Yikes!!

We had a much different run today vs. last week.  As we were starting Shan announced that the temp was 82.  Yikes!!  It's gonna be a tough morning.  And sure enough it was.  We (I) needed a couple of walk breaks to get thru.  Oh well that's the way goes.  We still had a good time!!

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Early morning 4 miler in the 'hood.  I felt pretty good doing it in 47 min including cool down walk.

heart

Very good run this morning with Shan.  She did all the talking while she poured her heart out about a patient she's grown very close to.  He's been a patient of hers for over 2 years and received a heart last and she had the privilege of being able to be in the OR during the operation!!  Amazing story!!

So, between Shan doing 95% of the talking, lower temp and humidity and some core, strength training lately we had our fastest ever Lamar/ Pleasant Valley loop. Just a shade under 1:14 and that time includes a potty break that took just under 2 minutes.  So, a sub 1:12 was entirely possible this morning!!  Really, really happy with that!!

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Nice easy contemplative 7 mile loop around Townlake this morning.

old fashioned

I did an old fashioned 15 mile out and back on the Barton Creek Greenbelt this morning.  My time was 3:50.  Pretty happy with that.  I had to sit down and take a shoe off to remove a rock at the halfway point and then took 15 minutes replenishing at Spyglass.  Not too shabby for an old guy in the morning heat and humidity of mid summer.  I stopped and visited with Rick for a few minutes and asked him to look after a friend of mine in need.  When the weather cools off I need to clean up the trail leading to his cross.

arse

Forest Ridge kicked my arse good yesterday.  It took me 2hrs even to traverse the 7.4 miles.  It was HOT!!  The slowest I can ever remember doing that loop is 1;45ish.  I did everything right yesterday too.  Ate 2 bananas and an apple, drank plenty of water and had 2 bottles with electrolyte in the them for my run.  Oh well.  Tis the season!!