July 30, 2014

Dawn Patrol. The Rain Song. Light rain throughout the run. Deserted streets. Temps in the low 70s. Another slow and methodical campus run. Finished the 5.69 mile loop in 58.58 in 10.22 min/mile. Chest and Tri on Tuesday AM. Back and Bi on Thursday. Cheers.

July 28, 2014

Dawn Patrol. Back at it again after almost three weeks of downtime. Previous run was on July 9, 2014 at the Villa Olimpica in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. From there we moved on to the North Coast and Roatán for a couple of weeks. I wisely decided to eat and drink everything in sight, so now I must contend with weighing in at 207 lbs. (My fighting weight has historically been in the low to mid-190s.) Today ushered in yet another incarnation of the "post-holiday period of intense dedication." Hopefully, this will last until Christmas. Slow and low this morning. Completed the five-mile (5.03) campus loop in 52:23 for a 10:25 mile/minute average pace. Slow, even by my standards. Weather was a bearable 68 degrees Fahrenheit with the humidity in the 80% range. Moving forward, Mon-Wed-Fri and Sat will be running days, while Tues and Thurs will be gym days. Sunday off to recuperate. This, as usual, should be fun. Mahalo.

July 9, 2014

Dawn Patrol. Villa Olimpica, Tegucigalpa. Four miles under sunny AM skies. Next year I will bring long-sleeves for the morning runs, as it is a bit cool. Still amazed at the devoted contingent of runners and walkers who are on the track at 530 AM every single day. Good times. Enjoyed hitting the track with Chilo. Reminded me of the old times, when it was a Sunday ritual, followed by coffee and pan con frijoles at Espresso Americano. Solid.

July 8, 2014

Dawn Patrol. Villa Olimpica. Back-to-back days at the track: walked a mile and then had a fast four miles. Weather was cool and overcast. A slight breeze kept things cool. Solid

July 7, 2014

Dawn Patrol. Villa Olimpica, Tegucigalpa. Four miles, or 16 laps around the track. Sun was out early this morning.  Uneventful.

July 4, 2014

Dawn Patrol. A rare back-to-back. Another overcast morning with a full contingent of early risers on the track.  Four miles and another mile walking while bullshitting with Chilo. Good times.  Effortless. Finally getting used to the altitude.

July 3, 2014

Dawn Patrol. Villa Olimpica, Tegucigalpa. Another four miles under gray and overcast skies. Drizzle early on. Good times with Chilo.  The track was crowded, per custom.

July 1, 2014

Dawn Patrol. Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Another cool and overcast morning in the capital. Amazing how many people are at the track getting it done at 530 am. Another four easy miles to start the day.

June 30, 2014

Dawn Patrol. Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Up at dawn and headed to the Villa Olimpica for four miles around the track. Temps were cool and there was a nice early AM mist in the air.