Mostly ran 10 miles this morning at LBL with Shan and Diana in 1:50. We had an excellent first 7 in 1:09 considering the super high humidity. The last 3 were junk miles. Shan and Diana ran away from me with about 1.5 left. No biggie. It was another good morning spent running!!

60 miles

The last 2 mornings I ran the 6 mile loop at McAllister Park in San Antonio. 2 really good runs. Got some good stuff worked out in my crazing fucked up head.

On a good roll. Halfway thru the month and I've already matched my number of August running days!!

I've decided what I'm doing for my 50th birthday. I'm gonna do a crazy scared straight with Misty's nephew Vincent. He's been having some disciplinary issues in school so I'm gonna have Erin meet Misty and I in Giddings. Erin will pass Vincent off to me right around the corner from the State School and a few minutes later he will be standing in the security unit where the worst teens in the state of Texas are held. More to come....

Ran and walked 2 hrs in Barton Creek. I took the POS trail off the HOL and headed down to the dam. The water was still rolling strong over the dam so crossing was out of the question. I then ran the flat all the way to to the Mopac entrance, doubled back, and then ran up to Rudy's. When I got back to the HOL I turned and ran back on the POS trail but stayed on the upper trails that would around and back to the backside of the HOL. I'll estimate that I got in a good 8 miles. I can't remember getting in such a good Friday evening run before.

Back to fucking reality tomorrow!!!

Shan, Diana and I ran the 7 mile loop at LBL this morning in 1:12. A pretty decent time considering we made several stops and detours along the way. We also did some walking so my big ass could catch a rest. The humidity was really high so my legs felt drying bags of cement. Good run though and great company as usual!!

Sep........30 miles

Misty and I did a 3 mile walk in Barton Creek this morning. We started at the Mopac entrance walked to Twin Falls, crossed and continued west. I had really been wanting to show Misty the Grotto so we took that trail (she thought it was super cool) then up the hill along the ridge and back down to the main trail and across Sculpture Falls. Years ago Misty and I walked from the HOL to Zilker but stayed on the main trail so she had never seen Sculpture Falls either. We crossed there and walked the main trail back. It took us 90 min so I estimating it was around 3 miles.

What an enjoyable time!! 2 days in a row in the Creek. Could anybody ask for anything more?

Got in 3hrs of communing with Mother Earth and GrandFather Sky in Barton Creek.

I think I got in around 13 miles. I did the SDMS 10 mile loop backwards. Made a wrong turn at Hidden Trail and turned around when I got to Travis Country. Got back on the main trail and got back on track and no more booboos after that. I tacked on the trail to Lost Creek at the end. That was nice for a change. I hadnt been down that trail in years!!

Excellent run......I really needed that!!

Ran 7 miles yesterday evening in Barton Creek. I was dead tired from everything that's been going on besides a shitty nights sleep the last 2 nights. So.....all day long I didnt know if I'd have the spunk to get out and do it but I made it. And, like I already knew if I did get out there, it was great!! David Jacobson and some others were parking at the same time as me and I yelled over to them to go ahead without me, that I was,"gonna have some solitude this evening".

Today is the 9th anniversary of Misty's Mother's death. She was really tore up this morning as she related her morning dream of her Mom. Losing your Mother is never easy but it seems worse when she's taken from you just when you're starting to develop your adult relationship with her.

It is so painful watching my Mom go thru what she's going thru but, I've had the pleasure of living a full life with her and she's had a good and full life. I'm very grateful for that.

I'm a little disappointed with my mileage this month but I suppose it could have been worse considering everything.


August.......60 miles

Velocity........254

2010........652