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

The Moment of Truth and The Width of a Circle

Last day of June. Did I run 20 times? Nope. Did I attain 100 logged miles? Nope. What happened? My diagnosis is that I haven't been able to adjust my schedule to accommodate running. Why? For one thing (which I can't control), the weather makes running no fun during the hours I'm accustomed to going out. Running at night is an option, though I usually find myself doing other things, and there's a relatively narrow window of opportunity to head out. If I don't get out between 9 and 10, there's not going out. And I'm not a morning person, so mornings are out as well. What to do?

Today, I did get out, with the goal of getting up to at least 45 miles. I didn't quite make it, though I'm now over 40 for the month of June and that's a big improvement over last month. I went out on a route I haven't hit for a while, down the bike path and back. After the hiatus prior to Monday's effort, I didn't feel great out there. I did stop and walk between the Ogletree stop sign and the first road there (Estate Ave.), so you know it wasn't going well. But I made it back, and am not too beat up (at least I'm not feeling it yet). July? who knows.

Playlist -an all-Bowie set. I'm quite hung up on Bowie at present, if you couldn't tell.
Life On Mars? -From "Hunky Dory"
All The Madmen -From "The Man Who Sold The World"
Diamond Dogs -From "Diamond Dogs"
It Ain't Easy -From "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars"
Space Oddity -From "Space Oddity"
Black Country Rock -From "The Man Who Sold The World"
The Man Who Sold The World -From "The Man Who Sold The World"
Queen Bitch -From "Hunky Dory"
Kooks -From "Hunky Dory"
Suffragette City -From "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars"
Rebel Rebel -From "Diamond Dogs"
Changes -From "Hunky Dory"
Andy Warhol -From "Hunky Dory"
Moonage Daydream -From "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars"
The Width of A Circle -From "The Man Who Sold The World"

Times
L1 8:55
L2 7:27
L3 14:45
L4 9:35
L5 5:53 (Canary Dr. to Wright's Mill)
L6 8:13
L7 2:20 (walking)
L8 6:50
L9 0:57
Total 1:04:54. Not a terrible time, considering.
Distance: 6.6 miles (previously I've measured this as 6.2 or 6.4 miles?)
Cumulative Distance: 42.1 miles

The Man Who Sold The World

I've been slacking again. A whole week off, almost two. Ugh. The heat and crazy schedule have been to blame, though I did go on a couple of short bike rides. I shouldn't make excuses. If I get two more good runs in I could get up to 50 miles this month, which I would call an accomplishment. Today, up to Woodfield and back. Not much of a run at all but better than nothing.

Playlist "The Man Who Sold The World", David Bowie. I've been enchanted by this album, which is a real steal on Amazon. Before, I'd only known the title track but the rest of it is phenomenal.

Width of a Circle
All The Madmen
Black Country Rock
After All
Running Gun Blues
Saviour Machine

Times
L1 13:00
L2 11:09
L3 1:00
Total 25:08

distance 2.7 miles
cumulative distance 38.2

More days off. Feeling beat up

Another few days off. Sunday I went up to Lake Martin with the girls and some friends. It was fun, but in spite of frequent application of sunscreen, I got sunburned about the head and shoulders. Also got a cut on my foot, and a scrape on my knee. So I was feeling pretty beat up.
Today was the first day I really felt up to the challenge of physical activity. My foot felt better, and without my shirt, my skin felt all right as well. Another nighttime run, up to Toomer's and back. Instead of cutting in at Briarwood as I usually do, I ran down to Tanglewood and in to add a few feet.

Playlist
Dirty Water -the Standells
Alone + Easy Target -Foo Fighters
African -Peter Tosh
Sympathy for the Devil -Rolling Stones
Wow and Flutter -Stereolab
What a Day That Was -Talking Heads
Mexican Radio -Wall of Voodoo
Fell in Love With a Girl -White Stripes
Unfinished Instrumental -Parliament
Electricity(Drugs) -Talking Heads
Gin and Juice -Snoop Dogg
Wanted Dread and Alive -Peter Tosh
Gangsta Gangsta -N.W.A.

Times
L1 12:25
L2 3:20
L3 11:31
L4 6:52
L5 6:00
L6 12:05
L7 0:45
Total 52:59

Distance 5.8 miles
Cumulative distance 35.5. Probably not getting to 20/100.