Moving Along

Footloose and fancy free. Three miles this morning. Feeling good. Actually, feeling a little guilty. I guess if I don't have anything to "train" for I become kind of a lazy bones. Excuses that I would put aside while training have come back. "It's too cold." "I could use a little more sleep." "I'm not training for anything." Ha. I'm gonna work on that. Because, even though I don't have a marathon or half coming up in the immediate future, I've got some 10K's and a ten miler coming up. So hopefully there will be more running soon.

4 Miles of Fun

Today was a great run. Don't know why it was any different from any of my other runs, but it felt great and I still feel good. I think I finally cleared my head of some of the crud that's been bogging it down this week. Shitty things keep happening to those that I care about, but I've come to terms that there is nothing I can do to stop those things. You just have to roll with the punches.
My Aunt passed away yesterday, so that kinda sucks. She was pretty old and had been sick for a long time, so in a way it was kind of a good thing. I feel bad for my Uncle, but things will be all right.
A buddy of mine will be going into the hospital tomorrow because his doctors believe that his cancer is back. They found a grape sized tumor on one of his lungs. Not good. So hopes and prayers are with him.
BUT I am really looking forward to this weekend and the next week has some pretty good things going on. So good bye funk and hello fun. Ha.

Three Miles with the Dog

Got in three miles with Gus the dog today. He's a trooper. He's going to be 10 this year. Old man. So, is three miles seven miles in dog miles? Ha.

Feeling Better

All right, caught whatever was going around my family shortly after that last post. I'm still not feeling 100%, but I think that is mostly allergies. I got out there and got a good three miles in this morning. 8:28 pace, tried to really concentrate on not heel striking. It was a nice morning out as well, almost full moon, little wind, good temp.
This weekend I spent most of my time working on our raised bed garden. I was going to build a box, but was able to find a pre-made one. Bought a yard of dirt and a ton of veggies and am very excited about our garden. My little girl spent most of the weekend with me and we had a wonderful time driving all over San Antonio and working on the garden.
Other than feeling better and our garden, I am having kind of a funky week so far. Found out a former place of employment, Sundance Records and Tapes, in San Marcos, TX will be shutting their doors after 35 years of service. I spent five of the best years of my life working at this store. The first conversation I ever had with my wife happened when she came in to buy a CD. So many good memories from that place. The people I worked with and the experiences I had there are second to none. If I could have made a living from working there I never would have left. Every chance I get, I go by there and buy some CD's or a shirt. I don't know anybody who works there anymore, except for the manager, but it is still a damn fine record store. I feel heartbroken that it is closing.
Secondly, a guy I grew up with killed himself on Sunday. We were not great friends, if we saw each other at a party or a show, we'd catch up and make small talk. He was very good friends with some of my good friends though and my heart is heavy for them. It is shocking to know that someone I knew is gone and that they made the decision to end their life. He had some issues and had worked for a long time to correct them. But I guess his demons wouldn't leave him alone. I hope he has found peace.
Anyways, I'm usually not such a downer. Hopefully these clouds pass soon and things will be brighter soon. After all, this is only a moment in time and eventually these things will pass. Things will get better, they always do.

Wednesday Dog Walking

Well, I did get a nice three miler in last night. Felt pretty good. I just don't like running in all that traffic. Even when I am on the sidewalk, I feel like I am playing Frogger. This morning was pretty nice, Gus and I almost got three miles in 41 minutes. That old man sure does like his walks. It's been pretty gross here the last couple of days. Very humid and swampy out. Even though it has been in the high 60's, low 70's we've had to turn our AC on because of the humidity. If you don't it gets really nasty in our house. I don't like sweating in my house while watching TV.

Hey, I'm supposed to be blogging. Whoops.

All right, slacked off there a bit. Still running. Running fast. The half marathon was awesome and I've recovered pretty well. Last Thursday, 02/23 I ran a pretty good three miler. After work, shitty, stressful day. I planned on taking it really slow, Garmin clicks off the first mile and I'm at 7:50. I put the brakes on and ended up with a second mile of 8:20 and a final mile of 9:05. I think I was taking out some aggression on that first mile.
Saturday was the Run for the Bluebonnets 5K in Bastrop. I love this 5K. It was my first race and it means a lot to me. Again, I was planning on taking it easy and going slow and again, that didn't happen. My buddy Cory ran it with me and this was his first race as well. He wanted to run fast and had been badgering me all week to run it fast with him. The morning of the race I told him I'd set a fast pace for a mile or two and then let him take it to the finish. Well, I ended up running the whole thing at a 7:52 pace. It felt pretty damned good.
Sunday, nothing. And yesterday I got in another two miles with Gus. He's old but loves the walking. I wanted to go this morning, but it was rainy and gross, so I opted for sleep. Maybe another after work run this afternoon, we'll see.

Two Miles With Gus

Today was my first activity since the half marathon on Sunday. All in all, I'm feeling pretty good. My legs aren't feeling bad at all, a little stiff, but that is about it. My glutes were pretty sore but that has gone away. Gonna try to run a little tomorrow, see how that goes. And I've got a 5k on Saturday. Not really gonna try and break any records or anything, just a fun run that I like. It was my very first organized run. This will be the third year I've run it. Pretty awesome.