Miles and Miles

As you can see, I've tried a couple of times to log the number of miles that I've run.

So once again, in 2018 and 2019, I'll try again:

November 25 - December 24 - 54.994 miles - 14.61 miles walking - 51.79 miles light walking - 37.9 miles cycling - 11,033 meters rowing
November 25, 2019 (Monday) - 2.45 miles walking (Home to Enterprise for car rental)
November 25, 2019 (Monday) - 1.5 miles walking (Apple Health)
November 26, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.66 miles (Downtown Shreveport, LA)
November 26, 2019 (Tuesday) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health)
November 27, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3.15 miles (Shreveport to Bossier City, LA and back)
November 27, 2019 (Wednesday) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health)
November 28, 2019 (Thursday) - 3.1 miles (Athens Turkey Trot Family Fun Run 5K, Athens, TX)
November 28, 2019 (Thursday) - 0.31 miles walking (Apple Health)
November 29, 2019 (Friday) - 3.1 miles (Friends of the Running Community 5K #1, The Woodlands, TX)
November 29, 2019 (Friday) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health)
November 30, 2019 (Saturday) - 4.12 miles (Downtown Waco, TX) - 0.25 miles (light) walking
December 1, 2019 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles (TWRC Sunday Night 5K, The Woodlands, TX)
December 1, 2019 (Sunday) - 2.41 miles walking (Enterprise to Home for car rental return)
December 1, 2019 (Sunday) - 0.4 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 2, 2019 (Monday) - 2.4 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 3, 2019 (Tuesday) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 4, 2019 (Wednesday) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 5, 2019 (Thursday) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 5, 2019 (Thursday) - 3 miles (Treadmill at Homewood Suites, Franklin, TN)
December 6, 2019 (Friday) - 3 miles (Treadmill at Homewood Suites, Franklin, TN)
December 6, 2019 (Friday) - 3.3 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 7, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Communities In Schools Wonderland Run 5K, Waco, TX)
December 7, 2019 (Saturday) - 2 miles walking (Panther Stadium track, Hewitt, TX)
December 7, 2019 (Saturday) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 8, 2019 (Sunday) - 6.2 miles (Chocoholic Frolic 10K, Grand Prairie, TX)
December 8, 2019 (Sunday) - 2.6 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 9, 2019 (Monday) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 10, 2019 (Tuesday) - 0.36 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 11, 2019 (Wednesday) - 4.227 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
December 11, 2019 (Wednesday) - 0.57 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 12, 2019 (Thursday) - 0.54 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 13, 2019 (Friday) - 3 miles walking (Hannover Forest subdivision, Spring, TX) - 2,735 meters rowing
December 13, 2019 (Friday) - 2.34 miles walking (Home to Enterprise for car rental)
December 14, 2019 (Saturday) - 2.64 miles (DHS Cross Country Boat Parade 5K, Delcambre, LA)
December 14, 2019 (Saturday) - 4.3 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 15, 2019 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles (Festival of the Bonfires 5K, Lutcher, LA)
December 15, 2019 (Sunday) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 16, 2019 (Monday) - 2.41 miles walking (Enterprise to Home for car rental return) - 5,506 meters rowing
December 16, 2019 (Monday) - 0.59 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 17, 2019 (Tuesday) - 0.33 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 18, 2019 (Wednesday) - 15.9 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (46:24)
December 18, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3.182 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)

December 18, 2019 (Wednesday) - 0.64 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 19, 2019 (Thursday) - 12 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (35:42)

December 19, 2019 (Thursday) - 2.0 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 20, 2019 (Friday) - 4.5 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 21, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Clermont Waterfront parktun 5K #318, Clermont, FL)
December 21, 2019 (Saturday) - 6.7 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 22, 2019 (Sunday) - 4.6 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 23, 2019 (Monday) - 2.8 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 23, 2019 (Monday) - 10 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:03) - 2,792 meters rowing
December 24, 2019 (Tuesday) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health)
December 24, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.215 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)

October 25 - November 24 = 28.1 miles - 65.65 miles light walking - 58 miles cycling - 7,715 meters rowing
October 25, 2019 (Friday) - 1.84 miles (Arlington, VA - Hotel to MCM finish area)
October 25, 2019 (Friday) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health)
October 26, 2019 (Saturday) - 1.5 miles (Arlington, VA - Warmup run for Waverly along the Arlington Blvd. Trail)
October 26, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Anacosita parkrun 5K #92, Washington, DC)
October 26, 2019 (Saturday) - 4.6 miles walking (Apple Health - DC)
October 27, 2019 (Sunday) - 10.2 miles walking (Apple Health - DC)
October 28, 2019 (Monday) - 5.9 miles walking (Apple Health - Huntsville)
October 29, 2019 (Tuesday) - 0.89 miles walking (Apple Health - TN)
October 30, 2019 (Wednesday) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health - TN)
October 30, 2019 (Wednesday) - 2.81 miles (30 minutes on treadmill at Hampton Inn, Franklin, TN)
October 31, 2019 (Thursday) - 10.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:10)
October 31, 2019 (Thursday) - 3.2 miles walking (Apple Health - TN/TX/PA)
November 1, 2019 (Friday) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health - PA/WV)
November 2, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Charleston parkrun 5K #74, Charleston, WV)
November 2, 2019 (Saturday) - 0.87 miles walking (Apple Health - Travel)
November 3, 2019 (Sunday) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health - Travel)
November 4, 2019 (Monday) - 10.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (29:57)
November 4, 2019 (Monday) - 0.75 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 5, 2019 (Tuesday) - 10.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:25)
November 5, 2019 (Tuesday) - 0.86 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 6, 2019 (Wednesday) - 0.77 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 7, 2019 (Thursday) - 10.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:25) - 2,322 meters rowing
November 7, 2019 (Thursday) - 0.52 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 8, 2019 (Friday) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 9, 2019 (Saturday) - 6.2 miles (South Belt 5K and Terryhershey parkrun 5K #43)
November 9, 2019 (Saturday) - 2.7 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 10, 2019 (Sunday) - 10.2 miles cycling on Air Assalut bike (30:08)
November 10, 2019 (Sunday) - 0.89 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 11, 2019 (Monday) - 3.9 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 12, 2019 (Tuesday) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 13, 2019 (Wednesday) - 0.3 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 14, 2019 (Thursday) - 0.3 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 14, 2019 (Thursday) - 7.8 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (23:38) - 5,393 meters rowing
November 15, 2019 (Friday) - 2.1 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 16, 2019 (Saturday) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 16, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.25 miles (Face the Race 5K, Midland, TX)
November 17, 2019 (Sunday) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 18, 2019 (Monday) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health - TX/TN)
November 18, 2019 (Monday) - 3.3 miles (33:30 on the treadmill, Homewood Suites, Franklin, TN)
November 19, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3 miles (30 minutes on the treadmill, Homewood Suites, Franklin, TN)
November 19, 2019 (Tuesday) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health - TN)
November 20, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3.4 miles walking (Apple Health - TN)
November 21, 2019 (Thursday) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health - TN)
November 22, 2019 (Friday) - 3.5 miles walking (Apple Health - TN/TX)
November 23, 2019 (Saturday) - 4.6 miles walking (Apple Health - TX)
November 24, 2019 (Sunday) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health - TX)

September 25 - October 24 = 1.285 miles - 3.36 miles walking - 30 miles cycling
October 8, 2019 (Tuesday) - 1.285 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 2.16 miles walking
October 18, 2019 (Friday) - 1.2 miles walking (EcoPark parking lot to the IAH Rental Car center)
October 21, 2019 (Monday) - 9.7 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:00)
October 22, 2019 (Tuesday) - 10.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (31:00)
October 23, 2019 (Wednesday) - 10.3 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (32:15)

August 25 - September 24 = 25.825 miles - 19.39 miles walking - 89.2 miles cycling - 7,898 meters (3.21 miles) rowing
August 25, 2019 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles (Run For Wellness - George Bush Park 5K, Houston, TX)
August 25, 2019 (Sunday) - 10.5 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:00)
August 28, 2019 (Wednesday) - 2.97 miles (Around Tyrone, PA)
August 31, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.4 miles (Run For Their Lives 5K, Ebensburg, PA; long course)
September 2, 2019 (Monday) - 5.59 miles (Labor Day Pump and Run 5K, Tipton, PA; 3.1 race plus 2.49 warmup) - 0.85 miles walking
September 3, 2019 (Tuesday) - 10.4 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:01)
September 4, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3.083 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
September 5, 2019 (Thursday) - 2.48 miles walking from house to Enterprise near Spring HS
September 5, 2019 (Thursday) - 5.4 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (16:00)
September 6, 2019 (Friday) - 10.3 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:05)
September 9, 2019 (Monday) - 2.25 miles walking from Enterprise near Spring HS to house
September 10, 2019 (Tuesday) - 9.2 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (27:00)
September 10, 2019 (Tuesday) - 2 miles walking in subdivision, Spring, TX
September 11, 2019 (Wednesday) - 2.85 miles (Outside Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 0.46 miles walking - 374 meters rowing
September 11, 2019 (Wednesday) - 8.7 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (26:10)
September 12, 2019 (Thursday) - 11.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (32:05) - 941 meters rowing
September 13, 2019 (Friday) - 11.6 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (33:09) - 1,831 meters rowing
September 13, 2019 (Friday) - 1 mile walking on Concordia Lutheran HS track, Tomball, TX
September 16, 2019 (Monday) - 12.1 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (35:00) - 2,026 meters rowing
September 16, 2019 (Monday) - 2.6 miles walking in Springwoods Village, Spring, TX
September 17, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.082 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 2,726 meters rowing
September 18, 2019 (Wednesday) - 1.75 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - .5 miles walking
September 21, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.25 miles walking on University of Mary Hardin-Baylor campus, Belton, TX
September 23, 2019 (Monday) - 4 miles walking (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)

July 25 - August 24 = 35.575 miles - 8.41 miles walking - 163.7 miles cycling
July 25, 2019 (Thursday) - 20.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (60:06)
July 26, 2019 (Friday) - 9.8 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:00)
July 29, 2019 (Monday) - 19.7 miles (9.9 + 9.8) cycling on Air Assault bike (60:00)
July 30, 2019 (Tuesday) - 10.1 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:00)
July 30, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.033 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 0.51 miles walking
July 31, 2019 (Wednesday) - 4 miles (Dennis Johnston Park, Spring, TX) - 0.6 miles walking
August 2, 2019 (Friday) - 10.2 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:02)
August 4, 2019 (Sunday) - 13.1 miles (3rd annual Canton Half Marathon, Canton, TX)
August 5, 2019 (Monday) - 10.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:00)
August 6, 2019 (Tuesday) - 10.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:08)
August 7, 2019 (Wednesday) - 20.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (60:30)
August 8, 2019 (Thursday) - 10.1 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:14)
August 9, 2019 (Friday) - 10.2 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:07)
August 11, 2019 (Sunday) - 10.4 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:00)
August 12, 2019 (Monday) - 10.5 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:06)
August 13, 2019 (Tuesday) - 2.2 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (6:45)
August 14, 2019 (Wednesday) - 4.052 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
August 15, 2019 (Thursday) - 10.5 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30:00)
August 17, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (TUFF ENUFF 5K Trail Run, Woodway, TX)
August 19, 2019 (Monday) - 3.14 miles (Carothers Pkwy. Run, Franklin, TN)
August 21, 2019 (Wednesday) - 6.12 miles walking (Franklin, TN)
August 23, 2019 (Friday) - 2.05 miles (Friday Night Lights Community Open 2M, The Woodlands, TX)
August 24, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Terry Hershey parkrun #32 5K, Houston, TX) - 1.1 miles walking (back and from parking to race start)

June 25 - July 24 = 78.131 miles - 6.849 miles walking - 81 miles cycling - 30 squats
June 25, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.253 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
June 26, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3.265 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
June 27, 2019 (Thursday) - 4 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
June 29, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Leakin Park parkrun 5K, Baltimore, MD)
June 30, 2019 (Sunday) - 4.56 miles (Altoona, PA near the Courtyard by Marriott; Hilly.)
July 2, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.232 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 0.808 miles walking
July 4, 2019 (Thursday) - 6.2 miles (50th anniversary WTRC Firecracker Run 10K, Brownfield, TX)
July 6, 2019 (Saturday) - 2.98 miles (deCordova Dash 5K, deCordova, TX)
July 7, 2019 (Sunday) - 6.2 miles (Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, Houston, TX and TWRC Sunday Night 5K, The Woodlands, TX)
July 9, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.133 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 0.771 miles walking
July 10, 2019 (Wednesday) - 2.359 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 1.334 miles walking
July 11, 2019 (Thursday) - 4 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
July 12, 2019 (Friday) - 9.3 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30 minutes) - 30 squats - 1 :60 plank
July 13, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (South Boulder Creek parkrun 5K, Boulder, CO)
July 15, 2019 (Monday) - 10.1 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30 minutes)
July 15, 2019 (Monday) - 4 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
July 16, 2019 (Tuesday) - 10.2 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (31:09)
July 16, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.174 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 1.57 miles walking
July 17, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3.065 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 0.766 miles walking
July 18, 2019 (Thursday) - 4 miles (Dennis Johnston Park, Spring, TX) - 0.6 miles walking
July 19, 2019 (Friday) - 10.7 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (32:00)
July 20, 2019 (Saturday) - 6.2 miles (Miss Ima 5K, Quitman, TX and 2nd annual Howl At The Moon 5K, Waco, TX)
July 22, 2019 (Monday) - 11.0 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (33:00)
July 22, 2019 (Monday) - 4 miles (Dennis Johnston Park, Spring, TX) - 0.6 miles walking
July 23, 2019 (Tuesday) - 10.9 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (34:00)
July 23, 2019 (Tuesday) - 4 miles (Dennis Johnston Park, Spring, TX) - 0.4 miles walking
July 24, 2019 (Wednesday) - 18.8 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (60:00)

May 25 - June 24 = 77.54 miles - 33.496 miles walking - 14.6 miles cycling
May 25, 2019 (Saturday) - 10.43 miles (Larry Don's 7 & 7K, Gustine, TX and Alpine Cowboys Home Run 10K, Alpine, TX)
May 27, 2019 (Monday) - 1.2 miles walking (Rental Car Facility back to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
May 28, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3 miles walking in subdivision with Waverly.
May 28, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.149 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) and 1.574 miles walking
May 29, 2019 (Wednesday) 3.473 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) and 1.069 miles walking
May 30, 2019 (Thursday) - 3.86 miles walking (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
May 31, 2019 (Friday) - 4.8 miles (Memorial Park, Houston TX) and 1.2 miles walking
June 1, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Run Thru The Village 5K, Spring, TX)
June 2, 2019 (Sunday) - 6.2 miles (Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, Houston, TX and The Woodlands Running Club Sunday Night 5K, The Woodlands, TX)
June 4, 2019 (Tuesday) - 4.184 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) and 1.061 miles walking
June 5, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3 miles (Hannover Forest subdivision, Spring, TX) - 4.9 miles cycling (16 minutes)
June 6, 2019 (Thursday) - 9.7 miles cycling on Air Assault bike (30 minutes)
June 7, 2019 (Friday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX to Rental Car Facility)
June 7, 2019 (Friday) - 3.1 miles (Calder Twilight 5K, Beaumont, TX)
June 8, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Run The Woodlands 5K, The Woodlands, TX)
June 8, 2019 (Saturday) - 2.97 miles (6th annual Clifton Legacy Park 5K Glow Run, Clifton, TX) - Short 5K
June 10, 2019 (Monday) - 1.2 miles walking (Rental Car Facility to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
June 10, 2019 (Monday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
June 11, 2019 (Tuesday) - 2.171 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 3.244 miles walking
June 12, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3.655 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 1.044 miles walking
June 12, 2019 (Wednesday) - 1.85 miles walking (IAH, Houston, TX from Terminal A to Terminal E and back; 9,800 feet)
June 13, 2019 (Thursday) - 3.9 miles walking with Waverly (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
June 16, 2019 (Sunday) - 3 miles walking (The Woodlands Mall, The Woodlands, TX)
June 17, 2019 (Monday) - 4 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX - Out south side of The Waterway, back on the north)
June 18, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.182 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 1.094 miles walking
June 19, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3.116 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
June 20, 2019 (Thursday) - 2.95 miles (Sun & Ski Sports Flash Mob Race Series #3, Houston, TX)
June 21, 2019 (Friday) - 4 miles walking (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX - Out south side of The Waterway, back on the north)
June 22, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (parkrun 5K, Houston, TX)
June 24, 2019 (Monday) - 4 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX - Out south side of The Waterway, back on the north)

April 25 - May 24 = 73.037 miles - 10.721 miles walking - 25 minutes cycling
April 26, 2019 (Friday) - 3.1 miles (Life Is Good In The Wood 5K, Rollingwood, TX)
April 27, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Cow Patty Classic 5K, Katy, TX)
April 28, 2019 (Sunday) - 3.86 miles walking (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
April 29, 2019 (Monday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
April 30, 2019 (Tuesday) - 2 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
May 1, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
May 2, 2019 (Thursday) - 2.5 miles walking (The Woodlands Mall indoors, The Woodlands, TX)
May 3, 2019 (Friday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
May 4, 2019 (Saturday) - 5.62 miles (3.17 miles Faith Academy Bellville Knights Run 5K, Bellville, TX and 2.2 miles plus .25 mile warmup Project Graduation Diploma Dash 5K, Queen City, TX)
May 5, 2019 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles (TWRC Sunday Night 5K, The Woodlands, TX)
May 6, 2019 (Monday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
May 8, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
May 10, 2019 (Friday) - 4.1 miles (Spring Creek Greenway Trails with Waverly) plus .2 miles walking
May 12, 2019 (Sunday) - 4.8 miles (Spring Creek Greenway Trails)
May 13, 2019 (Monday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
May 14, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.17 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
May 15, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3.232 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
May 17, 2019 (Friday) - 2.14 miles walking (Disch-Falk Field to Taco Ranch and back, Austin, TX)
May 18, 2019 (Saturday) - 6.2 miles (Cen-Tex Crime Stoppers Donut Dash 5K, Gatesville, TX and Old Towne 5K, Leander, TX)
May 19, 2019 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles (Deutschen Pfest 5K, Pflugerville, TX)
May 20, 2019 (Monday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet Sports to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX)
May 21, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3.182 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX)
May 22, 2019 (Wednesday) - 3.033 miles (Knox Junior High Track, The Woodlands, TX) - 0.821 miles walking.
May 23, 2019 (Thursday) - 25 minutes on indoor Air Assault Bike
May 23, 2019 (Thursday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot to Rental Car Facility, Houston, TX)

March 25 - April 24 = 60.35 miles (20 mins. elliptical)
March 25, 2019 (Monday) - 3 miles (Treadmill at Hampton Inn & Suites, Mount Laurel, NJ)
March 26, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3 miles (Treadmill at Hampton Inn & Suites, Mount Laurel, NJ)
March 27, 2019 (Wednesday) - 2 miles (Treadmill at Hampton Inn & Suites, Mount Laurel, NJ), plus 20 minutes on the elliptical machine.
March 30, 2019 (Saturday) - 3 miles (Third annual Tiger Spirit 5K, Conroe, TX)
March 31, 2019 (Sunday) - 13.1 miles (First Responder Half Marathon, Waco, TX)
April 5, 2019 (Friday) - 3.1 miles (Run The Ramps 5K, College Station, TX)
April 7, 2019 (Sunday) - 6.2 miles (Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, Houston, TX and TWRC Sunday Night 5K, The Woodlands, TX)
April 13, 2019 (Saturday) - 6.2 miles (5Ks in Lockhart and Taylor, TX)
April 14, 2019 (Sunday) - 4.3 miles (Spring Creek Greenway Trails with Waverly)
April 18, 2019 (Thursday) - 3.87 miles (Cooper River Park, Pennsauken Township, NJ)
April 19, 2019 (Friday) - 3.1 miles (Springwoods Village with Waverly)
April 20, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.6 miles (Downtown Memphis, TN)
April 24, 2019 (Wednesday) - 5.88 miles (Atlantic City, NJ)

February 25 - March 24 = 44.26 miles
February 26, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3 miles (Treadmill at Hampton Inn & Suites, Mount Laurel, NJ)
February 27, 2019 (Wednesday) - 4 miles (Treadmill at Hampton Inn & Suites, Mount Laurel, NJ)
March 1, 2019 (Friday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet to Barry Blanton's aid station for IM Texas, The Woodlands, TX with Waverly)
March 4, 2019 (Monday) - 4 miles (Treadmill at Hampton Inn & Suites, Mount Laurel, NJ)
March 8, 2019 (Friday) - 4.4 miles (Around the Waikoloa Marriott Resort, Waikoloa Village, HI)
March 9, 2019 (Saturday) - 13.1 miles (Revel Kulia Half Marathon, Waikoloa Beach, HI)
March 14, 2019 (Thursday) - 3.08 miles (Outside Hampton Inn & Suites, Mount Laurel, NJ)
March 18, 2019 (Monday) - 3 miles (Treadmill at Hampton Inn & Suites, Mount Laurel, NJ)
March 19, 2019 (Tuesday) - 3 miles (Treadmill at Hampton Inn & Suites, Mount Laurel, NJ)
March 23, 2019 (Saturday) - 2.82 miles (Spring ISD Fun Run, Spring, TX)

January 25 - February 24 = 15.5 miles
January 26, 2019 (Saturday) - 6.2 miles (Young Life Run With Endurance 10K, Lumberton, TX)
January 27, 2019 (Sunday) - 6.2 miles (Miracle Match Marathon 10K, Waco, TX)
February 3, 2019 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles (Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, Houston, TX)

December 25 - January 24 = 77.155 miles - 8.52 walking
December 25, 2018 (Tuesday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet to Barry Blanton's Ironman Texas aid station, The Woodlands, TX)
December 26, 2018 (Wednesday) - 1.38 miles walking (From home to Enterprise Rental Cars on Spring Plaza Drive)
December 26, 2018 (Wednesday) - 6.97 miles (Mile-plus in Liberty, Anahuac, Orange, Newton and Jasper, TX)
December 29, 2018 (Saturday) - 4.97 miles (Holiday Hustle 8K, Plano, TX)
January 1, 2019 (Tuesday) - 2.7 miles (1.35 miles out and back from the Texas Marathon finish line, Houston, TX
January 2, 2019 (Wednesday) - 1.38 miles walking (From Enterprise Rental Cars on Spring Plaza Drive to home)
January 2, 2019 (Wednedsay) - 2.055 miles (8 laps in lane 3 at Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
January 3, 2019 (Thursday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet to Barry Blanton's Ironman Texas aid station and back, The Woodlands, TX)
January 4, 2019 (Friday) - 3 miles (Three one-mile repeats in Hannover Forest subdivision)
January 4, 2019 (Friday) - 2 miles walking (Four loops of the interior of The Woodlands Mall - with Waverly)
January 5, 2019 (Saturday) - 6.3 miles (Two loops of Brazoria County Running Community 5K, Lake Jackson, TX)
January 6, 2019 (Sunday) - 6.2 miles (TWRC Sunday Night 5K, The Woodlands, TX.  Ran it before the race too.)
January 7, 2019 (Monday) - 2.7 miles (27:45 on the treadmill at the Hyatt Place, Mount Laurel, NJ)
January 10, 2019 (Thursday) - 3 miles (30:14 on the treadmill at the Hampton Inn, Mount Laurel, NJ)
January 11, 2019 (Friday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet to Barry Blanton's Ironman Texas aid station and back, The Woodlands, TX)
January 13, 2019 (Sunday) - 4.58 miles (Fleet Feet to Barry Blanton's Ironman Texas aid station and back, The Woodlands, TX plus over and back North Shore Park bridge)
January 15, 2019 (Tuesday) - 4 miles (40 minutes on the treadmill at the Hampton Inn, Mount Laurel, NJ)
January 17, 2019 (Thursday) - 4 miles (40 minutes on the treadmill at the Hampton Inn, Mount Laurel, NJ)
January 18, 2019 (Friday) - 1.76 miles walking (Terminal A East to Terminal F, Philadelphia International Airport, and back.)
January 19, 2019 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Terry Hershey parkrun 5K, Houston, TX)
January 20, 2019 (Sunday) - 12 miles (George R. Brown to 610 and back during the Chevron Houston Marathon
January 24, 2019 (Thursday) - 2 miles walking (Philadelphia International Airport)

November 25 - December 24 = 70.748 miles - 5.4 walking
November 25, 2018 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles (Run For Wellness - George Bush 5K, Houston, TX)
November 26, 2018 (Monday) - 3 miles (Three one-mile repeats in Hannover Forest subdivision)
November 28, 2018 (Wednesday) - 6.315 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
December 1, 2018 (Saturday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet to Barry Blanton's Ironman Texas aid station and back with Waverly, The Woodlands, TX)
December 2, 2018 (Sunday) - 13.1 miles (Inaugural Tyler Half Marathon, Tyler, TX)
December 5, 2018 (Wednesday) - 7.309 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
December 6, 2018 (Thursday) - 2 miles walking (Midway High School track, Hewitt, TX)
December 7, 2018 (Friday) - .5 mile walking (Midway High School track, Hewitt, TX)
December 8, 2018 (Saturday) - 1 mile walking (Midway High School track, Hewitt, TX)
December 11, 2018 (Tuesday) - 4.74 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
December 12, 2018 (Wednesday) - 4.11 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
December 16, 2018 (Sunday) - 13.1 miles (Santa Hustle Half Marathon, Galveston, TX)
December 18, 2018 (Tuesday) - 5.221 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
December 18, 2018 (Tuesday) - 1.9 miles walking (The Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, TX)
December 19, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.033 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
December 24, 2018 (Monday) - 3.86 miles (Fleet Feet to Barry Blanton's Ironman Texas aid station and back, The Woodlands, TX)

October 25 - November 24 = 41.103 miles
October 31, 2018 (Wednesday) - 4.192 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
November 3, 2018 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (UMass Homecoming Revolution Run 5K, Amherst, MA)
November 4, 2018 (Sunday) - 13.1 miles (Colt State Park Half Marathon, Bristol, RI)
November 7, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.737 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
November 10, 2018 (Saturday) - 6.17 miles (HEB Zoo Stampede 10K, Waco, TX)
November 14, 2018 (Wednesday) - 4.201 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
November 21, 2018 (Wednesday) - 6.503 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)

September 25 - October 24 = 54.406 miles - 80 mins. elliptical, 5.6 walking and 48.3 cycling
September 26, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.13 miles (Decatur MS track, Decatur, TX)
September 28, 2018 (Friday) - 1.2 miles walking (Rental Car Facility to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
September 28, 2018 (Friday) - 2.77 miles (Nike South Community Open Race 5K, The Woodlands, TX)
September 30, 2018 (Sunday) - 8.1 miles (Texas 10 Huntsville 5-Miler and Bearkat Bolt 5K, Huntsville, TX)
October 1, 2018 (Monday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot to Rental Car Facility, Houston, TX)
October 1, 2018 (Monday) - 10.4 miles cycling (31 minutes on indoor Air Assault Bike)
October 3, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.1 miles (Denton Area Running Club Social Run 5K, Denton, TX)
October 5, 2018 (Friday) - 1 mile walking (Concordia Lutheran High School, Tomball, TX)
October 6, 2018 (Saturday) - 10.5 miles (Paint Palestine Pink 10.5-mile race, Palestine, TX)
October 8, 2018 (Monday) - 10.7 miles cycling (32 minutes on indoor Air Assault Bike)
October 9, 2018 (Tuesday) - 50 minutes elliptical (Hampton Inn, Denton, TX)
October 10, 2018 (Wednesday) - 2.325 miles (Decatur MS track, Decatur, TX) plus 0.518 miles walking
October 10, 2018 (Wednesday) - 30 minutes elliptical (Hampton Inn, Denton, TX)
October 12, 2018 (Friday) - 1.2 miles walking (Rental Car Facility to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
October 12, 2018 (Friday) - 1 mile walking (The Village School, Houston, TX)
October 15, 2018 (Monday) - 5 miles (The Woodlands, TX)
October 16, 2018 (Tuesday) - 11 miles cycling (33 minutes on indoor Air Assault Bike)
October 16, 2018 (Tuesday) - 3.149 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
October 21, 2018 (Sunday) - 13.1 miles (Nutrabolt Oktoberfest Half Marathon, College Station, TX)
October 23, 2018 (Tuesday) - 7.4 miles cycling (22 minutes on indoor Air Assault Bike)
October 24, 2018 (Wednesday) - 8.8 miles cycling (26 minutes on indoor Air Assault Bike)
October 24, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.232 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)

August 25 - September 24 = 57.26 miles - 7 walking and 37.8 cycling
August 25, 2018 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Moore War Run X 5K, Moore, OK)
August 27, 2018 (Monday) - 3.07 miles (Hannover Forest subdivision, Spring, TX with Waverly)
August 28, 2018 (Tuesday) - 2 miles (Decatur MS track, Decatur, TX)
August 29, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.52 miles (Three 1.09-mile loops outside Hampton Inn in Denton, TX and a quarter mile on the track at the Decatur MS, Decatur, TX)
September 1, 2018 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Sweatin' for the Vets 5K, Bonham, TX)
September 2, 2018 (Sunday) - 6.2 miles (Two loops of the Run The Woodlands 5K, The Woodlands, TX)
September 3, 2018 (Monday) - 1.2 miles walking (Rental Car Facility to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
September 4, 2018 (Tuesday) - 4.79 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
September 5, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.165 miles (Knox Junior High track, The Woodlands, TX)
September 10, 2018 (Monday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot to Rental Car Facility, Houston, TX)
September 10, 2018 (Monday) - 10.2 miles cycling (30:00 on indoor Air Assault Bike)
September 11, 2018 (Tuesday) - 3.32 miles (Sanger Sports Park, Sanger, TX)
September 12, 2018 (Wednesday) - 4.6 miles (1.5 miles on the track at Decatur MS and Denton Area Running Club Social Run 5K, Denton, TX)
September 13, 2018 (Thursday) - 1.2 miles walking (Rental Car Facility to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
September 14, 2018 (Friday) - 1 mile walking (Rosehill Christian track, Tomball, TX)
September 17, 2018 (Monday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot to Rental Car Facility, Houston, TX)
September 17, 2018 (Monday) - 10 miles cycling (30:37 on indoor Air Assault Bike)
September 17, 2018 (Monday) - 3 miles (mile repeats at 21434 Hannover Pines, Spring, TX)
September 20, 2018 (Thursday) - 1.2 miles (Rental Car Facility to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
September 21, 2018 (Friday) - 10.3 miles cycling (30:13 on indoor Air Assault Bike)
September 22, 2018 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Great Cape Escape 5K, Elon, NC)
September 23, 2018 (Sunday) - 13.1 miles (6th annual Hokie Half Marathon, Blacksburg, VA)
September 24, 2018 (Monday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot to Rental Car Facility, Houston, TX)
September 24, 2018 (Monday) - 7.3 miles cycling (21:42 on indoor Air Assault Bike)

July 25 - August 24 = 83.88 miles - 9.75 walking and 9.3 cycling
July 25, 2018 (Wednesday) - 5.6 miles (2.5 miles on the track at Decatur MS and Denton Area Running Club Social Run 5K, Denton, TX)
July 27, 2018 (Friday) - 1.2 miles walking (Rental Car Facility to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
July 28, 2018 (Saturday) - 6.2 miles (Mosquito Chase 5K, Clute, TX and Howl At The Moon 5K, Waco, TX)
July 28, 2018 (Saturday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot to Rental Car Facility, Houston, TX)
July 29, 2018 (Sunday) - 3.86 miles (The Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, TX, with Waverly)
July 30, 2018 (Monday) - 3 miles (The Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, TX, with Waverly and .86 walking)
July 31, 2018 (Tuesday) - 3.03 miles (Decatur MS track, Decatur, TX) - 21.69 for the week
August 1, 2018 (Wednesday) - 5.1 miles (Two miles on the track at Decatur MS and Denton Area Running Club Social Run 5K, Denton, TX)
August 2, 2018 (Thursday) - 2.5 miles (Run on the Weatherford Hike and Bike Trail, Weatherford, TX) - 1.5 mile walking
August 3, 2018 (Friday) - 1.2 miles walking (Rental Car Facility to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
August 4, 2018 (Saturday) - 10.82 miles (7.72 miles on The Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, TX with Waverly and 3.1 miles in Outrigger's 5K on the Bay, Seabrook, TX)
August 5, 2018 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles (The Woodlands Running Club Sunday Night 5K, The Woodlands, TX)
August 6, 2018 (Monday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot to Rental Car Facility, Houston, TX)
August 7, 2018 (Tuesday) - 4.18 miles (2 miles at the Decatur MS track and 2.18 miles outside of the Hampton Inn, Denton, TX) - 25.7 for the week
August 8, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.1 miles (Denton Area Running Club Social Run 5K, Denton, TX)
August 9, 2018 (Thursday) - 4.3 miles (Weatherford Hike and Bike Trail, Weatherford, TX)
August 11, 2018 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (Watermelon Crawl 5K, De Leon, TX)
August 15, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.1 miles (Denton Area Running Club Social Run 5K, Denton, TX)
August 16, 2018 (Thursday) - 3.1 miles (Trinity 5000 Summer Series #11, Fort Worth, TX)
August 17, 2018 (Friday) - 1.2 miles walking (Rental Car Facility to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
August 18, 2018 (Saturday) - 8.89 miles (Run with Waverly in The Woodlands, TX), plus .29 miles walking
August 19, 2018 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles (Carrollton Runners Club Prediction Run 5K, Carrollton, TX)
August 20, 2018 (Monday) - 3.86 miles (The Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, TX)
August 21, 2018 (Tuesday) - 3.86 miles (The Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, TX with Waverly)
August 22, 2018 (Wednesday) - 9.3 miles cycling (30:00 on indoor Air Assault Bike)
August 22, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.18 miles (Knox MS track, The Woodlands, TX)
August 23, 2018 (Thursday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX to Rental Car Facility)

June 25 - July 24 = 62.92 miles - 7.6 walking and 25.2 cycling
June 26, 2018 (Tuesday) - 4.18 miles (Two miles on the track at Decatur MS and another 2.18 miles outside of the Hampton Inn in Denton)
June 27, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.1 miles (Denton Area Running Club Social Run, Denton, TX)
July 2, 2018 (Monday) - 3.66 miles (The Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, TX, with Waverly)
July 3, 2018 (Tuesday) - 3.1 miles (Hotter 'n Firecrackers 5K, Frisco, TX)
July 4, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.1 miles (Old Jo's Firecracker 5K, Saint Jo, TX)
July 5, 2018 (Thursday) - 4.2 miles (Spring Greenway Trails, Spring, TX with Waverly)
July 7, 2018 (Saturday) - 7.1 miles (Firemans 4 Race, Port O'Connor, TX and Stars and Stripes 5K, Eagle Pass, TX)
July 9, 2018 (Monday) - 3.66 miles (The Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, TX, with Waverly)
July 11, 2018 (Wednesday) - 5.1 miles (Two miles on the track at Decatur MS and Denton Area Running Club Social Run, Denton, TX)
July 12, 2018 (Thursday) - 4 miles (Out and back on Weatherford Hike and Bike Trail, Weatherford, TX)
July 13, 2018 (Friday) - 1.2 miles walking (Rental Car Facility to ecoPark Parking Lot, Houston, TX)
July 13, 2018 (Friday) - 3.1 miles (5 Alarm 5K, Sealy, TX)
July 13, 2018 (Friday) - 2.4 miles walking (Twice back-and-forth from race start and where I parked the car and additional .4 miles pre-race.)
July 14, 2018 (Saturday) - 2.9 miles (What-A-Melon Crawl 5K, Center, TX) *course short
July 16, 2018 (Monday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot to Rental Car Facility, Houston, TX)
July 16, 2018 (Monday) - 10 miles cycling (30:06 on indoor Air Assault Bike)
July 16, 2018 (Monday) - 3.86 miles (The Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, TX, with Waverly)
July 18, 2018 (Wednesday) - 5.1 miles (Two miles on the track at Decatur MS and Denton Area Running Club Social Run, Denton, TX)
July 20, 2018 (Friday) - 1.2 miles walking (ecoPark Parking Lot to Rental Car Facility, Houston, TX)
July 20, 2018 (Friday) - 10 miles cycling (29:50 on indoor Air Assault Bike)
July 20, 2018 (Friday) - 1.6 miles walking (.94 to and from parking lot to Skinny J's, North Little Rock and .66 two trips around interior of Dickey-Stephens Park.)
July 21, 2018 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles (River City 5K, North Little Rock, AR)
July 23, 2018 (Monday) - 5.2 miles cycling (30 minutes on indoor Air Assault Bike; 5 miles in 14:28)
July 23, 2018 (Monday) - 3.66 miles (The Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, TX)

May 25 - June 24 = 85.36 miles

May 25, 2018 (Friday) -- 3.1 miles (Fryburg Mayfest Fun Run 5K, Fryburg, PA)
May 26, 2018 (Saturday) -- 3.1 miles (Dr. John Yelenic Memorial Day 5K, Blairsville, PA)
May 27, 2018 (Sunday) -- 3.1 miles (Gabriel Lee Friedline Memorial Run 5K, Schellsburg, PA)
May 28, 2018 (Monday) -- 3.1 miles (Joshua House Memorial Day 5K, Tyrone, PA)
May 30, 2018 (Wednesday) -- 3.55 miles (Denton Area Running Club Social Run, Denton, TX)
May 31, 2018 (Thursday) -- 3.1 miles (Run2Win Summer Series 5K #1, Dallas, TX)
June 1, 2018 (Friday) -- 2 miles (subdivision in Spring, TX)
June 2, 2018 (Saturday) -- 6.2 miles (Heights Fun Run 10K, Houston, TX)
June 3, 2018 (Sunday) -- 6.2 miles (3.1 miles each at Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, Houston and The Woodlands Running Club Sunday Night 5K, The Woodlands)
June 4, 2018 (Monday) -- 30 minutes on Assault Air Bike
June 5, 2018 (Tuesday) -- 4.43 miles (2.25 miles on Decatur, TX Middle School track; 2.18 miles in Denton, TX outside Hampton Inn)
June 6, 2018 (Wednesday) -- 3.1 miles (Denton Area Running Club Social Run, Denton, TX)
June 7, 2018 (Thursday) -- 3.1 miles (Trinity 5000 Summer Series #1, Fort Worth, TX)
June 8, 2018 (Friday) -- 3.1 miles (Eastland Glow Run 5K, Eastland)
June 9, 2018 (Saturday) - 6.2 miles (Dublin Irish Stampede 10K, Dublin)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday) -- 3.1 miles (Denton Area Running Club Social Run, Denton, TX)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday) -- 3.1 miles (Trinity 5000 Summer Series #2, Fort Worth, TX)
June 15, 2018 (Friday) -- 3.1 miles (Run With The Pack 5K, Huntsville, TX)
June 18, 2018 (Monday) -- 3.38 miles (Two loops of Waterway with Goose's Acre Running Club, The Woodlands, TX)
June 20, 2018 (Wednesday) - 3.1 miles (Denton Area Running Club Social Run, Denton, TX)
June 23, 2018 (Saturday) - 13.1 miles (Westfield Half Marathon, Westfield, MA)
June 24, 2018 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles (19th annual Rumford Lions/Scott Gorham 5K, East Providence, RI)

May 27, 2017 (Saturday) -- 6.37 miles (Ennis Polka Fest 10K, Ennis)
May 28, 2017 (Sunday) -- 6.2 miles (Rogue Trail Series - The Ranch 10K at Reveille Peak Ranch, Burnet)
May 29, 2017 (Monday) -- 3.1 miles (Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville)
June 3, 2017 (Saturday) -- 6.2 miles (Heights Fun Run 10K, Houston)
June 4, 2017 (Sunday) -- 3.1 miles (Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, Houston)
June 5, 2017 (Monday) -- 3.29 miles (Spring with Waverly)
June 8, 2017 (Thursday) -- 3.1 miles (Trinity 5000 Summer Series 5K #2, Fort Worth)
June 9, 2017 (Friday) -- 3.1 miles (Milk Run 5K, Sulphur Springs)
June 10, 2017 (Saturday) -- 3.1 miles (Tomato 5 - Tomato Fest 5K, Jacksonville)
June 14, 2017 (Tuesday) -- 4.19 miles (1.46 in Jacksboro, 1.5 in Throckmorton and 1.23 in Seymour)
June 15, 2017 (Wednesday) -- 3.21 miles (North Lakes Park, Denton)
June 16, 2017 (Thursday) -- 3.1 miles (Trinity 5000 Summer Series 5K #2, Fort Worth)
June 18, 2017 (Sunday) -- 3.1 miles (Run For Wellness - San Jacinto 5K, Houston)
June 18, 2017 (Sunday) -- 2.94 miles (The Woodlands Waterway with Waverly)
June 19, 2017 (Monday) -- 3.1 miles (Sea Rim Striders Summer Run/Walk Series #3, Lumberton)

April 30, 2016 (Saturday) -- 6.2 miles (Fredericksburg Wildflower 10K)
May 1, 2016 (Sunday) -- 6.2 miles (A Noble Run 5K, Cedar Park and TWRC Sunday Night 5K, The Woodlands)
May 3, 2016 (Tuesday) -- 6 miles (Knox Jr. High track, The Woodlands; 4 run, 2 walk)
May 7, 2016 (Saturday) -- 13.1 miles (Revel Mt. Charleston Half Marathon, Las Vegas, Nevada)

Books Read in 2019 - 79

"Ways of Grace:  Stories of Activism, Adversity, and How Sports Can Bring Us Together" by James Blake with Carol Taylor (Finished January 2)
"Teammate:  My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages" by David Ross with Don Yaeger (Finished January 10)
"I Can Only Imagine" by Bart Millard with Robert Noland (Finished January 10)
"The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback" by Bruce Arians and Lars Anderson (Finished January 16)
"Playing For More:  Trust Beyond What You Can See" by Case Keenum with Andrew Perloff (Finished January 22)

"Baseball Cop:  The Dark Side of America's National Pastime" by Eddie Dominguez with Christian Red and Teri Thompson (Finished January 24)
"Snake:  The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler" by Mike Freeman (Finished February 4)
"The Grind:  Inside Baseball's Endless Season" by Barry Svrluga (Finished February 7)
"Unscripted:  The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary" by Ernie Johnson, Jr. (Finished February 16)
"Sisters First:  Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life" by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush (Finished February 18)

"What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen" by Kate Fagan (Finished February 18)
"Jesse:  The Man Who Outran Hitler" by Jesse Owens with Paul Neimark (Finished March 3)*
"Track In The Forest:  The Creation of a Legendary 1968 US Olympic Team" by Bob Burns (Finished March 8)
"The 1910 Slocum Massacre:  An Act of Genocide in East Texas" by E.R.Bills (Finished March 10)
"Once Upon A Time:  The Early Years of the New York Mets" by Leonard Shecter (Finished March 15)

"Thirty-One And Six:  The Story of Denny McLain" by Robert B. Jackson (Finished March 15)*
"A Nice Little Place On The North Side" by George F. Well (Finished March 15)
"Pro Basketball Champions" by George Vecsey (Finished March 21)*
"The Pass Catchers" by Lou Sahadi (Finished March 25)*
"Harlem Globetrotters" by George Vecsey (Finished March 27)*

"Great Quarterbacks #2:  Kilmer - Hadl - Bradshaw - Phipps" by Bill Gutman (Finished April 7)*
"Dynamite On Ice:  The Bobby Orr Story" by Hal Bock (Finished April 8)
"The Stowaway:  A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica" by Laurie Gwen Shapiro (Finished April 11)
"Just Tell Me I Can't:  How Jamie Moyer Defied the Radar Gun and Defeated Time" by Jamie Moyer and Larry Platt (Finished April 11)
"The Warner Boys:  Our Family's Story of Autism and Hope" by Ana & Curt Warner with Dave Boling (Finished April 15)

"Commander In Cheat:  How Golf Explains Trump" by Rick Reilly (Finished April 19)
"Inside The Empire:  The True Power Behind The New York Yankees" by Bob Klapisch and Paul Solotaroff (Finished April 21)
"The Matheny Manifesto:  A Young Manager's Old-School Views On Success In Sports and Life" by Mike Matheny with Jerry B. Jenkins (Finished April 25)
"The Perfect Pass:  American Genius and the Reinvention of Football" by S.C. Gwynne (Finished April 28)
"Ambling into History:  The Unlikely Odyssey of George W. Bush" by Frank Bruni (Finished May 5)

"Raising Cole:  Developing Life's Greatest Relationship, Embracing Life's Greatest Tragedy.  A Father's Story" by Marc Pittman with Mark Wangrin (Finished May 6)
"The Terror Presidency:  Law and Judgment Inside The Bush Administration" by Jack Goldsmith (Finished May 10)
"Shortened Seasons:  The Untimely Deaths of Major League Baseball's Stars And Journeyman" by Fran Zimniuch (Finished May 16)
"Hey Wait A Minute (I Wrote A Book!)" by John Madden with Dave Anderson (Finished May 18)
"Odd Man Out:  A Year On The Mound With A Minor League Misfit" by Matt McCarthy (Finished May 22)

"On The Line:  The New Road to the White House" by Larry King with Mark Stencel (Finished May 26)
"The If In Life:  How to Get Off Life's Sidelines and Become Your Best Self" by Rashad Jennings (Finished June 2)
"Growing Up Gronk:  A Family's Story of Raising Champions" by The Gronkowski Family with Jeff Schober (Finished June 6)
"One Size Doesn't Fit All (and Other Thoughts from the Road)" by John Madden with Dave Anderson (Finished June 10)
"The Seattle Rainiers:  1938-1942" by Gary Waddingham (Finished June 14)

"What I Learned From Jackie Robinson:  A Teammate's Reflections On and Off The Field" by Carl Erskine with Burton Rocks (Finished June 15)
"Team Of Vipers:  My 500 Extraordinary Days In The Trump White House" by Cliff Sims (Finished June 18)
"Firehouse" by David Halberstam (Finished July 3) +
"The Greatest:  Muhammed Ali" by Walter Dean Myers (Finished July 3) +
"Making Airwaves:  60+ Years At Milo's Microphone" by Milo Hamilton and Dan Schlossberg with Bob Ibach (Finished July 4) +

"One Vote:  Make Your Voice Heard" by Ben Carson, MD (Finished July 11)
"Creating An Empire:  ESPN - The No-Holds Barred Story of Power, Ego, Money and Vision that Transformed a Culture" by Stuart Evey (Finished July 15) +
"Defying ISIS: Preserving Christianity in the Place of Its Birth and in Your Own Backyard" by Johnnie Moore (Finished July 21)
"The Zen of Zim:  Baseballs, Beanballs and Bosses" by Don Zimmer with Bill Madden (Finished July 29) +
"The Earl Campbell Story:  A Football Great's Battle with Panic Disorder" by Earl Campbell and John Ruane (Finished August 2)

"The Little League That Could:  A History of the American Football League" by Ken Rappoport (Finished August 8)
"The Case Against Hillary Clinton" by Peggy Noonan (Finished August 12)
"I'd Rather Be Wright" by Steve Wright with William Gildea and Kenneth Turan (Finished August 15)
"A Whole New Ball Game:  The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League" by Sue Macy (Finished August 17)
"Historic Texas Gyms:  A Tribute to Vanishing Traditions" by Jackie McBroom (Finished August 18)

"The Big Scrum:  How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football" by John J. Miller (Finished August 23)
"Cattle to Courts: A History of Tennis in Texas" by Ken McAllister (Finished August 25)
"Wanting to Believe: Faith, Family, and Finding an Exceptional Life" by Ryan Dobson (Finished August 25)
"Baseball In Altoona:  From The Mountain City To The Curve" by David Fanoli (Finished August 26)
"Nolan Ryan:  Texas Fastball to Cooperstown" by Ken Anderson (Finished September 3)

"Our Mickey:  Cherished Memories of an American Icon" by Bill Liederman and Maury Allen (Finished September 5)
"All Madden:  Hey, I'm Talking Pro Football" by John Madden with Dave Anderson (Finished September 11)
"To Stir A Movement:  Life, Justice, and Major League Baseball" by Jeremy Affeldt (Finished September 13)
"Blitzed By Blessings:  A Journey to Strengthening Your Inner Core" by Bill Glass (Finished September 16)
"The Final Season: Fathers, Sons, and One Last Season in a Classic American Ballpark" by Tom Stanton (Finished September 29)

"Tales From Penn State Football" by Ken Rappoport (Finished October 6)
"Furious George:  My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection" by George Karl with Curt Sampson (Finished October 11)
"The Front Four:  Greene | Reid | Page | Olsen" by Bill Gutman (Finished October 11)
"Northern Lights:  One Woman, Two Teams, and the Football Field That Changed Their Lives" by Cathy Parker with David Thomas (Finished October 16)
"Catcher In The Wry:  Outrageous but True Stories of Baseball" by Bob Uecker and Mickey Herskowitz (Finished October 21)

"Thunder On The Tundra:  Football Above The Arctic Circle" by Lew Freedman (Finished October 31)
"Black Man In The Huddle:  Stories From The Integration of Texas Football" by Robert D. Jacobus (Finished October 31)
"Johnny Unitas" by Joel H. Cohen (Finished October 31)
"Terry Fox:  His Story" by Leslie Scrivener (Finished November 10)
"Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany" by Andrew Maraniss (Finished November 14)

"You Saw Me on the Radio: Recollections and Favorite Calls As the Voice of Aggie Athletics" by Dave South (Finished November 17)
"The Alton Bus Crash" by Juan P. Carmona (Finished November 22)
"Mighty Moe: The True Story of a Thirteen-Year-Old Running Revolutionary" by Kit Fox and Rachel Slaby (Finished December 6)
"Anything For A T-Shirt:  Fred Lebow and the New York City Marathon, the World's Greatest Footrace" by Ron Rubin (Finished December 22)

Sad Day; December 20, 2019

Pretty sad when your family attacks you even more than your friends when you don't conform to their image of what your actions towards them should be.

So immediately I will begin to pull back my social media activity so very few people know what I'm up to.

I really don't care to share what's troubling me with people, let alone my family outside of my daughter.  She's knows most things because I trust her and she doesn't judge me, thank goodness.

I do the things that I do to stay busy - and keep from being lonely, to be frank.  That's revealing, isn't it.

There are folks who I have interest in, but they're way out of my league.  Why settle, right?

I had one almost three years ago invite me to a birthday party of hers at her house and I felt valued, yet at the same time odd, and to this day, I feel lesser to that individual as much as I would like to like them more than just to say Hi! at a race.

They're the only person that's given me their phone number and I text periodically, but there's no great joy that I have similar to engagement with my best friends, my daughter and Bill Dwyer.

The latest issue revolved around transferring the title on a car that my grandmother had when she passed.

I drove the car from Pennsylvania to Texas - at my expense (in lieu of not being assessed a price for the vehicle, which I offered to pay Blue Book for) - and when I drove it, the tires weren't in the best shape, some of which was known because of some cupping noises from the car sitting primarily in a garage for long periods of time.

When I got it here, I had work done on it, but felt like the place where I've taken my Impala that I've had for the last three years didn't deal me right -- and as I drove the vehicle, after they aligned it, it pulled even more to right.

I was really concerned that it might rub enough to cause a blowout, but there's an issue that I have of the fear of the unknown that comes with facing some issues that kept me from getting it looked at.

At the same time, I knew that it needed to be inspected before the title was eligible to be transferred to me.

I kept bottling that fear, which nobody understood, and if I had shared it, there wouldn't have been any love and concern towards me just condemnation ... so why share it?

In the meantime, on my Impala, I accidentally tried to drive it - in a parking lot - up over a median that I didn't think was obstructed.  It looked like I was dripping oil or some other dark substance, but when I got it home it really didn't show anything and the oil level in the car showed that it was full as the oil had just been changed.

So instead of driving it, I left it sit.  For weeks.

I agreed to go today to get the title changed so I had to get my grandmother's car inspected and got that done yesterday.

I drove my Impala around the subdivision yesterday for 4-5 miles with no issues.

And I went yesterday afternoon and put four new tires at Discount Tire on my grandmother's car.  $1,300 in to it altogether.

Days like these, it really doesn't feel worth it.

This year, I had my best friend really done wrong I felt and I stood in support of him with some cost - I pretty much walked away from announcing because I wasn't going to break a vow that I had made when he had been wronged by that individual.

But since I stick to myself, I didn't impart that loss to anybody nor have I whined about it. 

Another producer had slow paid me on an invoice and I just felt like - unless you have a valid reason not to pay, like a cash shortfall - I should have been paid timely with what was agreed upon.  And if not, tell me why you can't.

In walking away from that producer, I - to just not have to deal with it - left $800 - two races at $400 apiece - on the table and said I wouldn't be available to announce any more. 

A similar situation had occurred three years earlier with another producer in town.

Yet still, I just keep rocking on doing my own thing - and trying not to bother as few people as possible.

"Why be a burden to other people?" is how I look at it.

I was actually chastised today for doing everything on my own.  Gee, I thought there was some nobility in that.  Don't they call it self-determination?

At almost 53, it is just stuff that I don't know why I have to deal with.  I try to live a drama and stress-free life.  I try to be as decisive as I can outside of some of the fears and loneliness that I battle and deal with.

I'll survive, but I wonder what the cost will be.

If you can figure it out for me, please let me know.  I'd appreciate it.

Wide Awake in Spring; December 13, 2019

I'm such a restless spirit these days.

It is almost 1:30 a.m. on Friday, December 13, as I write, and I just finished three miles of brisk walking in my subdivision.

Why?  Because I felt like such a bum from yesterday after running four miles at the track Wednesday night - after two days of zeroes on Monday and Tuesday.

Technically, it was 4.227 miles as I ran in outside lanes.  Here's the breakdown:

L5 - 11:13.30 (3:00.65) - 10:34/mile
L5 - 10:42.11 (8:49.99) - 10:05/mile
L5 - 10:20.51 (2:59.68) - 9:45/mile
L4 - 9:48.34 - 9:23/mile

I was pleased.  Waverly put down mile repeats of 9:06 and 9:04 in lane 1 as part of her training.

This evening (or early morning, that is), I have three different mile courses marked out and they went as follows:

16:18.91
15:48.87
15:21.50

Yes, I suppose I got warmed up and picked the pace up a little bit, even though I thought about running it in on the back half of the last mile I resisted and kept it a brisk walk.

This weekend.  What am I going to do?  I've been wrestling with that all week.  I have many of the next few weekends figured out, but this one I tossed around a bit.

I was considering a couple of races here in Texas and the possibility of going to the Six-Man Private School All-Star Game Saturday afternoon at Live Oak Classical School in Waco, that starts at 3 p.m., but I still didn't feel busy enough.

I checked Google Flights to see if there was anywhere I could go.  Sounds terrible, doesn't it?  :-)

I saw a sweet $177 fare to Miami, Florida on American that left very early Saturday morning and came back very late Sunday night.  I put this schedule together:

Saturday
2:00 p.m. - Alabama A&M at University of Miami, Florida (Men)
4:00 p.m. - Florida National University at St. Thomas University (Men)
7:00 p.m. - Harford Community College at Palm Beach State College (Women)
Sunday
7:00 a.m. - Wellington Jingle Bell Run 5K, Wellington, FL
2:00 p.m. - Central Connecticut State at Florida Atlantic, Boca Raton, FL (Women)

However, I was still left with a lot of free time that I couldn't fill or didn't dig deeper to add like maybe a museum or two.

I think what I've settled on is the following after Dan Morgan and I broadcast Houston Lutheran South Academy and Houston Westbury Christian on the Texas Sports Radio Network Friday night:

Saturday
8:00 a.m. - DHS Cross Country Boat Parade 5K, Delcambre, LA
2:00 p.m. - Xavier at Loyola, New Orleans, LA (Women)
4:00 p.m. - Tougaloo at UNO, New Orleans, LA (Women)
7:00 p.m. - Lafayette Acadiana, LA vs. Destrehan, LA (LHSAA State Championship at the Superdome)
Sunday
9:00 a.m. - Bonfire Festival 5K, Lutcher, LA
3:00 p.m. - U.S. Olympic Team Trails for Boxing, Lake Charles, LA

And even as I was walking a little while ago, I thought about driving to one 5K, running miles to add counties and then get to the 5K that Watauga Harvest Christian Academy was putting on at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday; however, I think I'll stick with the Louisiana route.

That gives me two races, two gyms to get me to 11 to see a college game in Louisiana in and then a football game in the Superdome, which I've never been in, and qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for boxing.

Stay tuned.  Follow me on Facebook and Twitter, if you don't already, and find out!

New Restaraunts in 2019 - 38

1431 Cafe, Cedar Park, TX (May 18)
B & M BBQ and More, Riesel, TX (November 29)
Bailey's Cafe, Ennis, TX (July 20)
Big City Wings, Spring, TX (May 3)
Blue Coast Burrito, Franklin, TN (December 5)
Bradley's Cheesesteaks & Hoagies, State College, PA (August 30)
Crave Hot Dogs & Barbecue, Spring, TX (July 21)

Eagles' Landing Restaurant and Grill, Eddy, TX (March 31)
Edley's Bar-B-Que, Nashville, TN (August 19)
Eva's Mexican Restaurant, Spring, TX (March 24)
Fajita Pete's, Spring, TX (July 25)
Flying Burger & Seafood, Ruston, LA (November 26)
Francesca's Pizza, Pasta & Grill, Mount Laurel, NJ (January 28)

Gringo's Mexican Restaurant, Spring, TX (February 15)
Ground Restaurant, Franklin, TN (October 16)
Hattie B's Hot Chicken, Nashville, TN (October 15)
Hilo Burger Joint, Hilo, HI (March 9)
Hopscotch, Oklahoma City, OK (February 23)

Houlihan's, Cherry Hill, NJ (April 17)
Jim 'N Nick's BBQ, Franklin, TN (December 2)
Lee's Hoagie House, Philadelphia, PA (January 9)
Luigi's Pizza Fresca, Evesham Township, NJ (April 3)
The Mexican Food Factory, Marlton, NJ (January 14)
Mexicalli Grill, Brentwood, TN (August 21)

Milano's Pizza, Carthage, TX (November 26)
Miller's Ale House, Mount Laurel, NJ (March 20)
Moore's Store, Ben Wheeler, TX (August 3)

Nick's Pizzeria, Glassboro, NJ (January 16)
Pat's Select Pizza | Grill, Marlton, NJ (April 23)
Pizzaiolo's, Brenham, TX (August 24)

Pueblo Viejo, Houston, TX (September 6)
Sharon's BBQ, Abilene, TX (September 14)
Taco Ranch, Austin, TX (May 17)

Tally's Cafe, Tulsa, OK (February 24)
The Airplane Restaurant, Colorado Springs, CO (July 13)

The Green Turtle, BWI Airport, MD (July 1)
Tito's Mexican Restaurant, Franklin, TN (October 30)
Voorhees Diner, Voorhees, NJ (April 22)

On The Run in Waco; November 30, 2019

I've run 61 races this year and if I hadn't already run in Gatesville earlier this year, it would have been 62.

However, I just decided to get some miles in and around Waco instead.  Waited until about 9 a.m. this morning to run and went down to the Hilton at Franklin and University Parks to start.

I ran south on Franklin all the way to 19th St. and then turned around and came back.

Took a short quarter of a mile walk over to Webster and then proceeded to run just past the Silo District, back over to Franklin and then back to the corner of Franklin / University Parks.

I ran the extra bit because I really need to get my long distance endurance back, even if I have to walk about it to get there.

15:09.33 (Out, uphill)
14:48.49 (Back, downhill)
29:57.82 - 2.82 / 10:38
3:56.09 - 0.25 (walk)
13:14.80 - 1.3 / 10:12

4.12 miles / 10.32 since Thanksgiving  #RWRunStreak
Five straight days as I ran Tuesday and Wednesday.

Biggest surprise on the run was seeing First Baptist Church of Waco charging $10 for the closest spots to the Silo District.

I'm a believer and I sure get capitalism, but thought you might be able to actually reach people for Christ by charging less than it just appearing to be a commercial transaction.

Getting Out The Door; November 26, 2019

It really is true.  The hardest thing about running is getting out the door.

So many times I'll put together a great trip like this one that I'm on and I'll pack clothes to run -- and never do.

I changed it tonight though.

After working from the hotel here in downtown Shreveport today, I drove over to Ruston to see a basketball game at Louisiana Tech.

The Lady Techsters used to be one of the great women's basketball powerhouses in the late 1970s through the early 1990s, along with the likes of Tennessee and UCLA, but the last 20 years haven't been as kind to them.

I had eaten before the game - at a new restaurant - and after leaving the arena at the end of the third quarter, I drove back, got logged on and I started to look to see what things needed to be pushed out via the Lone Star Christian Sports Network (LSCSN) Twitter feed to promote Texas private and parochial high school athletics.

And that's what has happened to me over the almost 17 years of running.  I'll sit longer than I should until it gets so late that I think that I can't go out and get a quality run in.

Then I tell myself that if I can't run more than 30 minutes it isn't worth going out -- and won't do any good.  Of course, I know that not to be true.

And finally, I worry about time, distance and pace.

However, once I get out there, regardless of the atmospheric conditions, I feel good and am enjoying it and wish that I had the confidence to just leave the watch at home (or in tonight's case, in the hotel.)

I probably hit the pavement at about 10:30 p.m. and I had marked off a box of streets that I could remember so I could map my distance.  (I don't wear a device that has GPS nor do I run with my phone.)

I missed making the left on to Market Street so I kept running down to the Red River and then hit the trail for a little out and back.

Overall, it was 3.66 miles over 40 minutes - 10:57 pace. 

Sure, I'd like for it to have been faster, but it was just a reminder that I need to get out and just run for the heck of it more often.

I know that I'll get miles in Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

I need to squeeze a couple in in the morning and enjoy where I am at right now -- and decide where I'm going to run for Thanksgiving.

Not Exactly Tap Out Ten for Tuesday; November 19, 2019

Respect.

A tough word.

On one hand, you can be respected by some people and on another, not, by others.

I was in Midland on Saturday and an individual who is involved in promoting high school athletics, including private schools, was excited to meet me because of some of the work I've done and am doing currently.

He and his broadcast partner asked me to be a guest during their football broadcast of Midland Christian School and Houston St. Pius X.

We had a great discussion during halftime and I felt much respect and I thanked them publicly through our LSCSN (Lone Star Christian Sports Network) Twitter feed for offering that respect.

Yet, while the announcing that I do in the running and triathlon community is fun, the lack of respect - and being taken for granted by some producers - has been discouraging.

And those have driven me - primarily - from something that I used to always have fun always doing, but yet still had much satisfaction for the job that I did for producers even though for road races my talents can be considered a luxury.  (Meaning, you can still start a race on-time and so many other things without me.)

I'm writing this this evening from the greater Nashville area and I spent a part of the evening attending the basketball game of Ravenwood High School and Lipscomb Academy about three miles away from the hotel that I'm staying at this week for work.

One's a public school; the other, a private school.

But the private school is where two longtime friends from Houston's Westbury Christian School are in leadership positions -- one is the head of school and the other is in their development office.  They are two of the most incredible people that I know.

As I looked at schedules for after work this week, I noticed that their school's basketball season opened tonight and I reached out to one of the two via Direct Message on Twitter to see if either one of them was going to be there tonight.

He said that he wouldn't be, but at the Belmont vs. Lipscomb contest Wednesday night, which I had plans and am going to tomorrow.

Nonetheless, I wanted to get out a see a basketball game some place new this evening - getting dinner around 6 p.m. before the 7:30 p.m. contest -- and I went hoping to see the other of the two.

Midway through the first quarter, I saw him walk in at the other end of the gym and on the other side.  Given that he's the head of school, I knew that he would spend time connecting with parents, supporters, etc.  Therefore, I waited until the 4:00 mark of the fourth quarter to make my way over to see him.

He was there with one of his two sons and one of his grandchildren.

As I walked toward him, he was surprised and happy to see me.  He said as I went to shake his hand that he thought that he had seen me (there in the gym), but thought, "No, there's no way that he would be here."  I explained why I was in town and so on ... it was good to put a smile on somebody's face.

We had a great conversation and he said that he would be at tomorrow night's contest as well as the athletic director that originally hired him at Westbury Christian.  I'm already looking forward to it.

But back to putting smiles on people's faces, it is something I get enjoyment from.

Not that I seek praise or anything of or from it, it just makes me feel good and it is something that I wish I could do for one person on a regular basis.

And, conversely, that makes me a little sad:  the potentiality that I'm not good enough to be that person for somebody.  Good, but not good enough.

I'll put my head on the pillow tonight, be thankful for every thing I've been given materially and for all of the opportunities and get up tomorrow trying to be the person God would want me to be.

Charitable Activity in 2020

May 22, 2020

1/ 5/20 - $100.00 - The Village Church, Fort Worth, TX (#11296; offering/visiting)
5/12/20 - $500.00 - New Hope Initiative, Kingwood, TX (#11302; COVID19 food)
5/12/20 - $100.00 - Tyrone Area High School, Tyrone, TX (#11303; senior banners)
5/20/20 - $25.00 - Anchorage Baptist Temple, Anchorage, AK (credit card; streaming)
5/21/20 - $25.00 - Mountain View Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL (credit card; streaming)

January 9, 2019

1/ 6/19 - $75.00 - Church Project, The Woodlands, TX
1/13/19 - $75.00 - Church Project, The Woodlands, TX (#11262)
1/13/19 - $150.00 - The Houston Wellness Project, Houston, TX (#11263)
4/21/19 - $75.00 - Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, TN (#11267)
6/16/19 - $136.50 - Paul Dickerson for Terry Hershey parkrun 5K course certification (#)
6/25/19 - $800.00 - Grand Oaks Baptist Church, Spring, TX (two camp fees)
6/30/19 - $75.00 - First Assembly of God, Tyrone, PA (#)
7/ 6/19 - $5.00 - Hill County Cell Block Museum, Hillsboro, TX (donation)
7/ 6/19 - $5.00 - History of West Museum, West, TX (donation)
7/16/19 - $100.00 - Robertsdale High School, Robertsdale, AL (#11284)
7/20/19 - $10.00 - No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum, Terrell, TX (donation)
7/20/19 - $5.00 - Ellis County Museum, Waxahachie, TX (donation)
7/21/19 - $75.00 - Central Baptist Church, College Station, TX (offering)
9/13/19 - $50.00 - Generation Alive, Spokane, WA (donation; #11287)
9/13/19 - $50.00 - Youthfront, Shawnee Mission, KS (donation; #11288)
9/13/19 - $50.00 - Book and a Ball, Tulsa, OK (donation; #11289)
11/15/19 - $100.00 - Snowdrop Foundation, Houston, TX (donation; #11290)
11/15/19 - $250.00 - New Hope Initiative, Kingwood, TX (donation; #11291)

October 3, 2018
I failed at this effort last year (and earlier this year.)

So like with documenting all of my mileage, I'll start again.

9/28/18 - $1,000.00 - YMCA for Dragon Boat Race Participation
9/29/18 - $100.00 - Shots For Holly
10/21/18 - $75.00 - First Baptist Church of College Station
11/17/18 - $102.20 - New Hope Initiative (Giving Tuesday)
12/18/18 - $65.00 - Hill Country Christian School of Austin (Matching GATE students)

September 4, 2017
I've been wanting to be even more charitable the last year or two than what I have been; therefore, I'm going to put myself to test to be more accountable.

This isn't here to brag at all.  Just to encourage myself to come here and see if I can more and to different organizations in need.

6/19/17 - $50.00 - The Houston Wellness Project (#11188)
6/26/17 - $50.00 - Catalyst Church, Altoona, PA (#11189)
7/  2/17 - $25.00 - Church Project, The Woodlands, TX (#11191)
9/  3/17 - $50.00 - Greater Waco Baptist Church (#11198)

Tap Out Ten; November 7, 2019

As I've mentioned here before, I've had an exercise where I just "Tap Out Ten" minutes of thought.  Kind of an unloading of the brain in written format.

Usually I've done this late at night before I go to sleep, but I decided to take a ten-minute break to pound out some things.

I picked up this book in my Dad's spare office where I'm working for called "Crushed".  It is about pastors in the minstry who are giving up because of many factors.  (I'm just starting to read it in bits and pieces while I'm here.)

So the immediate thought is that I need to challenge myself to do more, not to the point of burnout, mind you, but just to share and do as much as I possibly can with the time that I'm given.

Work is stable and I'm thankful for it and that's about all I can say there.

My daughter is doing well.  She just finished her second marathon two Sundays ago and bought a new car.  The way she methodically went about it makes me very proud about how she planned everything out.  I'm hoping that she can get her current car sold so I can get it off of my insurance.  (She has her own insurance that she's paying for now.)

She's at a great school for her second year of teaching.  It is a smaller class size, but some of the challenges are no different than where she was last year.  Just not as magnified.  Similarly, I really can't say anything more as I never know who's reading (and I'd never intentionally put her in a bad spot.)

The rest of life?  Actually, fairly good.  I have no major complaints.

It is just continually about what I want to do to fill my time.  My passions are few.

I don't know if I would have called the announcing that I did a passion.  I think it was something that God blessed me with certain talents.  I just hope that I used them wisely.  I do have concern that walking away from it, for the most part, that God will take some of those talents away from me, but I'm hoping that I can use those skills and abilities in another way, shape or form.

In the meantime, it is to figure out where do I go run and what can I go see without breaking the bank.

I was hoping to go run a race in Waco that I enjoy doing, but I agreed to broadcast a football game Saturday night here in Houston and I just didn't see being wise in driving three hours there, run a race and come back.

Therefore, I'm staying home and running a 5K - at least one - that a friend of mine from the private school days (the first time around) is helping to produce.

I'm also looking forward to seeing and talking with a friend that I haven't spent any significant time with since being on the same half marathon course two Novembers ago.  I'm looking forward to seeing the individual in person on Saturday morning.

Beyond that, it is just figure out where I'm going to see athletic contests the rest of this weekend.  The choices are many.

I'm looking at basketball tonight and tomorrow and Rice's women play volleyball at 1 p.m. on Sunday and then the men play basketball at 4 p.m. to follow.  Just am trying to see if I can get a race in in the morning.

That's it. Ten minutes came by pretty quick.  Have a great rest of your Thursday!

Books Given Away

"The Earl Campbell Story: A Football Great's Battle with Panic Disorder" by Earl Campbell and John Ruane (sent to Edwin Quarles on 8/17/19) - $2.75
"Thirty-One And Six:  The Story of Denny McLain" by Robert B. Jackson (sent to Kevin Taylor on 9/4/19) - $10.50
"Nolan Ryan:  Texas Fastball to Cooperstown" by Ken Anderson (sent to Kevin Taylor on 9/4/19)
"The Baseball Life of Willie Mays" by Lee Greene (sent to Kevin Taylor on 9/4/19)
"Pro Basketball Champions" by George Vecsey (sent to Kevin Taylor on 9/4/19)
"The Pass Catchers" by Lou Sahadi (sent to Kevin Taylor on 9/4/19)
"Dynamite On Ice:  The Bobby Orr Story" by Hal Bock (sent to Kevin Taylor on 9/4/19)
"All-Pro Baseball Stars 1976" by Bruce Weber (sent to Kevin Taylor on 9/4/19)
"All-Pro Baseball Stars 1980" by Bruce Weber (sent to Kevin Taylor on 9/4/19)
"All-Pro Basketball Stars 1980" by Bruce Weber (sent to Kevin Taylor on 9/4/19)
"All-Pro Football Stars 1975" by Jerry Brondfield (sent to Kevin Taylor on 9/4/19)
"The Front Four:  Greene | Reid | Page | Olsen" by Bill Gutman (Finished October 11)
"Johnny Unitas" by Joel H. Cohen (Finished October 31)

Multiple Weekend Plans; October 15, 2019

So I have three more events (or races) for 2019 and that's it.

I asked off for Thanksgiving as well as a race that is just four days before Christmas.

Saturday I will fulfill my commitment to the Seven Hills Running Club to announce its Huntsville Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and 5K, which starts and finishes at the Walker County Fairgrounds.

Then I have two cross country meets -- the UIL Region III meet in Huntsville and the NXR South meet in The Woodlands the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

I'll make decisions regarding those meets sometime the early part of next year, but I'm looking forward to being done with announcing road races.

I've had a good career, if you want to call it that. 

I've made a lot of friends and acquaintances, for which I'm grateful and thankful for.

Now what am I going to do the rest of this coming weekend?  Not sure.

I have two paths.  Well, really three.  Maybe even four.

Going north from Huntsville, I can either go to the Southwestern Assemblies of God University football game in Waxahachie at 2:00 p.m. or the Tarleton State game in Stephenville at 6 p.m.

There's a couple of race options for Sunday morning, but just depends how much driving I want to do.

I have one option where I'd go to Nacogdoches to see a volleyball game at SFA at 1 p.m. and then a football game in Natchitoches, La. at 6:00 p.m. and then drive south to LaPlace, La. for a race on Sunday morning.

Or I could drive straight to Denham Springs, La. and catch a couple of women's junior college basketball games before going on to LaPlace.

Like yesterday's post title, "We'll see."

I was given $50 in Barnes & Noble gift cards recently.  Well, OK, really it was Sunday.

So, I put them to good use on Monday when I arrived here in the Franklin / Brentwood area of Tennessee for work before I made it to the client site.

For $3.74, which, of course, included the tax, I got three books that I found interesting to read.

The first one, "Northern Lights", is pretty good and I've already knocked out 88 of the book's 202 pages.  Like this one, the other two have sports and faith-based themes.

Not too much more to talk about.

Dan Morgan asked me on Sunday if there might be any games that we could broadcast on Friday night, but my concern is that I know I won't be available the next two weeks because of going to Washington, D.C. with Waverly as she runs the Marine Corps Marathon and the following week flying back to Pennsylvania to drive my grandmother's car back to Texas.

And to close out the post, I noticed within the last 24 hours that Shots For Holly got a press mention in a story in the Spring Observer. 

It also indicated that Shots For Holly would be hosting a flu shot event on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 13131 Fry Road in Cypress. 

If you haven't got your flu shot for the current season, this would be a great way to get it taken care of.

This not-for-profit charity was established after my sister, Holly, passed away from the flu in January 2014.  Michelle Becker and her team have constantly been doing a great job in raising flu shot awareness in our communities since Holly passed away.

We'll See; October 14, 2019

Lots of things to say and lots of things not to say.

First of all, I'm thankful that my parents made it safely back to Texas today after driving a van back from Pennsylvania after clearing the last items from my grandparents' house that is getting ready to sell.

When I go up there in a couple of weeks to drive my grandmother's car to Texas, it will be the first time that I go back and not be able to go in that house.  Not quite sure what my emotions will be.

At the moment, though, the best thing is that I'm finally starting to feel much better after battling an ear infection for about three weeks.

Well, a week and a half prior to getting officially diagnosed, I didn't win with my own remedies, but the amoxicillin, which did clear things up, wrecked havoc on my stomach until last Friday, October 3, when I didn't take the last three tablets of a seven-day supply.

I tried running last Tuesday night and it was ugly.  Just getting the desire back to begin working out again.

I announced two races this past weekend - the 14th annual Memorial Hermann Ten For Texas on Saturday in The Woodlands and the second annual Bearkat Bolt 5K in Huntsville on Sunday.

These days are going by the wayside.  Even though I do what I do very well, I want my time back.

Some races over the years I've been paid and others I've done pro bono, donating my time in the community.

There are four high school cross country meets that I do.  I probably hold on to those, but I let three race producers over the weekend know that I was done and I don't feel one bit bad about it.

I have one more producer to let know and will shortly and another I will let them know that I will handle things up to the start of the race, but I'm not spending all day there as I have for many, many years.

How will I fill the time?  I'm not quite sure yet, but I'm going to try my best to fill it with something that I enjoy.

My desire on Texas private and parochial high school athletics has again faded here recently.

We'll see where that goes.  Might be a thing that I do in moderation, but my failing is that what I do there I have a natural tendency to go all in and be better than everybody else - and that might not always be the most healthy thing.

So it is one of those things where it will be, "We'll see."  Have two great friends, Dan Morgan and David Fuller, who are likeminded, and I enjoy doing the things that we do together to promote the sports.

Maybe I have to learn to take smaller doses on everything.

I know this weekend after announcing the Huntsville Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and 5K I have plans to roam.

I want to check another Texas stadium off my list - after not going to Texas Lutheran this past Saturday night (where a good friend, Patrick Zarate, was inducted to their Athletics Hall of Fame).  I'm still a little bummed that I missed it when I learned about it early this morning.

What I have targeted is Tarleton State in Stephenville, but it is filling the time around it up.

There are two races on Sunday in Louisiana that I can run, but a lot of driving on Saturday (and Sunday) to do all that I can possibly squeeze in.  I'm sure I'll look at things multiple times before deciding what I'm going to do.

Even while eating dinner tonight, I maybe want to get back to my running a mile in every Texas county - and do some of that this weekend.

Which leads me back to "We'll see."  A popular refrain and one that I'm thankful I can say that I have available to me.

If you're reading, thanks for doing so.

Show Me The Next Step; September 23, 2019

I tweeted out yesterday that if I ever wrote a book it would be titled, "Being Under The Radar in an Over The Top World".

To me, "over the top" is excess hype or excitement, always making things better than what they are or even purposedly distorting or embellishing a truth to gain attention or favor.

For example, in one of my worlds - promoting Texas private and parochial high school athletics, there are two Twitter handles that share information - which I might add is not bad - who are basically anonymous and won't identify who they are.  I just don't understand why people feel like they need to hide. 

One is for a mainstream sport (i.e. the big four); the other is for a sport that high school championships are competed for.

In both cases, I think it is a coach in those respective sports.  Look, I agree with promoting your sport and doing everything for your school and kids, but just post a "full disclaimer" of what your relationship is to what you're doing.

Another world that I've dabbled in over the years is road racing - 5K's, 10K's, half marathons, etc., announcing them and having general knowledge of the people, the organizations and the entities in the overall endurance sports communities.

I really don't even "keep up" any more, but there's enough over the last few years that has left me on my last leg and that's not necessarily bad.

I have been on the "heavy lifters" e-mail list of a particular organization for the last many years, but today I asked to be removed from it.  I don't participate in that organization's meetings - largely because of the time and location and the inability to participate virtually; therefore, why continue to be a bump on the electronic log.

If somebody needs me - and some still do, people know where to find me.

I had a race that was being organized for the second Saturday in November in town and a former Texas private and parochial high school and NAIA collegiate basketball coach - and friend of mine - was organizing it and sought some opinions on where I thought they were at.  (I think they're on the right track.)  That is the kind of respect that I value and appreciate.

All of these thoughts came out of a few day spell of physically not feeling so well, but it also tapped into my emotional well being.

I sat my incredible daughter down on Sunday to just let her know that I was struggling a little bit.  I told her not to worry about anything, but to just be aware.

She's just what I said, "incredible".  She's doing a tremendous job of where's she teaching this year with an incredible amount of support from her administration.  Just in the last week she shared some situations where she incredible affirmation that she was doing well -- and that her writing skills were off the chart.  (That made me really proud.  I like to think that I helped set some of that groundwork over the years.)

Really excited about her upcoming marathon at the end of the month.  While I'll miss finish line announcing one of the largest races that I've ever done, I would have felt like I missed out what I'm sure is going to be a monumental day.

If you stumble across this, please keep me in your prayers.

Work is really stretching me.  I'm in a place that I'm not comfortable with what I'm being asked to do - and my manager knows this.  It wouldn't be stunning for them to read that.  Yet they still have confidence in me and I'm grateful for that.

I even shared with somebody that grew up in the church of my youth who is now a pastor in Missouri and was sharing with him of one of the spaces that I am in and he said that he's been in a similar space and to ask God to show me the next step.

That's what I'm trying to do.

MLB Parks - 15 of 12 teams

PNC Park
Three Rivers Stadium
Wrigley Field
Coors Field
Shea Stadium (*during CHSLI project)
Globe Life Park (Ballpark at Arlington)
Rangers Stadium
Busch Stadium (*weekend running two half marathon)
Tigers Stadium (*with my Dad in last year of the park)
Minute Maid Park (Enron Field)
Astrodome
Milwaukee County Stadium (*with my Dad in last year of the park)
Original Yankee Stadium (*during CHSLI project)
Comiskey Park (*visited in 1990, in its last year)
Oakland Almeda Stadium (*during Alameda County project)

Tap Out Ten Plus; August 13, 2019

I had a plan for Tuesday evening and in a few short moments it went right out the window.

And I was OK with it, but what was the trigger?

I’m not totally sure.

I had made arrangements - or tried to I should say - to see my daughter’s classroom at her new school.

But I had two work situations that tried to usurp that plan.

I was able to push the one to Wednesday and respond to the “urgent” request for information needed before I got a shower to go to her school.

The visit went well.

I met her partner teacher, got a quick tour of the facility and ended up meeting that teacher’s spouse who was working elsewhere in the building.

I had wanted to go back to the room to take a picture or two to share but got a little bit of a bum’s rush.

I have an understanding why, but it is something she’s going to have to deal with quickly.

I left and found a place on the way to a high school I was going to attend a volleyball game at to get online.

I made sure that I didn’t have any outstanding needs from the information ask and worked on a few other things while passing time.

I think the thing that did it was going into the restroom and seeing that maybe I needed to have my hair cut and looked even older than what I am.

And then I questioned what was going to be achieved by going to that match.

When I couldn’t answer that and didn’t think that I was going to get joy from it that I had intended, I made a u-turn and headed north - taking a route that avoided sitting in traffic at all or too much - to my house.

I remember somebody I know who is a major market radio personality that struggles with depression talk one time about how one change to his diet sent him into a tailspin once.

I don’t believe for me it was diet but it could be some underlying stress with my job situation.

Needless to say, once I got home here, I was in bed by 7 p.m. and slept for two and a half hours.

I penned this extended “Tap Out Ten” to try to make sense and document what I was feeling and dealing with.

Maybe if this helps me or somebody reading it, then I didn’t waste a day that I had expressed yesterday that I didn’t want to do.

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I think part of it, as I’ve picked up my phone here in bed to tap out some more, is that I have to battle through this stuff alone.

At some times, it is scary.

And I wonder where the resolve comes from to keep battling.

I mean I know intellectually that it is God who sustains me, but the margin of error in many people who struggle similarly might not have a large margin of error.

Tap Out Ten; August 12, 2019

"Tap Out Ten" is just 10 minutes of thoughts at the end of the day into the Notes function of my iPhone before I put my head on the pillow.

First of all, am thankful to God for another day.

A friend shared something in Linkedin three days ago, which I didn’t see until today, and it was about not wasting another day.

And that’s what I want to resolve to do.

Let God use me where he sees that I can be of an asset to somebody or something.

Not for me to determine but Him.

Was really pleased to be able to share with the world where my daughter will be teaching this year.

Last year was an experience for her and that’s all I’ll say.

Where she’s at she can be her "whole me” as she said.

She’ll likely have a class of 11 second graders.

Am really, really excited for and happy with how her life is.

I asked her specifically yesterday if she was happy.  She said she was and I said that is what all that matters.

Me? There’s nothing that I’m really unhappy or stressed about, thankfully.

Sure there’s been recent disappointment but I like me - even though that there’s a whole list of things that I probably don’t measure up to in the minds of others.

Their loss, though, for not taking the time or taking the effort to learn about me.

I’m going to try and do my best each day I’m given.

Looking forward to a quick trip this weekend.  Couple of baseball games, a sports book festival in Waco and a race, of course.

Must stay busy.

As I shared with a runner on Saturday, inactivity is not a good look for me but sometimes it is hard to choose what to do or make sure it is enough.

Will keep swinging the fences until then.  :-)