Running Wild

Tonight I ran on the almost completed stretch of the Brushy Creek Trail that runs east from Twin Lakes while Lori walked the dogs.  It's going to be concrete the whole way and it's 99% complete.  I saw several groups of deer that were pretty close, running about 30 yards from me.

Summary Data
Total Time (h:m:s)	0:30:34	8:11 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s)	0:30:35	8:11 pace
Distance (mi )	3.74
Moving Speed (mph)	7.3 avg.	12.1 max.
Elevation Gain (ft)	+246 / -243
Temperature (°F)	57.2°F avg.	57.2°F high
Wind Speed ( mph)	N   0.0 avg.	N   0.0 max.

This was a figure 8 trail run staring at my house and covering trail in the Westside Preserve and the Discovery Wells Preserve.  I ran over to the trailhead on Pagedale for this run.

Summary Data
Total Time (h:m:s)	0:40:10	8:28 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s)	0:38:35	8:08 pace
Distance (mi )	4.74
Moving Speed (mph)	7.4 avg.	9.6 max.
Elevation Gain (ft)	+160 / -160
Temperature (°F)	59.6°F avg.	64.4°F high
Wind Speed ( mph)	E   4.2 avg.	E   6.9 max.

A nice run at Brushy Creek at Twin Lakes with Lori while she walked the dogs.  This will be my last opportunity to run before spending a week in St. Paul next week.

Summary Data
Total Time (h:m:s)	0:34:03	8:12 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s)	0:32:42	7:52 pace
Distance (mi )	4.15
Moving Speed (mph)	7.6 avg.	9.8 max.
Elevation Gain (ft)	+305 / -318
Temperature (°F)	69.8°F avg.	71.6°F high
Wind Speed ( mph)	S   8.6 avg.	S   9.2 max.

I flew into Austin from a week in sub zero St. Paul last night at 11:00 pm.  I wasn't able to run at all during the week but got a little run in tonight at Brushy Creek here in Austin.  I saw two pair of deer and a group of 7 on the trail. 

Summary Data
Total Time (h:m:s)	0:44:12	8:25 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s)	0:43:44	8:19 pace
Distance (mi )	5.25
Moving Speed (mph)	7.2 avg.	11.2 max.
Elevation Gain (ft)	+427 / -421
Temperature (°F)	71.6°F avg.	71.6°F high
Wind Speed ( mph)	N   0.0 avg.	N   0.0 max.

Today I ran the Discovery Wells loop in the morning and later in the afternoon Lori and I met up with Mark Lettang at the Brushy Creek Trail.  Mark and I ran with Maggie (Lori's dog) while Mark was pushing Amelia in the Burley and Lori walked Abbie.  My Garmin wasn't working for the afternoon run, so the data below is the morning run only.  In between those runs Lori and I went to Hill Country Water Gardens and bought some big pots to use as bog garden pots for plants that grow in standing water.  Lori and I have a new range and microwave being delivered tomorrow so we sold the old range and microwave on Craigslist today.

Summary Data
Total Time (h:m:s)	0:39:52	7:48 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s)	0:39:50	7:48 pace
Distance (mi )	5.10
Moving Speed (mph)	7.7 avg.	10.6 max.
Elevation Gain (ft)	+165 / -165
Temperature (°F)	59°F avg.	59°F high
Wind Speed ( mph)	2.3 avg.	2.3 max.

I know it's not running, but I road biked 28 miles with Mark Lettang today.  It was about 70 degrees and sunny.  Here in Austin the junipers and live oaks are still green so it seemed just like summertime.  I don't have conditioning for biking really, so this 28 mile ride pretty much wiped me out.  This was my first ride on a road bike that I bought a couple of months ago.