Out On the Trail

1800 hrs. The 22nd Run of the Cycle. Eastern Front to start, transitioned to the Western Loop, and home through the woods via the single-use...

1900 hrs. 21st Run of the Cycle. 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29 degrees Celsius) with 65% RH. Lithium Mix on the Turntable. Solid effort. Easter...

1300 hrs. Rare mid-afternoon run through familiar territory. Ran with Duck. 20th run of the Cycle. West Loop until calf issues forced Duck i...

1800 hrs. 19th Run of the Cycle. 81 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius) with 60% RH. Eastern Approach with a link to the West Loop. Home...

1900 hrs. The 18th Run of the Cycle. Returned to the Eastern Approach on a rare back-to-back. Abridged run through familiar territory. The t...

1830 hrs. The 17th Run of the Cycle. East Trail for a change of pace. Relatively cool 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees Celsius) with neglig...

1700 hrs. The 16th Run of the Cycle. Treadmill Bliss. Home 2 Suites, Lakewood Ranch. The go-to 10-40-10. A ten-minute walk, followed by a fo...

1730 hrs. 15th Run of the Cycle. Overcast, windy. 70 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) with storms on the horizon. Lithium Mix on the...

0530 hrs. 14th Run of the Cycle. Cinta Costera for the third and final run of the trip. Nice and easy four-miler. 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 ...

0600 hrs. The 13th Run of the Cycle. It was 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius) with 90% humidity at the crack of 600 AM.  La Cinta C...

0700 hrs. A rare run with Jo. The 12th Run of the Cycle. Ciudad de Panamá and the Cinta Costera. A very pedestrian-friendly hardscape of bri...

1800 hrs. The 11th Run of the Cycle. Steady rain from the beginning to the end. Eastern Approach, including a loop around the baseball field...

1800 hrs. The 10th Run of the Cycle. Go-to trail run through familiar territory. West Loop Revisited. Overcast and humid. Bliss. Hal Higdon ...

1730 hrs. The 9th Run of the Cycle. The heat is building; the waning days of a weak Florida winter are upon us. The temp was 80 degrees Fahr...

1730 hrs. The 5th Run of the Cycle. The go-to Western Loop. Sunny and relatively warmish 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees Celsius). Lithium...

1730 hrs. The 8th Run of the Cycle. Drake on the Box . Soft rain throughout the final third. A very manageable 61 degrees Fahrenheit (16 deg...

1800 hrs. 7th Run of the Cycle. A beautiful 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius) with negligible humidity. Winter may be in the rearvi...

0800 hrs. The 6th Run of the Cycle. Treadmill Bliss. Hampton Inn Style. The go-to 10-40-10 routine. Ten-minute walk, followed by a four-mile...

1800 hrs. The 4th Run of the Cycle. Western Approach. Cool 62 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius) with 60% RH. Beautiful sunset on the h...

1600 hrs. 3rd Run of the Cycle. Gray and muddy. Saturday afternoon run through familiar territory. The temp was an uncomfortable 42 degrees ...

0930 hrs. 2nd Run of the Cycle. Blue skies for days; the sand and surf for good measure. Walked for 3.16 miles with Duckworth and then we ra...

1300 hrs. Inaugural Run of 2024 and, subsequently, the 1st Run of the Cycle. At the crack of January 28th. Proud. Back in the game after a t...

1730 hrs. Sanctuary. 82nd Run of the Cycle. 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius) with 50% RH. Lithium Mix on the Box. Waning afternoo...

1830 hrs. 81st run of the Cycle. West Loop Blues. A refreshing 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius) with 60% RH. Blue Skies for days. ...

0900 hrs. Back after a three-week, self-imposed respite. A rare weekday AM run through familiar territory. 83rd Run of the Cycle. A cool 60 ...

1900 hrs. Hip Hop on the Box. Retro. 80th Run of the Cycle. Soggy, overcast skies. Post-Thunderstorm Bliss. The temp was a cool 21 degrees ...

1800 hrs. 79th Run of the Cycle. Paradigm Shift as cool temps rule the day—71 degrees Fahrenheit, 22 degrees Celsius—with 50% RH. Beautiful ...

1900 hrs. The 78th Run of the Cycle. The temp was 81 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius) with 65% RH. Autumn on the Brink. Lurking, pati...

1300 hrs. A rare Saturday afternoon run through Allied territory. The 77th of the Cycle.  A very warm 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenh...

1900 hrs. 76th Run of the Cycle. A mere 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees Celsius) with 90% RH. Absurd humidity. Florida-style. Lithium Mix ...