momentum

16 miles at Kens this morning in 5:13.  Excellent outing today.  I started in the dark with no light at 6am.  It took much longer to get light than I thought it would.  I was 35 minutes in before I could run safely in the tree cover.  I took 3hrs getting in the first 2 loops (10ish miles).  Misty joined me for the last loop and we walked the entire 3rd loop in almost exactly 2hrs.
I could really tell a difference with the core-upper body stuff I've been doing.  I felt stronger at the end than I've felt in a long time.
Today was a great example of this month falling into place nicely.  I wanted to get around 5hrs on feet today and have my first day ever of 3 Kens loops and felt strong doing it even if we did walk the entire 3rd loop.  At this point that doesn't even matter.  It's still base building right now.
7 miles Tuesday morning will get me my goal of 120 miles for July and I'm very happy I'll reach my goal miles for this month.  That momentum will bode well for the future!!

July 113 miles

last post

I'm really proud of myself today.  I had a shit nights sleep last night and laid there for a few minutes seriously considering not getting up for my planned 7 miler.  I justified and rationalized but kept picturing my blog with anything other than "120 miles" under my last post for the month of July.  THAT'S what got me up.  Pretty darn cool!!!

pleased!

7 miles at LBL this morning in 1:20.  I'm really happy with that considering I did a lot of walking.  My running pace was obviously pretty decent.  Getting nearer the end of the month and am on track for my original mileage goal......pretty darn pleased with that!!!

target

7 miles this morning to LBL and back from the office.  Good run, took it pretty slow.  I pretty much took it easy over the weekend so I've got to get my miles in this week for sure.  At this rate I should still be good for my target of 120 miles this month.

plan!!

Misty and I did a 4 mile hike at Kens in Bull Creek today.  Misty didn't feel so hot but she powered through anyway.

This week I've slowly eased back into some core/ calisthenic's stuff.  Crunches, pushups, jumping jacks, other ab stuff.  After our hike today I did 8 sets of 10 of bends and thrusts (burpies without the pushup or the jump).  Doing some easy stuff at work after the phones slow down has helped with the stress immediately.  I HAVE to continue it!!!

I've decided on doing the 4 person relay at Cactus Rose with David Richmond and his friends, the Wild Hare 50 mile Nov 17, the half marathon with Misty at the Durty Du that Mark L is RDing, volunteer at Sam's race the next weekend and then go for sub 15hrs at Bandera and RR 50 mile in Feb!!

That's the plan and I'm sticking to it!!!

friend

Steve F call me yesterday afternoon at work and asked if the gang was getting together.  I told him no and that I planned to run by myself so we hooked up this morning.  The first thing that went through my head was  how frickin slow I've been in the heat and humidity lately and also my blog post about my Thursday morning "conundrum".   It went well this morning.  We did the 7 mile loop in 1:12.  I happy with that considering we talked most of the way and walked a couple of times.  Even though it hurts I really do need to be getting in a harder effort occasionally.  It's always nice to receive a phone call from a friend wanting to get together......hard to say no to that!!

track

Slogged through 6 miles at LBL this morning.  Put up or shut up month continues at a good clip.  I'm right on track for a 120 mile month even though my liver worked some overtime this last week.  Going to clean that up the rest of the month and finish strong by golly!!!

Misty

4 mile walk with Misty at LBL......nice n easy!!!

all to myself

Early 6 mile run the 'hood this morning.  I really enjoy the early morning in the streets while it's so peaceful.  No movement, only birds chirping.  It's as if I have it all to myself for a little while.

third of the way!

Well, the put up or shutup month is going well so far.  A third of the way through the month, another 7 miles this morning and I'm at 49 miles.  Not too shabby.  I've got to start mixing in something besides running and walking.  It's almost as if I see my muscle mass leaving everyday.  Misty has the login for our bootcamp regimen online.  I need to start mixing that in asap!!

proud

Pretty darn proud of myself for getting up at 430 this morning to get my 7 mile run in.  I didn't have a lot of zip but I got 'er done.  This time of year really gets me with the humidity.  It just weighs me down.  It's all good though, I'm getting down a good base and I'm healthy!!

Rick

Today was the 4th yr of Ricks Run.  It's hard to believe he's been gone 5yrs.  We had a great turnout and without Jim B there I was stuck doing the intro, and of course I cried some.  I just get overwhelmed when in that situation talking about him.  We (Dave R, Shan, Mark, Steve and Linda) finished just under 4hrs.  That's a really good time considering we spent several minutes at Rick's Spot, at the pool parking lot and at the corner store replenishing.  We did the old out and back on the main trail that was Rick's staple run.  We really enjoyed ourselves today!!

meander

Had a 6ish mile meander through downtown and central Austin this morning.  I went south from our office down to Shoal Creek and then back north up the creek.  It was a bit creepy in the dark but I didn't encounter anybody.  I followed the trail up to 29th and headed back towards campus and made my way back through the alleys to the office.  I took it pretty easy.  I didn't have a lot of snap again today.  I think it's due partly to the heat and humidity and partly to my 3rd consecutive day of running.

love it

7 miles in Bull Creek.....Kens plus some flat stuff. 2 human being sighting in Kens.  Gotta love it.  I didn't have much zip today, probably due to the cheese fest yesterday.

FOCUS

Got the month started out with a good Shiner Bock tequila sweat this morning.  7 miles at LBL at a nice easy pace mixing in plenty of walking.

Only 87 miles last month.  July marks the month when it's time to put up or shut up. I have to have some significant miles this month, at least 120 miles this month if I have any hope of doing the 50 mile at Cactus Rose in October.

There's no real reason I shouldn't be able to get in those miles.  I just need to get focused and get my priorities straight!!