San Francisco, a nicer place to run in July

I've fallen off the wagon again, today was my first run in a couple of weeks. It's really been too damned hot for me to run in Auburn, and I've been busy landing a job (!) at the University. Now I'm on vacation in San Francisco, where, it's much nicer for running, to paraphrase Mark Twain. Last night I went to the Giants game at AT&T Park, which was nice, though it was sold out and I spent the game on my feet. My knees were feeling it about the 5th inning on. Great game though; I got to see Tim Lincecum pitch.

Today I went on a pretty short one from my inlaws house to Mountain Lake Park and back. Just a short one to get me going hopefully for a longer one tomorrow in Golden Gate Park.

Playlist
Going to California -Led Zeppelin
Oh! You Pretty Things -David Bowie
Lust for Life -Iggy Pop
Found a Job -Talking Heads

Time
19:55

Distance
? not sure, probably not much more than two miles if that.

Back up to Samford

A night off and a little further tonight. I went up Gay to Samford, over to College and back via Woodfield, a 4.6 mile route. Building my way back up. Still feeling some aches and pains in the legs, but mostly working itself out en route. When I got back tonight, though, I felt it in my left knee, but not in the same area that was affected by surgery. Again, I didn't get out until after 10 pm, and without a shirt. My pasty whiteness is probably reflective enough, though I always carry a flashlight at night. I've been having that "David Bowie is an utter genius" feeling again, as is evident in the playlist.

Playlist
Space Oddity -from "Space Oddity"
Lust for Life -(Iggy Pop) from "Lust for Life"
Black Country Rock -from "The Man Who Sold the World"
Diamond Dogs -from "Diamond Dogs"
Queen Bitch -from "Hunky Dory"
Moonage Daydream -from "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"
Suffragette City -from "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"
Sweet Thing -from "Diamond Dogs"
Rebel Rebel -from "Diamond Dogs"
The Width of a Circle -from "The Man Who Sold the World"

Times
L1 13:10
L2 6:15
L3 7:25
L4 3:30
L5 11:14
L6 0:53
Total 42:26

Distance 4.6 miles
Cumulative distance 10.1 miles

Two days on

I got out again this evening. Pretty late actually, starting after 10:00. Still pretty warm and sticky out there, but almost bearable. I ran up to Woodfield/Gay intersection and back. I felt a few aches and pains in my legs (knees) and my back, under my left shoulder blade. Mostly resolved over the course of the run, but hopefully not doing more harm than good.

Playlist
The Wind Cries Mary -Jimi Hendrix Experience
Reggae Street -Mighty Diamonds
Grits Ain't Groceries -Little Milton
Bubble Pop -Del the Funky Homosapien
C.R.E.A.M. -Wu Tang Meets the Beatles
007 (Shanty Town) -Desmond Dekker
Everybody's Got Something to Hide (Except for Me and My Monkey) -the Beatles
Bust a Move -Young M.C.

Times
L1 13:22
L2 11:32
L3 0:58
Total 25:52

Distance 2.7 miles
Cumulative distance 4.5 miles

July? More like Ju-lame!

Well. If I really did have 20 runs in me this month, I'll have to do some two-a-days. And I'm not doing that. Here it is, 12 days in and this is my first run. It is amazingly easy to get out of the rhythm and throw it all in. But today, in spite of my legs coming up with pains to thwart me, and my procrastinator running on all cylinders, I did get out for a very short one. Over the hill to the stop sign and back. It could be the first post to require more time to write than complete, but here it is. I have been doing a little bit of swimming, but really I've just been lazy.

Playlist. New stuff to the tune-o-matic
Prodigal Son -Rolling Stones
Electric Avenue -Eddy Grant
Tipsy -J-Kwon
Hyphy -Federation

Times
L1 8:55
L2 8:34
Total 17:29

Distance
1.8 miles
Cumulative
1.8 miles