Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Slow and Steady
Monday, June 28, 2021
Car Problems
A few days late posting this on my Saturday morning run, but first let's back up a little bit. I was planning on running Thursday, had my stuff out and intended on going during the morning since I had time. Unfortunately my daughter, who is on a road trip, had car problems. I ended up spending most of the day buying a car from a dealership in Wyoming. Fortunately we live in a world where I could talk to them from Texas, view options online, and sign documents over the internet.
Which brings us to Saturday, when I ran 6 miles that morning. The temperature was in the low 80s but there was a very good breeze out of the south, as well as some cloud cover. Due to those conditions I broke my rule about walking every mile and ran continuously until the five-mile mark, at which point the sun started peeking out and making things a little uncomfortable. All in all a good run, though.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Hello, Bobcat
Nothing like getting up close and personal with a bobcat. I decided to do the hill run today. Even though it's mid-June, the temperature was only 85 degrees this afternoon. I took the opportunity to go west instead of east for my 5 miles.
Once you get up Ridge a bit there's a path that descends down to the creek and under the bridge before hugging the backend of a neighborhood. It's a nice path with good shade at this time of day. The grass along the path has grown up a bit and the trees need to be trimmed back, with some low branches haning particularly low and into the path. On my return route I came upon a bobcat that was jus toff the path and about four feet away from me. He stopped and looked at me. I looked at him and kept running, with a few glances over my shoulder. I guess he thought I wasn't worth the meat on my bones. Whatever the case, I'm glad he didn't react to me as a threat when I passed him. Kind of weird to see him so close to a neighborhood, but I've seen stories of them around this area. I'd be okay to not see another.
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Back from Cabo
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Plenty of the Humidity
The weather app said it was 90 degrees and felt like 102 when I went out for today's run. And I'll be honest, I thought about not going. Work has been super busy this week and kicked my butt, and being lazy would have gone right along with how I felt. Then I realized I need to get out and sweat a little bit, so that's what I did. With the humidity that high I walked plenty and often. Of the 5 miles, I probably walked at least 3/4 of a mile, and maybe a little bit more. Being that I'm still ramping up for summer since overall it's been unseasonably mild lately, that seemed to be the right choice.
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Even Moister
More rain over the weekend, including a big thunderstorm yesterday. That meant today was humid plus a temperature around 90 degrees. The heat index was about 98. I ran the hill route and walked for a minute every mile, plus a few seconds extra. About .8 miles from home I walked an extra minute or so due to what I think was elevated heart rate. Huh, imagine that. Anyway, I got in my 5 miles and some badly needed exercise.