Long dental appointment

I got up early for a 9 a.m. dental appointment this morning and ended up in the chair for a long time.  Lots of needles, drilling and burning blue lights.  Went from there to a painless haircut appointment.  At mid-afternoon, I worked out and Iron Works and then ran 3 miles on the trails at the park.  The park was rather quiet after the 100-mile Rocky Raccoon there over the weekend.  I never saw anyone else on the trail.  Looking toward the 11-mile Kilgore to Longview Run this Saturday and the Love.Run Half on February 17.  It will be half number 99.  Then, the next weekend will be the Jail Break Half Marathon in Baytown - number 100.

Helping with the Love.Run Half Marathon/10K

The Love.Run Half Marathon & 10K will be held at Huntsville State Park on February 17.  I met with members of the race committee this afternoon to walk parts of the course to show them the turnaround points and other changes I made to the course.  Am not sure how far we walked, but by the time we finished, it was too late to drive to The Woodlands to run the Sunday Night 5K.  So, before going home, I went back on the trails and ran 1.3 miles.

Katy Half Marathon

Not much sleep last night.  Did not need the alarm clock this morning.  I was wide awake at 4 a.m., which I got up and drove down to Katy to run the Katy Half Marathon at 6:45.  The temperature was in the 40's and some light rain off and on.  Flat course, almost all on concrete.  Nearly 1,200 finishers.  I finished in 3:20:23 and was 8 of 8 in the 70 and over age group.  Not happy with my time, but half marathon 98 is done.  After the race, I went to my son's house in north Houston, took a shower, went to lunch with him and then took a nap.  Then, we went to the Texas 10 Series annual awards party at a brewery in Tomball.  I picked up an Armadillo Cup and check for $100 for 2nd place in the series competition for 70 and over.  I stayed around for a couple beers and a nice visit with a lot of friends.

Short Friday run

With a half marathon tomorrow morning, I went out to the park late this morning and ran 1.3 miles on the trails.  Running streak day 3,029.

Breaking in new shoes

I put on a new pair of Brook Dyads this week.  Two days on the trails and today 2 miles on the park roads.

Early trail run

I had a doctor's appointment in Conroe late this afternoon, so I went to the park late this morning and ran 3 miles on the trails.

Runners arriving at the park

With the Rocky Raccoon 100 Miler coming up this weekend at Huntsville State Park, runners are starting to arrive.  When I got to the park this evening, I met a Mom and her 14 year old son from Florida.  The son is running the 100 miler.  He said that he had already completed a 75-mile race.  With that, I ran 2.4 miles on the trails.

Short trail run

I had to drive down to Cleveland (Texas) this afternoon, so I got a late start at Iron Works and running.  I ended up running 1.3 miles on the trails at the park.

Texas 10 Series Boerne

Yesterday afternoon, I drove 4+ hours to Boerne (west of San Antonio) to run the Texas 10 Series 10 Miler.  This was my 5th straight year for running this race.  Nice cool weather with a temperatures in the 40's.  I finished in 2:20:42 was a 2nd of 2 in the 70 and over age group.  I got beat out by a young 73 year old whipper snapper.

Run the Woodlands 5K

I drove down to The Woodlands this morning to run the Run the Woodlands 5K.  It rained on the way down, during the race and all the way back.  I finished in 41:39.

Laps

I have two races planned this weekend, so I went to the track late this morning and ran laps.  It was sorta bad wasting excellent running weather on a short run.

Good crowd at the park

We had some old timers show up at the park this evening, in addition to the normal group.  I ran 2.3 miles on the trails.

Sunny

It was sunny today, with a temperature in the 60's.  I got back to a normal routine.  Worked out at Iron Works and ran 3 miles on the trails at the park.

Better day

I had an appointment late this afternoon with the oral surgeon to get my tooth surgically removed.  After shots and a lot of drilling, he managed to get it out without surgery.  That was a relief.  I had running shorts on under my jeans, so I went from the dentist to the park and ran 2.4 miles on the trails.

Rough day

I had a dental appointment at 8 this morning to replace a bridge due to the deterioration of the root of a tooth supporting one end of the bridge.  I spent nearly 3 hours in the chair, being subjected to a lot of needles, drilling and I'm not sure what else.  They could not get the deteriorating tooth out and tomorrow I have to get it surgically removed.  It was doing a fine job holding up it's end of the bridge.  It has already cost me over $2,600, plus the cost of removing the "bad" tooth.  That's a lot of race entry fees.  I felt a little beat up this afternoon.  However, I did work out at Iron Works and do a short 1.3-mile trail run at the park.  During that short run, I tripped over a root, fell and skinned up my knee.

3M Half Marathon

I drove to Austin yesterday afternoon to run the 3M Half Marathon this morning.  Packet pickup was at the Austin downtown Convention Center.  I had to pay $15 to park to go in and pick up my packet.  Stupid.  They need to find somewhere else to have packet pickup.  I stayed at a hotel about 5 minutes from the race, but hardly got any sleep.  The race started at 7:30 this morning on the north side of Austin.  The course was downhill to downtown next to the Capitol.  The temperature was in the 60's, but very humid with off and on rain during the race.  I felt very sluggish the entire race and finished in 3:20:52 and was 5th of 6 in the 75-79 age group.  Last year, I finished in 2:53:10 and was 3rd of 6 in the same age group.  With last year's time, I would still be 5 of 6 this year.  While I did not feel good about my time at the race, it was half marathon number 97 and my 3,017th consecutive day of running.

Frost Your Fanny 5K

I ran the club's annual Frost Your Fanny 5K this morning on the hilly Spring Lake Sub-division course.  Finished in a lousy 42:42.  Now, off to Austin.

Two trips to the park

I went out to the park late this morning to measure the out and back portion of the Love.Run Half Marathon course.  The race will be on February 17.  I measured point to point, but my wife was nice enough to drop me off and pick me up at the other end.  In any case, I got in a 2-mile+ walk.  I went back out this afternoon and ran a 1.3-mile loop.  It was running streak day 3,015.

And a little warmer

It was 41 when I arrived at the park this evening.  A little warmer than yesterday, but it seemed just as cold.  No one else showed up, except Curter and he started early for a long run.  I ran 2 miles on the trails and waited for him to finish.  I have a 5K and a half marathon coming up this weekend, but the weather forecast looks bad.

A little warmer

It was 24 degrees when I ran trails yesterday and 34 today when I ran 2.3 miles.  In between, it got down to 13 last night.  I have lived here over 30 years and I only recall it getting colder one time.  Cannot remember the year, but it got down to 9 degree.