Waiting for the wünderspouse at H&M. We’re very basic. #runningpunks

First time running in NYC. Central Park is lovely. Times Square not so much fun. Also, it’s August and this place is a sauna. Tomorrow, I’ll head to one of the rivers. #runsky #running #runningpunks

Bit of a slog to get through the run today. Humidity was very high and I must have been tired from the week. Anywho, out I went. The short rain shower at 10 km was very welcome. Go get it! #running #runsky #runningpunks

Friday aerobicize session! Just need my leg warmers and some ONJ playing in the background. Have a great day. #running #runsky #runningpunks

More base work this morning with a few stridey sprints at the end. Have a great day! #running #runsky #runningpunks

Some threshold work this morning. Missed y’day’s base workout from crappy sleep and a Monday evening Pilate’s class. Today was a good workout, and added a final stride push at the end of the cool down just to stretch the legs a bit more. #runsky #running #runningpunks

Start of the week with a slow 10k to keep the HR in the ‘base’ zone. Still working to dial that in better. #running #runsky #runningpunks

Blood was shed. Not quite Tueteborg Forest scale, but the mosquitoes were feasting. First run in several days due to hazardous air. Was able to get a long run done, barely, with the heat/humidity. #runsky #running #runningpunks

Smoke update. Holding at about 1/2 pack per day. These are Gauloises, not Dunhill’s. Maybe I get to run tomorrow. #runsky #running #runningpunks

East Lansing

Adding #runningpunks because fat fingers Also smoke!

Low paced run before the wildfire smoke blankets our sky this week. There was an enforced hydration break due to train crossing. #runsky #running #tunningpunks

Monday morning get-up-and-go! Was deeply asleep when the 5am alarm rang. Still a bit groggy on the first mile, then rallied for the threshold-level canter. Have a great week! #running #runsky #runningpunks

Happy Saturday, lovely people. Nevermind the sweaty red face. I had just completed a 45 minute zone 2 run, and needed to burn it out with a couple of short sprints. Have a great weekend! #running #runsky #runningpunks

Medium length long run today, though Garmin coach is calling B.S. and requesting a do-over tomorrow. We’ll see. Many large and small trees down from y’day’s storm event. And we seem to have leapfrogged mosquito season straight into biting fly season. Happy running! #running #runsky #runningpunks

Poodle in natural camouflage. #dogs #dogsky

I was met with a brief light shower this morning, giving a welcome respite from the heat and humidity this week. More of that please! #running #runsky #runningpunks

Almost through the heat dome temperatures here. Dialed my run back to slow today. Debating tomorrow’s anaerobic sprint fest - will likely add slow and steady runs through the weekend. #runsky #running #runningpunks Happy 4th to us Yanks 🇺🇸, and Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 to our lovely neighbors.

Long run before the heat wave hits us next week. Blue skies all the way. A few woodsy paths and meeting a friend at the rail crossing. #runningpunks #running #runsky

Threshold workout this morning. Nice to get the blood pumping before being fully awake. And also eked out a new 5k PR to boot. Yay. #running #runsky #runningpunks

I’m a waver. And sometimes a fist-bumper. I like to acknowledge people I see, and give encouragement to those who are working hard. Like the guy I passed early on, or the young kid who smoked me. Anyways, got in my monthly 15k/10miler on a warm, sunny morning. #running #runsky #runningpunks

Things are shifting to summer running rules. Had a shorter long run planned and opted not to take hydration. Ended up wilting in the humidity. Lesson learned. Looks like it’s time to build heat tolerance. #running #runsky #runningpunks

3 PRs for Global Running Day! #running #runsky #runningpunks

Beaver employing camouflage for daylight operations.

Very satisfying tour around the townships today. Brilliant, cloudless blue sky. Lots of walkers, runners, and dogs. Kids’ baseball and soccer games. Even had a rare red fox cross my path in the woods. Only drawback was the warmer weather and the return of the chafe! #running #runsky #runningpunks

It’s been a week of family and celebratory events as our son graduated from high school. Had a *very* lazy Saturday, recuperating from it all. Today saw a quiet lap around town. #running #runsky #runningpunks

Garden > Garmin. Today is the day for planting in this corner of Michigan. So my long run became soil loosening, seed planting, and stringing poles. And Garmin gets to see the data. #running #runsky #runningpunks

La Jolla trip day 5, run 3. Flipped the script on this one. For a circuit run, I put the long hill segment on the downhill instead of the uphill. Kept the average pace a bit higher. #running #runsky #runningpunks

Day 3 in La Jolla and run #2. First day’s run was a threshold level training run and I died on all of these hills. Today’s was less directed, and much more enjoyable. #running #runsky #runningpunks

Heading to SAN for a conference. Happy Mothers’ Day to all the moms and to the people who made them moms.