How to sweat a lot

Will the humidity ever end? Look at the weather from my last two runs:

A short update

It's been a good running month.  I hit 109 total for the month- my second highest month ever.  Plus I did 34 miles on my bike and 9.6 miles walking.  Except for some soreness in my abs, I'm injury free.  Here's hoping for a good 10 mile run tomorrow. 

Long time no blog

Busy running and recovering. Halfway through my half marathon training program. Today's run:

Lots of short trails

I took a drive and ran on the trails at the nature park. Soft surfaces and some big hills.

Thinking about running

"If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting." Dick Vermeil, former coach of the St. Louis Rams and winner of Super Bowl XXXIV

Tuesday's very fast run

Tuesday I accomplished one of my New Year's resolutions: run a mile in 6:00. I did it in 5:55. Check out my 1/4 mile lap times in the photos- the top number.

Too busy to blog

I've been busy this week trying to keep up with my training plan while rehabbing a muscle strain. Yesterday's long run went better than expected.

A weather forecast a runner can live

"B" stands for below average temperatures for the next 6-10 days.

Loosen up

After Saturday's long run, today was a nice run to loosen up all of my muscles and get ready for a fast mile tomorrow.

Early AM run

Now this is running weather.

A little bit of fast...

...makes the run a lot more fun.

It's still summer

I felt like I was swimming as much as running through this humidity.

Very fast delivery

I ordered this 2 days ago. I jumped for joy when the UPS man left it on my doorstep this afternoon.

Easy run in the heat

I enjoy finding new places to run and running on them, it lets me feel free.

1 month late

I wish I had read this a month ago.

Scientist humor

Thanks to Kendra for posting this to FB.

A very good run

Every few months I have a run that leaves me feeling great and wanting more; tonight was one of those runs.

New shoes

Running shoes are more expensive than regular athletic shoes but are worth every penny.
Cost $132.00 for 2 pairs

The things that keep me going

I feel proud to know that I keep these guys flying and bring them home safely.

Round the neighborhood

I don't like dodging traffic and navigating intersections.

Not too tired

I ran hard last night, but my legs felt strong today with no soreness.

A short post

Today's run resembled a convection oven: hot, dry and windy.

Veterans

I saw this place while driving to my meeting today. It was a little over 2 miles away from the hotel so I ran there for my easy run today. One of the things I love about visiting towns with military bases is the patriotism. Very inspiring.  Very much a reality check.
I enjoy the freedom I feel when I run.  And I am grateful for the freedom these guys gave me.