June 28, 2013

Late start (630 am) meant the sun was out in full force and the heat was on!  Post T-Storm bliss.  Humid.  Four and change this AM.  A solid run that started with a stiff, uncooperative back and ended with a couple of nice miles.  Back loosened up after getting warm.  I even stretched pre-run, which is a minor miracle considering this author's deep-seated aversion to anything close to resembling stretching.  I have no bullshit.  Absolutely none.  Will be off the grid for a bit.

June 26, 2013

Five and change (5.55) with temps in the high 70s and brutal humidity.  Soaking wet after ten minutes on the road.  Headed South to Highway 9 and then up Jenkins.  It is one of my favorite options for a campus loop.  The Southern-most leg of the run takes one off the asphalt and concrete to a perfectly worn trail, over a small creek and down a gravel road before rejoining civilization.  It's pretty cool.  Today's run was slow, even for this author.  "Could have been the Willie Nelson.  Could have been the wine."  Water stop at mile three is an oasis!

June 23, 2013

Left the house at 830 am for a slow, methodical eight miles and change.  77 degrees Fahrenheit at departure. It got hot quickly.  It was 82 degrees upon arrival, a mere 90 minutes later.  No wind and a cloudless sky. Water stops along the route were once again life savers.  Thanks to the city government for designing parks with water fountains.  Water fountains that actually function.  Summer is officially here and the brutal temps with it.  Hydration is the key.  Two litres of water a day as a minimum.  Coffee and wine and whiskey do not count!  Although they are necessary as well.

June 19, 2013

A rare PM run this evening.  Monday's early morning run was a cool 63 degrees.  Stepped out for this evening's six-miles to a very warm 79 degrees and high humidity (90%) for added fun.  Nice change of environment.  Campus loop with a lot more people running compared to the AM.  I still prefer to get it done as the sun light hits the olive oil.

June 17, 2013

An amazing four-miles in extremely trying conditions.  Left the shack in a thunderstorm and returned without much let-up.  I took advantage of running in the rain because it may be a long time until the opportunity presents itself again.  A wonderfully cool 63 degrees made it perfect.  Absolutely.  I was soaked two-minutes in, but churned out a slow and methodical four anyway.  There is nothing like running in the rain...except maybe the Indy 500.  Shoes are drying out as I type this brief missive.  Six on tap for Wednesday.

June 15, 2013

Sweet Dick Willie kind of humid this morning.  Man.  Temps in the mid-70s, no wind, no air and a lot of sweating.  Headed North to start things and then wrapped around Legacy trail on to the East side of campus, headed South to Highway 9 and then back North to the shack.  7.78 miles.  Slow pace that  seemed to devolve in to a shuffle towards the end.  No issues.  Water stops are open, which probably saved my life.  I get weird without the H2O.  Weirder, perhaps.  Rest Sunday and back to the maintenance runs on Monday.  God Save the Queen.

June 13, 2013

Another hot and humid five-miles.  No breeze to cool things off either.  Kinetic chain issues persist: right hip ache at the onset of the run, subsides after I get warm and then returns as soreness post-run.  Noticeably better on the off days.  Go figure.  Back to the actual run.  The only thing out of the ordinary to report is the fact that it was my first sub-9:00 minute per mile pace in a few months.  Not breaking any land speed records, but it felt good to shave a few seconds off the pace.  Seven to eight miles on Saturday.

June 11, 2013

The Summer of 2013 officially arrived to these parts yesterday.  Temps in the mid-90s during the day; lows in the 70s at night.  This morning it was a balmy 74 degrees when I left the house at dawn's first light.  A brutally languid first mile led the charge, albeit slowly, for a rather uninspiring four and a half and change.  Right hip soreness persists until the damn thing gets sufficiently warm.  No complaints.  From the Late to the Party File: The iphone fits in that little pocket on the back of my running shorts.  Right up there with sliced bread, night baseball and the neutron bomb.  Amazing.  Running without music until further notice.  Cadence revisited.

June 9, 2013

A beautiful, cool Sunday morning six-miles around the campus.  It rained around three AM, so it was a bit humid. Cool temps are waning; the heat is lurking.  Headed south to highway 9 and then turned left at the southern most reaches of the campus. It's been quite some time since I've hit that little trail. Gravel.  Familiar.  Slow pace.  One of those I-could-do-this-forever runs. Cadence.

June 6, 2013

Wine-soaked bliss. Cool, no wind. Five and change. Slow, methodical pace. No headphones. No issues. Sore right hip lingers, especially after sitting.  Solid.

June 3, 2013

Back in Norman and relatively cool temps to inaugurate the month of June. 55 degrees to start the week.  Actually broke out the long-sleeves, although such a drastic measure probably was not necessary. A short four and change.  No issues.  Sans headphones.  June is typically a great month of running. I plan on getting 15 quality runs in the book this month.  

May 28, 2013 and May 31, 2013

I have almost no recollection of last Tuesday's run. Five and change through familiar territory.  No issues. Friday's run was a beautiful and hot and humid six-miles through the heart of DC.  The Rock Creek Park running trail is absolutely world-class!  The only downer was the complete lack of water on the trail.  I thought a heatstroke was imminent.  By far the warmest run (temps in the mid-90s) in a very long time.  Next time I'll bring my own H2O!  GPS coverage was non-existent, so I don't have hard data for the run. Thirty-minutes out, thirty-minutes back. Six-miles is a conservative estimate...