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A nice morning for a run! Ran with Kara from the lake to Mt. Pleasant and back. I can't remember the last time I ran the bridge, so that was nice. There wasn't much wind the first 7 miles, so it felt pretty warm. After that, a slight breeze picked up and made things feel a lot better. The overcast skies definitely helped too. A good run, an easy pace, and a great start to the day.

Just a nice morning for a run. I felt sluggish from my birthday bourbons last night, but all in all, a good time. Enjoyed running with a friend and getting out early. The traffic on the roads? Not so much.

Doing our monthly service project with our church this morning, serving food in one of the rougher parts of the city. Always enjoy that and getting to meet some interesting people.

Have a great Saturday!

Nice run this morning! Perfect weather and good company. Definitely a great start to the month. The rest of life is busy and slightly chaotic. Work is incredibly busy, especially with the ramp up in hiring and a heavy meeting load. Kids activities have kept us running around too. Looking forward to summer. Have a great day everyone!

A successful 10k! Ended up finishing in a tiny bit over 46:00, for second in my age group. It was a trail 10k, but not technical. The only bad spots were large grassy sections. I could do without those. But, the weather was just awesome, and I was 20 seconds faster than when I ran this race two years ago (the last race I ran, I think).

One of my strategies for long runs is to run far away. That way, I have no choice but to make it back. I used that today and it worked really well. I was worried about this run. First, it's supposed to rain here in Houston today, some strong rain. Second, I haven't been doing many true long runs (calling over 10 a long run). Third, my knee that perpetually bothers me was sore after the run yesterday. Thankfully, I escaped the rain (except for a light mist when I was furthest out), I kept a really good pace (only 1 mile over 8:00), and my knee was a little wonky on the hills but otherwise fine. All in all, it was a tough but really nice run. Today is the last day of the robotics competition. My daughter's team did okay, but maybe not as well as they hoped. They could be up for one of the awards, but we'll have to see this afternoon. I'm definitely ready to go home! I miss my wife.

Another run on unfamiliar paths. But, a great way to start the day. I enjoyed exploring a bit, and the weather was awesome. More robotics today, and some more work. After a crazy last two weeks, I'm looking forward to being home and back in the routine.

Still here, still running. I doubt I'd run this route again. It's a rails-to-trails through a slightly sketchy area. But, it was a nice morning out and I got it done. We're traveling for my daughter's robotics competition. Exciting stuff for the kids, and it'll be interesting to see all the matches, other robot designs, etc. Unfortunately, I've got to work a good bit of the day today and the rest of the week. I'm tired.

Great way to start a Friday: 1. Hit the gym at 5:30 for some lifting 2. Hang out with the wife and sip some coffee 3. Work for a bit (reviewing resumes) 4. Get a nice run in the sun It was in the upper 40s when I got to the gym, but mid 60s by the time I ran. No worries, a little sweat won't hurt. Continuing my tidal running investigation, I felt a little more sluggish today, and it was low tide. But all in all, not too bad. Almost all miles were low-7:30s except the first one, where I stopped for 90 seconds or so to meet some new neighbors. Worth it. A lot on tap today: meetings all day, followed by Luke's baseball tonight. Kind of a perfect day for me. Happy Friday!

More peninsula, and more easy miles. It was a great morning running with friends, minus the nasty headwind out of the north. Made the middle miles interesting. Love having it done early in the day.

The tide was running out. Maybe I felt slightly worse on the return (lower tide)? Probably just imagining things to fit my theory that I run worse at low tide. The search for answers continues. Still, it was a good run. The faster paces feel easier. I can run 7:15 pace and feel like I'm struggling, then back it off to 7:30s and feel easy. I guess that's where my threshold is at the moment. I'll take it. Busy day if meetings, earning my keep. Hope you all have a great day!

It was a slow and easy run with Steve, who's recovering from knee surgery. Good times. I love Charleston. It has taken a while to get me to this point, but I'm here. I love the city we live in and don't want to leave anytime soon. It's unique, interesting, active, and fun. Lots to do. The beach. And great restaurants. What's not to love, other than the traffic? Maybe I'm just here as a result of trying to convince interviewees to move here. I have the option of hiring in Austin too, but I don't have a manager there and it's hard to sign up for even more travel. Why add another city to the mix, when I already have Charleston, New York, and Minneapolis?

It's RunLongDaughter's 16th birthday! Wow, I definitely don't feel that old. I ran alongside her this morning for some of my miles. Good times! Overall, this was a good run. A little later in the morning, so it was a bit warm. Nice to get some sun, and think through the workday a bit. Hope everyone has a great Monday!

A fun 5 mile progression run on the treadmill at the office gym right before lunch. It's good to get a short break in the day to run, and this kind of run was fun. Started off the first mile easy at 8:40ish, then worked down to about 6:30 pace by the last half mile. Overall, about 7:30 average. Good times and lots of sweat! It's also opening day! Looking forward to watching the Cardinals/Mets tonight when I get home.

Gym, run to men's group, then run back to the gym. Made for an interesting morning. Good workout overall. Busy busy day, with meetings all day, interview, project planning... It goes on. Now I'm at Luke's baseball game. This might be busy, but this is what I love.

Back on the peninsula, and what a good run! Had my buddy Steve riding his bike beside me, and that made the miles roll by. I was up til after midnight last night with teenager drama, so only 4 hours of sleep was a little rough. Man, I can’t wait to get through this.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Feels like forever since I last ran on the greenway... And it has been a while. Good to be back, and it was a good run, though I still am working through my theory that my runs feel harder at low tide. I've had a pretty stressful last few weeks with travel, work, and kid-related drama at home. I'm hopeful we're through some of the worst of it now, though not entirely optimistic. My work will continue to be stressful, but I'm in a good spot. I just have lots of projects going on and too many job openings with not enough candidates to fill them. That's hard. Travel is slowing down, just one trip each of the next two months. With some work changes, I likely won't be traveling to Minneapolis nearly as much anymore, maybe once a quarter. And the kid stuff will continue until ... Forever? Enjoy the Saturday, everyone!

Slept like a rock, a solid 7 hours. It was great. So, the 4:00 alarm was pretty easy. My legs were just a little tired from the surges on the run yesterday, so today was a little easier. I set it and forget it, except for some short strides at the end. Another 5 miles in the bank. It's a busy day today. I've got an interview with someone back in Charleston this morning. Trying to hire for 9 open positions, which is crazy. I've got lunch for the office today, some great BBQ. And, a happy hour for the few people on my team who will show up this afternoon. It's surprising how few people will go. Only 8 out of about 20 people. That's okay... The ones who go are fun to be around. Hope you all have a great day!

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