Waiting to Warm Up

How the times have changed. I waited until 11:30 this morning so that it was warm enough to run. The temperature was a few degrees south of 60 degrees, which isn't bad, but it's quite a dropoff from even a couple of weeks ago. I ran my 6 miles and then spent the day smoking ribs and pork, changing the calipers on my truck, and helping with a birthday. I'm tired.

A Day Early

Rain is in the forecast starting tonight and all day tomorrow. Human beings are nothing if not flexible, and I decided to run today even though that's two days in a row. At least this way I get in my run and don't have to try and fit it in between storms, if that's even going to be possible. I went the 6 miles again, but today it was a lot windier from the south, and so I walked up the big hill. Other than that it was good. My legs weren't quite as fresh but that's to be expected. Tomorrow will be a workout I can do in the garage and then hopefully the rain clears out so I can run on Saturday as planned.

Wrong Address

It was a perfect Fall day with sunshine and no wind, temperature in the 70s. I ran my 6 miles without stopping, even going up the big hill. I did get passed twice, which is kind of rare because there usually aren't that many people out. First was by a young lady right before mile one, and then a guy later on after mile four. Oh well, I wasn't going for speed. At least then.

A UPS driver dropped off a package on our doorstep mid-afternoon. Right house number, wrong street. So when I got back from my run, I came inside, grabbed it off my desk, and ran it around the block. It probably added another third of a mile to my run overall. On the way back I cranked up the speed a little bit, and it felt good. It's been a while since I've run anything close to fast. It was nice to stretch out a little bit.

Fall Day

Back to the routine today with some punching of the bag and a 2-mile run to follow up. The sun is lower and the temperature was definitely fall like. That's after a couple of big fronts came through last night and spun up some tornadoes in Dallas. Nothing like life in the south/midwest.

Back to It

Took over a week off due to guys' weekend and other stuff. This morning I remembered that it's a half-marathon day on the path I normally run, and after being off so long I didn't want to do an alternate route with hills. So I waited until 11 a.m. and ran in some nice sunshine with temperature in the mid 70s. Nice outing, felt good, and walked up the big hill. It's nice to be back to it, and my plan is to work on getting back into shape after the short respite.

Up and Down

The weather has been up and down this past week temperature-wise, and today was a little odd. This morning we had a light rain, clouds through most of the morning, but sun breaking through to warm us up on its way to 90 degrees for a high. Then tomorrow's high will be 60 after a cold front passes through. I decided to run late morning in order to avoid the heat, settling for a little humidity from the rain. I think it was a good decision since I ran 6 miles without walking other than the big hill. A little more sweat than Tuesday's run but overall a good run.

Morning Outing

My schedule today allowed me to exercise and do my 2-mile run earlier in the day, which is goo because the Cardinals play at 4 this afternoon. It's the final of the five-game series and I plan to pay attention.

A Difference

80 degrees at run time today, and what a difference it made. No walking at every mile marker, and a lot less humidity as well. My shirt wasn't completely saturated when I got home, which seems like a foreign concept after the long summer. I went my 6 miles and it was all good. I did walk up the hill in front of the school, and it's supposed to get back up to 90 on Thursday before the temperature plummets over the weekend.

Last Hot Run?

Another October run in 90+ degree heat, plus the ever-present humidity. It looks like the summer wave finally breaks at the end of the weekend and we're into the 80s for highs next week. I ran 6 miles and did the usual walking every mile. As much as I love the hot weather I have to admit it will be nice to run without breaks, and hopefully this winter I can actually run, as opposed to last year when I had a strained abdomen that sidelined me for several months.

Nooner

I knew my parents were coming in late this afternoon when I would normally exercise and run, so I did my thing at noon today. It was still in the low 90s and of course the sun was directly overhead, but relatively speaking it wasn't as bad as say...July. A nice easy 2 miles.

Back at Six

Yesterday was a really good 6-mile run along my normal course. Even though it was 94 degrees (on October 1st) and I walked every mile, I felt strong and maintained a consistent pace the whole time. Lots of sunlight but overall what I would consider one of my better outings in recent times.