We’re all God’s children running.

Work. Managing a fleet of school buses through the sleet and rain. Yesterday, I thought I would drop but I kept my bearings and made it to five o'clock and felt much better. These are long, full, productive days.

Also, I have a stye. I am far too vain for this to be okay.

Distance: 3 miles

Duration: 27:42

Sower run today, just whipped. But it was good, and I am glad I went. There were younger runners, too. That's always a surprise.

Route: rec center
Temperature: 24°
Climate: icy
Mood: tired but determined

Pudding Mix 2025

Things Fall Apart - Cristina

Wintergardens (Chris Kimsey Mix) - Killing Joke

Winter Sky - Big Country

They're All Out of Liquor - The Waitresses

Candy Carol - Book of Love

Fear Not (While Shepherds Watched Their Flock By Night) - Before the Flood

Joy - Bogan Via

Everyone Should Light a Candle For Christmas - The Gold Needles

Give Me Back My Heart - Jona Lewie

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

Planks: TBA
Push-ups: TBA

Sit-Ups: TBA

Feel the floor.

David Finch

And now, as many runs as I made in all of 2016. And that was a big running year. No marathon, but there was a lot going on. It has been an above-average year, thanks to the rec center, for sure. I would not have gone for a run on Saturday without it. Also, my consistency. There are times when I push myself to run every day. and I have decided that's not good. Not anymore. Maybe it never was.

Distance: 3 miles

Duration: 25:28

And yet. Consistency. Work, writing, reading, sleeping. Days missed. Days hit.

Route: rec center
Temperature: 18
Climate: frozen
Mood: very busy, but maintaining 

Totally 80s

The Big Sky (Meteorological Mix) - Kate Bush

Favourite Shirt (Boy Meets Girl) 12" Version - Haircut 100 

Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?) - Wham!

Optimo - Liquid Liquid

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

Speaking of consistency ... 

Planks: TBA
Push-ups: TBA

Sit-Ups: yes

Time to deliver.

Running retreats to the rear of my imagination. This happens, it's not unusual. There are a weight of obligations at the front of my imagination, which makes me unhappy. It shouldn't, being un-occupied is much worse. But I hate being responsible for anything.

Anyway, I have made a little list. Let's see how much I can accomplish today ... and tomorrow!

Distance: 3 miles

Duration: 24:43
Route: rec center
Temperature: 30
Climate: cloudy
Mood: stressed

It's the 90s!

Mama Told Me Not to Come - Wolfgang Press

Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C+C Music Factory ft. Martha Wash

Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers 

Season of the Witch - Luna

Nothing ‘Bout Me (Remix) - Sting

The Last of the Famous International Playboys - Morrissey

Guitarist Breeze (6000km to Amsterdam) - John Beltran

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

Timing. What I eat and when I eat. 

Planks: yes
Push-ups: yes

Sit-Ups: yes

There's a coldness in the air, but I don't care.

Ohio is bisexual now.

Beautiful Christmas jazz in Cincinnati, then home. Now with snow! Had to skip Wednesday, the night before was miserable. Young cats like to keep me awake, old cats do, too. It is difficult, at 1:30 pm, to manage the chaos. I slept two, maybe three hours uninterrupted -- not consecutive hours, mind you. Just an hour or two that were uninterrupted in and of themselves.

Last night was not much better. And I have another stye.

Distance: 3 miles

Duration: 25:27
Route: rec center
Temperature: 27°
Climate: cold
Mood: tired

The Aughts

Get Innocuous! - LCD Soundsystem

Dilemma - Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland

Just Dance - Lady Gaga ft. Colby O'Donis

As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Remix) - Motorcycle

Stretches: yes
Water: yes
Weight: 165 lbs.

Goal: 155 lbs.

Membership renewed! One year as a rec center member, and it has paid off. But I need a revised goal. I don't need to be 155, I need to lean toward 155. Because of now, I am leaning in the wrong direction.

Planks: yes
Push-ups: yes

Sit-Ups: yes

¡Que no pare la fiesta!

The holidays begin. Last Wednesday I was inspired, and picked up a tree. Did not consult a soul, just did it. The tree is trimmed -- for the month -- the nutcrackers and other decorations are out, and we have started feeling festive. 

Distance: 3 miles

Duration: 24:57

Track running for the time being. And me trying not to scarf the snacks. Yeah, I made a pie on Saturday night. You have a pumpkin, you make pie. 

Short trip to Cincy to hear some live, holiday jazz. Can you blame us?

Route: rec center
Temperature: 29°
Climate: cloudy & cold
Mood: determined

On the 10s Playlist

Running Up That Hill - Meg Myers

Don't Stop the Party - Pitbull ft. TJR

Harvest Moon - Poolside

Only Girl (In the World) - Rihanna

Surrender Under Protest - Drive-By Truckers

Blackout - Frank Turner

Doncamatic - Gorillaz ft. Daley

Stretches: yes
Water: yes
Weight: 163 lbs.

Tweaked my ankle after the race, I have found ankle rolls to be very effective at alleviating the pain. Run today was good and swift.

Planks: TBA
Push-ups: TBA

Sit-Ups: TBA

Good Lord, is it me? Am I the jerk? I'm just trying to run here, people, read the signs.

Music and love have magnetic properties.

Yes, glad I did the Turkey Trot. My fastest five mile was in the 36 minute range, and that was a very long time ago. But we do not need to go fast. This is the only official race photo they got of me, I'm trying to turn on IG so I can record a few moments by the Guardians of Traffic and I look up and there's the photographer and even then I thought, well that's going to be the dumbest picture ever.

Distance: 3 miles

Duration: 24:34

Route: rec center
Temperature: 32°
Climate: cold
Mood: all right

Roaring Twenties Playlist

White Horses - Wolf Alice

Mutante (Gui Boratto Rework) - Rita Lee & Roberto De Carvalho

Bean Fields - Shannon & The Clams

Fortnight (BLOND:ISH Remix) - Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone

The Loop *  - Toro y Moi

Open Relations - Heart Bones

The song "White Horses" popped up on The Current a month or so ago and I was playing it so loud and it filled my entire soul and I couldn't stop moving to it and now it's my favorite song of the year.

Stretches: yes
Water: yes
Weight: 161 lbs.

Planks: yes
Push-ups: yes

Sit-Ups: yes

2025 Cleveland Turkey Trot

2025 Cleveland Turkey Trot
Distance: 5 miles
Start: 9:30 AM
Official Time: 42:41.88
Pace: 8:32
Place Overall: 581 of 2018
Place Men 55-59: 19 of 67
Temperature: 33°
Climate: wind & light snow
Mood: Okay, so we're doing this.

Have not raced in some time. Have not raced in inclement weather for longer than that. Just walking to the venue from my parking spot was horrid, the wind coming off Lake Erie was almost unbearable.

I ask myself, why am I doing this? It’s not pleasant, it’s not social. I should be at home watching the parade, safe and warm.

The staging area, Public Hall, was a relief. Vast and clean, at least I could wait for the start in comfort.

155 - 164 BPM Playlist

Another Sunny Day - Belle & Sebastian

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

If I Can't Change Your Mind - Sugar

Shadows in the Rain - The Police

Why Should I cry For You - Sting

A Man Needs to Be Told - The Charlatans

Twistin' the Night Away - Sam Cooke

Bejeweled - Taylor Swift

Everything - Nine Inch Nails

These Dreams - Heart

Give Me Back My Man - The B-52's

I started far back in the pack, which was unfortunate. It took a while before I could actually run. My fault. But soon I was running freer and could focus on just enjoying myself. And it was pretty all right. 

But I was even regretting choosing the five mile instead of the 5K ... until we split off around the second mile. At Carnegie and Ontario they took a right, and we continued onto the bridge. Oh, yeah. This is why. I would have missed that. Lorain-Carnegie, down West 25th and onto the Detroit-Superior. Worth it.

By the time I reached the finish line I was feeling good, and satisfied. My time was great, all things considered. And it was a well-organized race full of happy runners. But for a race like this, I really missed having a partner. Maybe next time.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.