Sunday trails

 It was in the 90's and relatively cool this Sunday afternoon when I went to the state park.  Got in 4.3 miles on the trails.

Tunnel to Towers 5K

 I got up very early this morning and drove over an hour to Cypress to run the Tunnel to Towers 5K, in support of the military and first responders.  I finished in 48:00.  I got visit with a long-time friend, Donna Crocker of Cypress.  We ran a lot of the same marathons for many years.  I drove back to Huntsville, took a nap and then drove back south to NRG Stadium in Houston for the Sam Houston - Air Force game.  Just got home just before midnight.  Channel 2 of Houston covered the Tunnel to Towers race.  My mug is at 1:15.  https://www.click2houston.com/video/news/2023/09/09/tunnel-to-towers-5k-run-and-walk-honors-9/11-heroes-first-responders/

Last hot run

 It was 104 degrees when I finished up 3.5 miles at the park early this afternoon.  Mostly on the trails.  Hopefully, this was my last hot run of the summers  The temperature should be back in single digits for the fall.

Fass Brewery 5K

 I ran the Fass Brewery 5K in Conroe this evening and finished in 49:37.

Tired of the heat

 We are in September and the heat is still exceeding 100 degrees.  I went out to the park early this afternoon and ran 4 miles on the trails.  I had intended to run a little farther, but I showed signs of dehydration.  Made it back in okay and took in plenty of fluids. 

Return to the park

 After 3 days of 5K's elsewhere, I returned to Huntsville State Park this evening.  Here it is September and the temperature was 102.  I ran 3.5 miles, mostly on the park roads

Labor Day 5K

 I ran our club's Labor Day 5K in the hilly Spring Lake Sub-division in Huntsville this morning.  Surprisingly, I ran faster than on the flat course in The Woodlands last night.  I finished in 51:22.

Sunday Night 5K

 As usual for the first Sunday of the Month, I went down to The Woodlands this evening and ran the Sunday Night 5K, put on by The Woodlands Running Club.  I finished in 52:26, which I think was a new PW (personal worst) for this course.

Spindle Tree 5K Park Run

 I ran the Spindle Tree 5K Park Run in Magnolia.  Finished in 50:38.

Friday trails

 I ran 3.4 miles on the trails at the park early this afternoon.

Fass Brewery 5K

 I went down to Conroe this evening and ran the Fass Brewery 5K and finished in 50:05.  That gives me 109.4 miles for the month of August and 880.9 for 2023.  That's compared to 882.7 for this time last year.

Unplanned trail course

 I went out to the park early this afternoon and ran a completely unplanned course on the trails.  It turned out to be 3.7 miles.

Another cool day

 Even though it was in the high 90's this evening, it felt like Fall.  Maybe the humidity was low.  I started on the trails at the park, but ended up on the roads.  3.5 miles total.

Cool 90

 It was a relatively cool 90 degrees when I went to the park to run early this afternoon.  I was a little beat up from the 5 miles yesterday in high heat, but I got in 3.5 miles on the trails today.

Rain - finally

 After 2 months without a drop of rain at my house, we finally got a little this evening.  Am not sure it was enough to bring my dead lawn back to life, but it at least cooled things off a bit.  The forecast is for 2 days of less than 100 degrees temperature.  Then, back up to 100+.  Oh well!  Late this morning, I went to the park when it was 104.  I ran 5 miles on the trails.  It was 109 when I finished.

Spindle Tree 5K Park Run

 I ran the Spindle Tree 5K Park Run in Magnolia this morning and finished in 50:57.

Sluggish run

 I went to the park about noon when it was over a 100 degrees and ran 3.2 miles on the trails.  I felt unusually sluggish, especially after running only 3.1 yesterday.

Fass Brewery 5K

 I went down to Conroe this evening and ran the Fass Brewery 5K.  I finished in 49:40, a few seconds slower than last week.

All roads

 I made it out to the park early this afternoon and ran 3.4 miles, all on the roads.  Not much shade at this time of day, so with a 100-degree temperature, it was plenty hot.

Group night

 I met up with the group at the park this evening and ran 3.5 miles, mostly on the trails.