Memorial Day Report; May 31, 2021

So, Sunday evening, Waverly and I went and walked four miles on The Woodlands Waterway.  Make that 4.05 actually.

We had to veer off the normal course south of The Waterway because of the fireworks setup around the Waterway basin near Town Green Park.

We covered the entire distance in 59:38 and Waverly had our pace on her Apple Watch as 14:42 per mile; therefore, I figured out the distance from there.  (We went 30:58.29 out and 28:38.31 back.)

On our way out to Fleet Feet Sports, we saw Dan Jordan and Susan Rouse.  Second time in a week that I've seen them out.  Good people.

Today, Monday morning, I headed north to Huntsville to run the Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K.  

It is something I've done six of the last nine years.  Two of the three years that I missed were to visit my grandmother in 2016 and 2018 before she passed away and then two years ago to announce the inaugural Memorial Day 10K/5K, then at St. Thomas High School before COVID-19 last year.

Really great group today.  52 ran the 5K and another 25 did the 1-mile run.  

There were probably about a dozen volunteers.

I went through the first mile in 9:08.16 and went, "Oh crap," especially since I knew the last two miles had some inclines in them.

And they didn't disappoint:  10:05.82 in mile two and 10:39.87 in the third mile.

I sprinted - for me - to a 50.40 in the last tenth of a mile to finish in 30:44.25.

Thanks, as always, to Ken and Marilynn Johnson and their families who hosted the event in the Timberwilde subdivision just west of Interstate 45 off of Highway 30.

The Freemans, the Bickfords, Steve Allen and others also volunteered.

Appreciate the entire Seven Hills Running Club group.

No surprises from the south and I was personally thankful for that.

Before I took my rental car back to the IAH airport, I also put in 10 miles on the Air Assault bike

My running and walking to break a sweat totals through 4 p.m. Monday, May 31, 2021 (I may go walk four to break 170 later) are as follows:

GVRAT miles = 166.081 

Ahead of pace at 31 days = 157.80 based on 621 miles (6.2 miles = 10K; 1000K)

Slightly ahead of pace at 31 days = 163.36 based on 642.9 miles

And ...

January 1 - May 24 (144 days)

217.86 miles running - 220.5 miles walking = 438.36 miles combined + 170.15 miles light walking = 608.51 miles on foot.  473.47 miles cycling.  10,930 meters rowing.

May 25 - May 31 (7 days)

19.25 miles running - 20.08 miles walking = 39.33 miles combined + 9.87 miles light walking = 49.20 miles on foot.  40.3 miles cycling.  6,217 meters rowing.

Am thankful for everything, including the stuff that just sucks and never had to be.  Lot of cost (to me) to that, but it is all about self-preservation (or self-care).