Park was closed today for a big bike raced.  So, late his afternoon, I went to Kate Barr Ross Park in Huntsville and ran 3.1 miles on the roads and cross country trails.  Slower than my normal slow.