Sunshine, she's here.

Same energy.

Yesterday I ran with the eldest, today with the youngest! Lucky, lucky me! We both took it easy, it was sunny and hot, and he has some foot issues that were troubling him. At the end he asked if we could walk up the street and back, to warm down, which was an excellent suggestion.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 30:51
Pace: 9:57
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 78°
Climate: hot!
Mood: very good

Stretches: yes

2014 Playlist

Dangerous - Big Data ft. Joywave

Tourniquet - Jeremy Messersmith

Style - Taylor Swift

Dancehall Domine - The New Pornographers

Let 'Em Say - Lizzo & Caroline Smith

Batches & Cookies - Lizzo ft. Sophia Eris

Happy Idiot - TV on the Radio

Happy - Pharell Williams

Talk Dirty - Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz

2022 Heights Tiger 5K

2022 Heights Tiger 5K
Start: 9:00 AM 
Official Time: 29:20.7

Place overall: 47/232 (Tied with Z.)

Place Mens 50-54: 5th*

Beautiful day for a race, and a wonderful turnout in Cleveland Heights. I had nothing to provie in this race and neither did Z, we were just there for each other, pacing each other, and we never stopped.

The course was a gentle route through the Heights, it was great to see so many familiar faces, teachers and parents and friends, as well as the mayors of both Cleveland Heights and University Heights in attendance -- our mayor even ran the race!

I wonder how those unfamiliar with the city reacted when there was a hill leading out of Cain Park, which was around mile two. That was something we could aniticipate. What no one anticipated was that the city chose this fine, beautiful, not too hot spring morning to pave the street outside the stadium where the race began an ended. Hot tar fumes! Thank you.

After the race we headed to the Inn on Coventry which was packed, though we were seated and served without much of a wait. I recalled to my kid how it was six years ago (tomorrow) that Chris F. and I came here after running the Cleveland Half Marathon -- in the snow.

I was there. I heard of them first.

Dirtbag Brutus.

Okay! The eldest and I are going to do the Heights 5K together on Saturday, so I'm doing a relaxing run today, and tomorrow off.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 31:12
Pace: 10:02
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 85°
Climate: sunny & HOT
Mood: very good

Stretches: yes
Weight: 190 lbs. (+5.0)

I wasn't actually 185 the other day, no way.

Intake

Breakfast: Life cereal & milk, coffee (2x)

Lunch: kebab wrap, baba, pita

Dinner: big ass salad

Also: Fizzy water (2x)

Wow! Hot run! Hot tunes! Need to stretch those calves better. But man, I feel good today!

1994 Playlist

Dead Souls - Nine Inch Nails

Missing (Little Joey Remix) - Eveything But the Girl

Basket Case (BBC Live Session) - Green Day

The Sign - Ace of Base

Shoop - Salt-N-Pepa

Blueeyed Devil - Soul Coughing

Voodoo Lady - Ween

Welcome to Paradise - Green Day

They all stopped breathing.

Allergies. Or Covid. Who knows? It is the change of the season. I had a headache overnight, sleeping too warm. Also, allergies. Maybe Covid. I have been very tired. Because I have been running, and doing housework. 

Exercise as the seasons change, the evenings conclude and I am exhausted, I was nodding off during class last night. Thank goodness! The last class of the semester. My final project has been completed and turned in, school is out for summer. 

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 31:36
Pace: 10:14
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 61°
Climate: sunny & bright
Mood: good, right?

Stretches: not really

I hereby proclaim it is summer. Running slowly, feeling weak lately. Don't like that.   

Intake

Breakfast: orange juice, coffee (2x), ham & pancakes

Lunch: ham & pancakes (yes, again)

Snack: Life cereal

Dinner: grilled cheese, broccoli cheese soup, bread

Snack: potato chips, slice of cake

Cocktail hour: Old fashioned

Also: Fizzy water (3x)

So, I'm not really being careful about what I eat. Not really. But! I discovered I am thirsty as fuck, which may contribute to  why I have been so exhausted.

1974 Playlist

Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express

Living For the City  - Stevie Wonder

No-No Song - Ringo Starr

Lady Marmalade - LaBelle

Ballroom Blitz - Sweet

Lilywhite Lilith - Genesis

Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

#9 Dream - John Lennon

TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB ft. The Three Degrees

This game will save us if we don't die young.

We are having a lovely mom's day. Both kids home, the boy and I worked together to make egg florentine, he also made a caprese salad, we poured mimosas. The eldest helped clean up and make the table -- and had made a ceramic coffee mug for TKT.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 31:19
Pace: 10:05
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 69°
Climate: sunny & bright
Mood: very good

Stretches: yes

Intake

Breakfast: (see photo)

Lunch: Cheerios & milk

Dinner: Turkish side dishes w/pita & beer (1x)

Also, fizzy water (1x)

2004 Playlist

Hoist That Rag - Tom Waits

Sunrise - Simply Red

Toxic - Britney Spears

All Night - Sam Phillips

Yeah! - Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris

Romantic Rights - Death From About 1979

Musicology - Prince

Walk Away - Kelly Clarkson

Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day

Running around to get away.

Summer aproaches. The boy had his first Jazz Night last night, as a junior. Quarantine killed his first two opportunitites. Let's just say he has not been wasting time. Last night they started with Sing Sing Sing, and he Krupa'ed the living shit out of that. I wish my dad could have been there, he would have had the time of his life.

The eldest has been home (we ran together last time, remember) and their partner and it has been a beautiful happy week with both of them here. Laughter and events and movies and good food.

Distance: 3.75 miles
Duration: 36:16
Pace: 9:40
Route: Forest Hill Loop 
Temperature: 62°
Climate: sunny & cool
Mood: very good

Stretches: yes
Weight: 185 lbs. (-5.5)

Intake

Breakfast: granola, dried fruit, yogurt, seeds, nuts & honey, coffee (2x)

Lunch: Whopper, fries & Coke

Beer Hour: beer

Snack: apple

Dinner: Spanish omelete

Cocktail hour: Manhattan, popcorn

Big, strong springtime run. Lots of helpful bpm. Goslings in the park. The weather will not be an excuse this next week, and neither will school.

1984 Playlist

Robert Deniro's Waiting - Bananarama

Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung

Like a Stranger - Psychedelic Furs

Time the Avenger - Pretenders

 I Will Dare - The Replacements

Hot For Teacher - Van Halen

Wake Up - XTC

Aeiou Sometimes Y (full version) - Ebn-Ozn

Cue Fanfare - Prefab Sprout

Saw children run.

Second day in a row, running. Took it easy the rest of the night last night, and I mean consumption. Alcohol should be my only source of sugar. There was pizza at an event the wife and I participated in, so I had one slice of pizza. Not two. That was dinner. One slice, not two. I could have had two. I had one.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration:30:25
Pace: 9:49
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 67°
Climate: overcast & cool
Mood: good

Stretches: yes
Weight: 190.5 lbs. (-3.5)

Did I say second day in a row? I meant third day.

Intake

Breakfast: coffee (2x)

Lunch: pepperoni pizza (one slice)

Snack: baba & pita, baklava, beer (1x)

Dinner: heirloom tomaties & arugula, butter bean salad with pistachio ducca, bread, butter

Dessert: carrot cake cupcake

Also; fizzy water (1x)

2019 Playlist

Boys - Lizzo

Saw Lightning - Beck

Uneventful Days - Beck

That's Who's Really Pointing At Me - Naked Giants

Over You - Seratones

Old Town Road - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus

thank u,next - Ariana Grande

Summon The Fire - The Comet Is Coming

Freelance - Toro y Moi