Just run

Set a new PR on this route.  Stripes run to the gas station and back.  I acutally managed to stay ahead of a handful of people.  It kind of surprised me, but I don't think they were trying all that hard.  Oh well.

23:37.93

I think we could call this 3 miles.  Didn't have to wake up early because of Halloween last night.  Apparently, someone thought it was a good idea to give us time to recover from the sugar rush.  It was a good idea.  Jogged for 39:59.32 and ended up on the field for three sets of pushups and situps.  In my mind, I can still do a set of 40 pushups easily.  The reality is that I did 3 sets of 25.  I barely made the first set.  The second set I only got halfway before going to my knees and finishing the set from there.  I got 6 pushups on the last set before collapsing to my knees and finishing the set in the kneeling position.  Horrible.  As for the situps, 3 sets of 30 was good enough for me.  The reality is so much different from my ideal.  Just have to actually do more pushups and situps to get better at them.

Seems like 6 is the magic number for this workout.  Six laps around the track.  If the timer is accurate, I'm covering a little more distance.  Dare I say there is some improvement?  Maybe.

Woke up this morning and was surprised to see the ground wet and a light drizzle of rain.  It really does rain here in Texas.  Because the Chicago Cubs won the World Series last night, our boss let us run on our own.  Ran an abbreviated loop in the rain.  Can't remember the last time I ran in the rain.  It has been a while.  Beautiful start to a day!

45:31.30

Easily two and half.  We ran out to the mile marker and turned around to come back.  Did some sprints on our way.  Coming back it was a free for all.  We did probably the fastest recovery stretching in the history of our run group so we could all go and get breakfast and still make it in to work on time.

Ran it a little different today.  Stopped off at the field to do some pushups and situps.  3 sets.  The situps come a little easier than the pushups do.  Afterwards, slow jog back home on a little back road that I rediscovered.  Total run time 1 hour 3 seconds.  Total overall time: 1hr 25:28.

I caught up to another runner this morning who was seemingly slapping at mosquitoes.  I guess when I caught up to him, he realized there were no mosquitoes around and then proceeded to speed up and leave me in the dust.  It brought a smile to my face.