Course measurement

Our running club is putting on a new 5K in September and the course is in the hilly avenues.  I walked most of it this afternoon with an engineer wheel to measure the distance.  Afterwards, I went to the park and ran 2.1 miles on the roads.

Run the Woodlands 5K - 1,100th race

I ran the Run the Woodlands 5K this morning and finished in 44:54.  Hot and humid, as expected in August.  This was my 630th 5K and my 1,100th race.

Morning laps

With a 5K in the morning, I ran laps at the track this morning.  Running streak day 3,582.

Iron Works and Trails

A regular Thursday evening.  I worked out at Iron Works and then ran 2.5 miles on the trails at the park.

Roads

I did another light workout at Iron Works this evening and then ran 3 miles on the roads at Huntsville State Park.

Monday and Tuesday

I forgot to blog last night, but I ran 2 miles on the state park roads.  This evening, I did a light workout at Iron Works and then ran 2.5 miles on the trails at the park.  According to my truck thermometer, it was 100 degrees when I started the run.  Today marks two weeks of back pain.  I thought it was be gone by now. I'll see how it goes this week.

Sunday Night 5K

For the 101st time, I ran the Sunday Night 5K in The Woodlands this evening.  It was also my 1,099th race.  I finished in 44:21, a few seconds slower than the same race last time and about 2 minutes faster than my 5K yesterday.

Southern Star Brewery 5K

For the 5th straight year, I ran the Southern Star Brewery 5K in Conroe this morning.  It's nice to only have to travel 30 minutes to a race.  There was a light rain throughout the race, but none at my house in Huntsville.  My back was still hurting and I finished in a slow 46:05.  I was 5th of 6 in the 70 and over age group and I was the oldest runner of 558 finishers.  My time was about 3 minutes slower than at the same race last year.  The beer was good and it was great visiting with a lot of friends.

Laps

With a 5K in the morning, I went to the track this afternoon and ran laps.  Still treating the lower back; it's been nearly 2 weeks since I pulled it or whatever I did to it.

Another trail run

I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 2.5 miles on the trails.

Back to trails

I did a light workout at Iron Works this evening and then went out to the park and ran 2 miles on the trails.

Wet trail run

I ran 2.5 miles on the trails at the park this evening.  The last half was in a heavy rain.  Of course, I got back home and not a drop here.  In fact, no rain for weeks.

Avenues

Still not ready to go back to Iron Works, but I went to the track this evening and ran an unplanned route through the hilly avenues from there.  It turned out to be just over 2 miles.

Laps at the track

The hilly 5K yesterday was a bit too much on my lower back.  So, I took it easy today and ran laps at the track this evening.

Dog Days 5K, 9-9-9

I ran our club's annual Dog Days 5K at Elkins Lake here in Huntsville this morning.  It is one steep hill after another.  I finished in about 47 minutes, probably my slowest 5K ever.  I ran every step, but two guys walking kept pace with me.  I hate that.  My back held up okay, but is sore this afternoon.  Today's run extends my running streak to 9 years, 9 months and 9 days.

Finally getting better

I ran laps at the track this morning, a painful mile.  However, this evening, my back started feeling better.  My intention is to attempt a 5K in the morning.

The back issue continues

I was hoping that the lower back pain would be gone this morning.  No such luck.  I met up with the group at the park this evening and slowly ran 23 minutes on the park roads.

Another one

The lower back was about the same today.  Again, I spent much of the day on a heating pad.  I went to the track this evening and ran slow and painful laps to get in a mile +.

Streak saving run

I woke up this morning with an extremely sore lower back.  At Iron Works yesterday, I increased my weights to that before rotator cuff surgery in December.  Obviously, it was too much.  I spent most of today laying on a heating pad, but got up in time to meet the group at the park this evening.  Although it was hard and painful getting started, I ran 21 minutes on the park roads.  As I am getting close to the 10-year mark on my running streak, I keep facing more challenges.

Short trail run

I went out to the park this evening with the intent of running a couple miles on the roads.  The biting horse flies have not been bad this summer and I did not use spray or wear a cap to fight them off when necessary.  I got a quarter mile down the road when I started being attacked.  I slipped off the road onto a trail where they continued to attack.  I ended up getting in about 1.5 miles before calling it a day.  Tomorrow, I will be better prepared.