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.

Texas 10 Series Huntsville

I ran the Texas 10 Series Huntsville 10-miler this morning.  It started a 7 a.m. on the university campus and consisted of two 5-miles loops around the campus.  It is the hilliest race around.  Nothing but up and down.  The temperature during the race stayed in the 40's with a fairly strong wind.  I finished in 2:27:18. and was 4th of 4 in the 70 and over age group.  This is far from my best time in the Texas 10 Series, but it was about 5 minutes faster than this same race last year.  Due to my surgery and all the hip problems, this was my first run over 5 miles in a couple months.  However, I felt strong throughout the race.  This gives me confidence for a half marathon in a couple weeks.

Muster 5K

I ran the Muster 5K here in Huntsville this morning.  It was held in conjunction with an annual celebration at the Veteran's Museum to honor the military, first responders and correctional officers.  I finished in 43:15 and was third in the 60 and over age group.

Laps at the track

With a 5K race tomorrow and a 10-miler on Sunday, I ran laps at the track this morning.

Back to the trails

While the controlled burn was completed at the park, there were still smoldering dead trees and plenty of smoke.  I ran 2.5 miles on the trails, with scorched earth the entire way.

Another smoky run

I ran out of time this evening and cut my run to 2 miles on the smoky roads at Huntsville State Park.  The trails are suppose to reopen tomorrow.

Smoky Park

They had a controlled burn at Huntsville State Park today and all the trails were closed.  The group met up anyway, but we ran the smoky roads.  I did 2.2 miles.

After midnight

Just realized that is after midnight and I have not posted.  In any case, I went to the park this evening and ran 3 miles on the park roads.