The other side of summer.

Two days on the road, driving home. Lovely visit to Oneida to stay in the community mansion house, spotted a runner Saturday night and though, that looks nice. But taxing. I have had that dizzy feeling again recently, much of it to do with poor sleep.

So sleep we must.

Distance: 3.1 miles

Duration: 28:44
Pace: 9:16

Also, while I would like to create a list resolutions for the month of August, it is a question as to whether I will be able to stick to them.

However. I may run in Athens, Cincinnati and Chicago before the month is through. And wouldn't that be interesting?

Route: Forest Hill Loop

Summer 1991 Mixtape

The Other Side of Summer - Elvis Costello

Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J

Who? Where? Why? (The Crisis 12" Mix) - Jesus Jones

Pop Goes the Weasel - 3rd Bass

A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" - De La Soul ft. Q-Tip & Vinia Mojica

Kiss Them For Me - Siouxsie & the Banshees

Pure - Lightning Seeds

The best mixtape I ever made was the summer 1991 mixtape. Or maybe it wasn't, who knows. It was stolen the following LL summer, along with the minivan it was in. But I put a lot of time and love into that tape. Themes from sit-coms, snatches of porn films, and some truly amazing songs, chronicling a major transformation. A true beginning.

Stretches: yes
Water: yes
Weight: 170 lbs.

It starts there.

Planks: TBA
Push-ups: TBA

Sit-Ups: TBA

My heart is heavy. My head is confused.

New read.

My birthday was okay. The best part was spending time with my wife. Taking a friend to the train station in the morning, lunch in Damariscotta. Then it was time to entertain the cousins, the family, all afternoon, all evening. This is where we see them, yes. But I do not feel relaxed in company at the moment. I really do just want to sit on the deck and read and write. Weird that my birthday (so far) has been the most stressful day of my vacation.

Distance: 3.5 miles

Duration: 32:37
Pace: 9:19

It has been so helpfully cool. Fire in the fireplace most mornings, the runs have been largely sweat-free. Reports have it that our last few days will be soggy, but until then ...

Route: Martin Point Run
Temperature: 69°
Climate: sunny & beautiful 
Mood: not great? okay.

Stretches: yes 
Water: yes

80s Running Alternative Mix

This Corrosion - Sisters of Mercy

Infected (Single Mix) - The The

Accidentally 4the Street (Gloria) - Figures On a Beach

Borderline - Manic Street Preachers

Still in Hollywood - Concrete Blonde

Liberator - Spear of Destiny

A Girl Like You (Live) - The Smithereens

Okay. Usually algorithm based mixes are just a collection of songs I have already saved somewhere on this app. Today, I was surprised. Yes, I started with a familiar title, but the rest were unfamiliar to me -- except "Infected" but even this was a radio edit. Loved them all.

I may stick with this one a while. 

Planks: yes
Push-ups: yes

Sit-Ups: yes

Run and hide.

Old friends.

Brother in town, he loves the side porch. So di I. Later the two of us are going to the game.

Taking part of the day off to escort my beloved to a medical consultation.

Distance: 3.1 miles

Duration: 28:30
Pace: 9:11

Fifteen runs in June. Consistency.

Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 75°
Climate: clear & sunny
Mood: working on it

Sophisti-pop 80s Workout Playlist

It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) - Eurythmics

Blow the House Down - Living in a Box

Mothers Talk - Tears for Fears

Above the Clouds - Paul Weller

Cars & Girls - Prefab Sprout

Tinseltown in the Rain - Blue Nile

Get Back Together - Everything But the Girl

This is my happy place. And I need a happy place right now.

Stretches: yes
Water: yes
Weight: 165 lbs. (-0-)

Planks: yes
Push-ups: yes

Sit-Ups: yes

No, seriously.

The crime was looking up the truth.

Thank God, it's Presidents Day. We had a lovely weekend with my wife's family, celebrating the life of her eldest uncle. I do love spending time with her family, very much. They are all so thoughtful, compassionate and creative. The service was remarkable. It was held in a chapel in Hyde Park, the priest gave the most sincerely affecting homily, I don't believe I have ever left a memorial service feeling so hopeful.

At the same time, I was nursing my cold and felt a bit stand-offish. I wanted to thank her, to thank the musician at the reception, our hosts, but I kept losing the moment. I can still do these things (well, not for the guitarist) and will make a note to do so.

Distance: 3.5 miles

Duration: 34:21
Pace: 9:49

We took the Lake Shore Limited. We discussed the possibility of never flying into NYC again. True, it takes half a day to get there, but so what? It's so much cheaper, the taxi from LaGuardia to wherever we're staying -- one way -- is one hundred bucks all by itself, and you get dropped off in the heart of the city! And it's not like air travel has anything to recommend it, it's maybe half the time, all told, right? Six hours, as opposed to twelve?

And you can read on the train, take a walk, relocate for a bit, they have acceptable food options, or you can bring your own. 

Then again, returning home today. Not sleeping on the coach, and it was so cold. I am so sick and tired of cold. Pulling in at 4:00 am. The day is a complete write-off. Thank God, it's Presidents Day.

Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 50°
Climate: sunny & lovely
Mood: more determined than ever

Pavement damp, puddled, or clogged with crispy snow. Nearly wiped out twice from slipping, once almost falling forward, the second to the side. Still, ran steady but easy, stopping when necessary, into the street when the sidewalk was high with snow and the street was free.

First outdoor run since the Turkey Trot, first park run since November 22. The gym is so even, so controlled, so predictable (others notwithstanding) the outdoors makes me breath harder, think harder, move harder. It is more taxing to run outdoors. It is more rewarding.

1992 Playlist

One Place (Acoustic) - Everything But the Girl

Eastern Bloc - Thomas Dolby

Mama's Always On Stage - Arrested Development

Television is the Drug of the Nation - Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

We Are Each Other - Beautiful South

Humpin' Around - Bobby Brown

Galileo - Indigo Girls

The King of Wishful Thinking - Go West

Stretches: yes
Water: yes
Weight: 161 lbs. (+1.0)

Planks: yes
Push-ups: yes

Sit-Ups: TBA

Straight to your heart.

Twenty years ago, on February 14, 2006, I noted how I felt running would prolong my life. I said that I hoped our elder child to be "older than this before I die." I was thirty-seven then. They are now twenty-three. So I just need to hang on another fourteen years.

February 14, 2006 Playlist

Remember the Time - Michael Jackson

Closer to God - Nine Inch Nails

Party Machine - Hoodoo Gurus

All Night Long - Peter Murphy

Burning Love - Elvis Presley

Atom Bomb (Atomix 1) - Fluke

Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo

Run On - Elvis Presley

Distance: 3 miles

Duration: 28:36

This weekend we took the train to Poughkeepsie for a celebration of life event. I have suffered a cold the past few days (it started in while I was teaching Wednesday afternoon) and while I could have taken the mile long walk from Toni's cousin's place to the hotel, I am weary of being cold.

Temps pick up this week, for a bit. But will the pavement in East Cleveland be clear enough for the first outdoor run of 2026? We shall see.

Site: Heartwood Hotel at Vassar (exercise room, treadmill)
Temperature: 30°
Climate: cool & clear
Mood: addled

2012 Playlist

Another Night - Claptone

Five Seconds - Twin Shadow

Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch

I Knew You Were Trouble. - Taylor Swift

Default - Django Django

Youth Without Youth - Metric

Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton

Stretches: yes
Water: yes

We're reading more books! I made it a goal to read twenty books (or full length scripts) in 2026, and recently finished both Dark Renaissance by Stephen Greenblatt and Monsters by Claire Dederer.

"Love is not reliant on judgment, but on a decision to set judgment aside."

- Claire Dederer, Monsters

Now onto the play script, Up Your Ass by Valerie Solanas. Happy Valentine's Day!

Run, run. run. How we run!

Oh my God, that week finally ended. It was full to bursting with work, and good work, but exhausting and mind-consuming. Not a lazy week, no. And we ran! And that is good. This weekend is more of the same, only on my own, shopping for the holidays, attending creative meetings, visiting my loved one for dinner (she is having a personal retreat), doing chores, reading, writing, etc.

And more running! 

Distance: 3 miles

Duration: 25:31

Saturday was a big day for creative endeavors, holiday shopping, and a lovely romantic dinner with my partner. It also snowed a lot. No time for running! And that's okay!

Route: rec center
Temperature: 15°
Climate: cold & snowy
Mood: driven

Pudding Mix 2025

Christmas Wrapping (Live) - The Waitresses

Santa Hugged Me - Morel

Viva la Vida/Domino Dancing (Christmas EP Mix) - Pet Shop Boys

Wintergardens (Chris Kimsey Mix) - Killing Joke

Winter Sky - Big Country

Happy Holidays - Hermine

Stretches: yes
Water: yes
Weight: 165 lbs. (-0-)

Planks: yes
Push-ups: yes

Sit-Ups: yes

When it rains it rains all the colors in my paintbox.

shadow combover

We rest. We read. We write. We breathe. We drink water. We plot. We scheme. We live. We love. We view. We cook. We dine. We try. We try so hard. We try so very hard. We tell our stories. We create.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 28:44
Pace: 9:16

We take the bus. If there is no reason to have a car available during the day, we take the bus. It has been the summer of bus. Takes twice as long as driving, but in that time I can read, or think. It’s better for the environment. It’s going that way, anyhow, why not get on board?

Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 73°
Climate: misty & light rain
Mood: all right?

We work. We make dinner. We pack lunch. We dine together. We talk. We watch TV together. We sleep well. It gets cooler, now the rains. The leaves begin to turn. The last official month of summer begins today. One more month, but it's already gone.

But that's okay. We like the the fall. Fall is for endings, but it's for beginnings, too.

Stretches: yes
Water: yes
Weight: 162 lbs.(-0-)

My right heel. Still. Tight, I do stretches, the first quarter mile is still so difficult, then it eases off. I need some PT, this just isn't going away on its own.

Planks: yes
Push-ups: yes

Sit-Ups: yes

155-164 BPM Playlist

Ballet For a Rainy Day - XTC

Black Star - Radiohead

Lost Track - Haim

A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey

Giving Up On You - Wild Belle

Classical Gas - Mason Williams

She's Tight - Cheap Trick

Sleepless - Soul Coughing

Boo'ed Up (Remix) - Ella Mai ft. Nicki Minaj & Quavo

That's good bpm.

Open up the door.

We reach the end of another stay in the Barnstable. And what have we learned? Why, nothing. Nothing at all.

Six runs in Maine! Every other day. Do you imagine I will run on Sunday evening?

Distance: 3.5 miles
Duration: 32:18
Pace: 9:14

Yesterday we went on a puffin sighting cruise. Cool day, overcast, occasional, very light rain. Ideal.

I have been enjoying the fried things, yesterday I even had a lobster Reuben, which is just what it sounds like. Breakfast of fruit, granola, and yogurt keeps me honest.

Route: Martin Point Run
Temperature: 69°
Climate: sunny & beautiful
Mood: very good

We drive home tomorrow, a two-day journey for which I plan to do a lot of mental prep work for our teacher workshops on Monday and Tuesday. This happens far too often, I have to hit the ground running (as they say) the morning after I return from a vacation or expedition.

Stretches: 
Water: yes
Planks: yes
Pushups: yes

We have taken many vacations and expeditions over the past two years; the Southwestern train and desert trip, a transatlantic cruise, our journey across Spain, with jaunts to NYC and of course, right here in the cove.

And I'll tell you why. Because my mother died. Because there was a pandemic. Because our children are grown and we are celebrating them and also ourselves. And because we couldn't, and now we can.

It won't continue like this, it can't is is unsustainable, and we aren't getting any younger. But I am trying to remain young and alive, and treasuring the world while I am on it is going to be a big part of that.

BorderLight | Fringe Unleashed Playlist

World, Hold On - Bob Sinclar ft. Steve Edwards

You're the One - Kaytranada ft. Syd

Intimidated  - Kaytranada ft. H.E.R.

Back on 74- Jungle

Chihro - Billie Eilish

Another Night - Claptone

... and scene. "See you in the Heights."

Out of time on the highway to never.

I think I said something.

The second week. Different guests. different vibe. The weather remains ideal. Things are different this year, and by that I mean I am different. I seem to remember being a bit irritated by little things last time; that chairs that weren't pushed in, the glasses and cans that were left about.

Sometimes people take care of these things themselves if you leave them alone for a little. Sometimes you just take care of them yourself and that's okay, too.  

Seriously, these recent memories of times ten years ago have had a profound effect on me, on my appreciating the way things are for us now.

Distance: 3.5 miles
Duration: 32:19
Pace: 9:14

How is my diet? Good, I think. I am trying not to think too hard about what I am eating, nor how much. Certainly there are more desserts (dessert is not a usual thing most days) but even these are taken in moderation. There are an abundance of Doritos, because it is vacation, and also a lot of alcohol. Is it a lot of alcohol? Moxie & rum is a favorite. 

Route: Martin Point Run
Temperature: 75°
Climate: sunny & humid
Mood: very good
Stretches: yes
Water: yes

Planks: yes

Pushups: yes

BorderLight | Fringe Unleashed Playlist

Love Come Down (DJ Nipper Remix) - Evelyn "Champagne" King

Love Tonight - Shouse

My House - Purple Disco Machine

Ocean Drive (Purple Disco Machine Extended Mix) - Duke Dumont

On My Mind (Purple Disco Machine Remix) - Diplo ft. Sidepiece

I'm enjoying this playlist a lot.

You better keep moving (or you'll be left behind).

My ankle feels sprained, now, every morning, every day. I passed on a hike up Mount Megundicook with my brother and his family yesterday. I just didn't think it would go well. And yet, I run.

This is such a joyful time, with both the kids and their partners on site. We have been just relaxing in the cove and even doing a little shopping. I was never big on going to places like L. L. Bean but the boy likes to stock up on fishing supplies so I took that as an opportunity to get a new pair of slippers. They are nice. 

First (Boy) Walk/Run

Distance: 1.67 miles 
Duration: 17:23
Pace: 10:25

It is a cool week on the cove -- but not too cool. First forecasts suggested rain all week, that has not been the case, not at all, in fact. But sixty and seventy degree temps have been the order, and we are loving it.

Today, a treasure hunt. It's our niece's seventeenth birthday! They are all almost adults now. On the flight here, I found a number of email drafts from years ago. Like, many many years ago, 2009, 2011, 2012, and they reminded me of how tense I was, how unhappy, back then. Like, how stressed I would become, and a lot of that was over parenting. Sometimes even over crafting treasure hunts. I didn't remember feeling that way, but now I do.

This is why I burn my notebooks. There is no practical reason for going over all that stuff again.

Second (Solo) Run

Distance: 3 miles
Duration: 28:03
Pace: 9:21

Ran with the boy, headed out on my own

Route: Martin Point 
Temperature: 72°
Climate: clear & breezy
Mood: very good, you know?
Stretches: yes
Water: yes

BorderLight | Fringe Unleashed Playlist

Canoa - DJ Gregory ft. Gregor Salto

Come Back - Ninetoes

Cream - Claptone

Finder - Ninetoes

Get a Move On! - Mr. Scruff ft. Sneaky

Got my head in the sky and a heart like a hurricane.

And we're back. Following a thirty-hour day (literally) we arrived home, managed to put a few things together before passing out. We saw so many beautiful things together, and as a family. It was just what I wanted.

And I only gained one pound. 

Distance: 3.1 miles

Duration: 27:53
Pace: 8:59

Also, came home to find a new pair of shoes. We'd bought these the day before departure, but I didn't want to break them in on the trip. Why? Because they are eleven and a half. Yes, a half size larger than my last pair -- which were a half size larger than the pair before that.

Either my feet have gotten two sizes bigger in the twenty years since I began running in earnest, or I have always been cramming my feet into shoes that are too small. I think it's a bit of both.

Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 69°
Climate: clammy & humid
Mood: good
Stretches: yes
Water: yes

Weight: 161 libs.

2015 Playlist

Magnets - Disclosure ft. Lorde

Bury Our Friends - Sleater-Kinney

Know Now - Public Image Ltd.

Pedestrian at Best - Courtney Barnett

Disappointing - John Grant ft. Tracey Thorn

Head Over Heels - JD McPherson

The Shade - Metric

Don't Wanna Fight - Alabama Shakes

Physically you’re on the run.

Every couple weeks, Noom offers a “treat day” for which you will not expected to log anything — and receive no prompts to do so. I have backed these “treat days” — I used one for the sci-fi marathon in January, for example. But I have saved more than enough to block out our entire journey.

I will attempt moderation. But that’s the thing, I doing need to think about it.

Distance: 4.1 miles

Duration: 37:19
Pace: 9:20

I run Central Park every couple of years, last time in 2023. It’s taken twenty years of occasional park running before finally executing a perfect loop, without any wrong turns or doubling back, even entering and exiting the park at the same place.

Route: Central Park Loop
Temperature: 56°
Climate: perfect
Mood: good
Stretches: yes
Water: yes

My knees ache already, no surprise. We walked two miles yesterday, just returning to the hotel from Times Square. Worth it, though. The Thayer-Hansens, doing New York.

Dinner at Carmine’s, of all places. We told them the story of the night before I proposed. Not sure how they took that. Anyway, I managed to enjoy without being stuffed.

1975 Playlist

Boogie Shoes - KC & the Sunshine Band

Sweet Transvestite - Rocky Horror Picture Show OSC

Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen 

December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons

Crossword Puzzle - Sly Stone

Stand By Me - John Lennon

Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to …) - Queen

Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show OSC

Fly By Night - Rush

Tush - ZZ Top

How Long (Betcha Got a Chick On the Side) - Pointer Sisters

The run was epic. I used to think of love to live here, now I’m not so sure. I do love cities, but I’m very attached to my home.

Who's tripping down the lanes of the rec center?

"Almost, Maine"

Spent one night in Minnesota to see my niece in the school play… there’s had been so much familial celebration the past two weekends. And more to come! I have dined out considerably the past two weeks. It’s like we’ve been out of town or something.

I mean, we have. I have. But also not.

I look first to eating less, and better, again, you know?

Distance: 2 miles

Duration: 17:02

Seriously, since last Saturday, I have eaten bacon on five separate occasions. And these days I never eat bacon.

Route: rec center
Mood: good
Stretches: yes
Water: yes

Weight: 160 lbs.

Consistency. I think I have actually learned something.

1967 Playlist

Trip to Your Heart - Sly & the Family Stone

Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett

Windy - The Association

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone

Lucifer Sam - The Pink Floyd

Little Games - The Yardbirds

Mary, Mary - The Monkees

Fourteen consecutive every-other-day runs. Good work. Let's see how the next month goes.

I think about my fear of motion.

Short walk/run with the elder, then a run on my own. Full house this weekend, both kids and my brother. Springtime activities afoot!

Run One

Distance: 1.6 miles 

Duration: 17:50
Pace: 11:06

1992 Playlist 1
Music For Boys - The Suburbs

Into the Fire - Sarah McLachlan

Sexy M.F. - Prince & the New Power Generation

The Sweater - Meryn Cadell

Eastern Bloc - Thomas Dolby 

Run Two

Distance: 2 miles

Duration: 17:49
Pace: 8:54

1992 Playlist 2
Galileo - The Indigo Girls

Free Your Mind - En Vogue

Tennessee - Arrested Development

Gold - Sugarcubes

I'm Every Woman - Whitney Houston

Route: Neighborhood loops
Temperature: 72°
Climate: sunny & warm
Mood: good
Stretches: yes
Water: yes

Weight: 161 lbs.

O! That we were there.

Good times.

Oh, my. Thanksgiving was good fun, great time with family and loved ones. The food was not great, but I ate a lot of it.

We went to a restaurant for a second year (I won't mention what it was this time around) because the wife works in retail and "Black Friday" is literally the biggest day of the year for her store. Starting last year she decreed 1) we're not leaving town for the holiday and 2) I'm not cooking. Maybe next year I will cook, but for now we are dining out.

These places that are open on Thanksgiving, several offer a "traditional" TG meal in addition to their usual fare, and I will try that because I like the tradition. Last year I was delighted with what they offered, considering it was largely a seafood place. Last night was ... it may have been that we were last sat. Who knows, who cares.

The thing was, my wife and our children, and her sibling's families and my MIL, we were all at the same table and having a lovely time. And that's what it's all about in the mix.

Distance: 1 miles

Duration: 9:08

Route: Neighborhood Loop
Temperature: 31°
Climate: overcast & cold
Mood: a lil' nervous
Stretches: yes
Water: yes

Pain Reliever: tbd

Flood's Cove: Run Six

Saturday evening, my brother and I read the play Victoria Station by Harold Pinter, for the enjoyment of the rest of the cabin. I think that was the first time my brother and I have ever read a script together.

The Hansen UK departed mid-day on Sunday, we were four until MIL arrives on Tuesday. The house seems a great deal empty now.

Distance: 3.5 miles
Duration: 32:34
Pace: 9:18

Unfortunately, the winds have changed and I woke today with a headache, one which has lasted into the afternoon, and I have spent the morning either sitting up and feeling unwell or lying down half-asleep.

Eventually, you need to take drastic action. In this case that means running  

Route: Martin Point Run
Temperature: 68°
Climate: overcast & misty
Mood: determined
Stretches: yes
Water: yes

Pain Reliever: all morning

Brisk, alert, strong, and closed without a headache. Well done.

New Discovery:

Welcome to Family of 4 - Aska Matsumiya

Sweat box.

Was not planning to run today. But it has been a long day, a long day conducting a variety of chores, and I am all alone. 

Our eldest is at home, but visiting a friend. The boy is also home, but out now with their partner at Tri-C Jazzfest. And my wife is at a work function. I have no car, and am trying to maintain activity.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 30:10
Pace: 9:43

Running Summer Mix

Starry Eyed Surprise - Shifty

2 Be Love (Am I Ready) * - Lizzo

Seasons (Waiting On You) - Future Islands

Move - Saint Motel

Challengers [MIXED] - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross ft. Boys Noize  

Yeah x10[MIXED] - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross ft. Boys Noize

Wow - Beck

Carried Away - Passion Pit

Cake By the Ocean - DNCE

Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 83°
Climate: dusk
Mood: good
Stretches: yes
Water: yes

Last night, for the solstice, I burned the rest of my notebooks. All but one. I may still destroy that one, but I need to look through it first.

Baseline: 185 lbs.

Weight: 173 lbs. (-1.0)

Goal: 170 lbs.

Breakfast: fresh berries, granola & cream

Lunch: pizza (1 slice), ranch

Dinner: sunbutter & jam sand w/strawberry milk

Happy Hour: GLBCo. Midwest IPA

Late Dinner: wedge salad, Hot & Dirty cocktail, crème brule

Groove in all slow motion.

Name this band.
(I call them "The Offspring")

Time in Athens, celebrating the twenty-first birthday of our eldest. The MIL is moving out of the homestead (it's staying the family, though) so this is perhaps our first weekend staying here. The years progress, things change. And that's all right.

Distance: 3 miles
Duration: 29:52
Pace: 9:57

Perfect spring weather. Unfortunately, it’s February. In spite of my kit, the warm air, the funky playlist, I was chugging. Just chugging along. Again, it makes a difference when you’re carrying a 20 pound weight.

2022 Playlist

Drown Me! - Junie & TheHutFriendseat

Gasoline - The Weeknd

Life Goes On - Ezra Collective for. Samoa the Great

Life is Good - Justin Caruso

Jackie Down the Line - Fontaine’s DC

Die Hard - Kendrick Lamar ft. Blxst, Amanda Reiner

Tonight - Phoenix ft.  Ezra Koenig

The Smoke - The Smile

The Only Heartbreaker - Mitski

Route: Hocking River Bike Path
Temperature: 55°
Climate: gorgeous
Mood: good

I'm running down the road trying to loosen my load.

Who wore it better?

Stayed off my ankle for a couple days. These little kinks are crazy. I was on my feet for several hours on Tuesday and wow was that exhausting. And yet, we feel good, don't we? So much to be thankful for.

Distance: 3.1 miles

Duration: 29:02
Pace: 9:21

Thanksgiving Dinner Playlist

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

Thank You - Dido

Take It Easy - Eagles

Riptide - Vance Joy

I've Got Plenty To Be Thankful For * - Bing Crosby

What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Better Man - Leon Bridges

We Are Family - Sister Sledge

I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honeybunch) - Four Tops

Route: Forest Hill Loop

Temperature: 45°
Climate: beautiful

Sunny, crisp fall day. Just perfect for a run. Folks walking dogs, kids watching the birds on the lagoon. We spent the morning watching the parade as a family. It's gonna be a lovely day.

Mood: 

 
Stretches: yes

Water: ope

Flood's Cove: Run Six

Wild night last night. I took some of the kids to Freeport to check out L.L.Bean and to buy some new fishing tackle. Driving home to rain came and we had a seriously heavy downpour.

Meantime, friends joined us from Avon, the cabin now holds ten. Around nine o'clock the power went out and it seemed like everyone got a little weird. I just wanted to go to sleep, it had been a very long day. Fortunately the power came back and suddenly everyone disappeared, either to their rooms or for a walk in the diminished downpour.

And I went to sleep!

Distance: 3.5 miles

Duration: 33:47
Pace: 9:38

Route: Martin Point Run

Temperature: 69° 
Climate: sunny & nice

Mood: good

Cooler mornings now, worthy of a fire. My diet has gone off the deep end. The past three days, breakfast has consisted of either birthday cake or my wife's third place-winning entry in the pie contest.

First time contestant! Third place! So proud!

Anyway, today we return to fresh fruit, yogurt and granola.

 
Stretches: yes

Sit-Ups: 20

Water: yes

The Twenties (So Far)

(Warm-Up) For Your Soul - Josh Ritter

Bad Dream Baby - Hippo Campus

youth+ - Jean Dawson

One That Got Away - Muna

lucy - Soccer Mommy

Trauma Queen - Durry

Gasoline - The Weeknd

Thundersounds - Heirunspecs

Snap (170 bpm) - Rosa Linn

Lost In Yesterday - Tame Impala

Crossbow - Tamar Apek

Reading: 30 min.

Writing: 30 min.