Whew! (WW # 167)

Our beautiful Panama City Beach view

First, thanks to all of you who reached out concerned about our little beach house.  It made it through yet another hurricane; our sixth rodeo.  It's been my home away from home since I was a young girl and Wednesday was ... rough.  This storm was stronger than any other and it looked as if we'd take a direct hit.  I kept thinking of the wonderful memories my family has made there.  The thought my kids wouldn't be able to continue that with their kids kinda tore me up all day.  We didn't get word until Thursday that the house came through just fine.  Whew!  Unfortunately, the communities to our east weren't as lucky.  It is very sad.

Any time I'm there, I enjoy running the streets of our Vintage Florida coastal community; both beachfront and inland.  I usually break my own don't-get-injured rule and run every day.  I've been very honored to have other runners join me there for races.

 

Returning to the house after beach shenanigans.
Marcia, Judy, Karen, Mary Beth, Wendy, Darlene, Me, Tricia

Enjoy the afternoon sun in front of the house.
Tricia, Karen, Me, Teresa

On to my wrap...

Tuesday morning's pre hurricane run was as warm and humid as you can imagine.  The only saving grace was the wind had already picked up in advance of Michael's approaching panhandle landfall 165 miles to our  south.  I ran 7.2 miles.

And sweat all the sweat...

I intended to run again Thursday morning, but the post hurricane weather was still extremely sticky so I waited.  By afternoon, it had shifted east and the humidity was lower.  I enjoyed a dark, evening run of 5.6 miles and even though it was still quite warm was able to pick up my pace a bit.  Whew!

Mailbox greetings!  No, that's not rain.  Pure sweat!

Friday, on a whim -- and mostly likely because Fall had finally shown up that morning -- I signed up for a local 5k on Saturday.  I knew it would force me to run faster than I would just out on a training run.  I've used the 5k Speed Work formula for many years and it works well for me.  And, after a summer of lackluster running, I needed something to kick me in the pants so to speak.

Well, kick me in the pants it did.  The first 5k of the season is always a wake-up call.  There is much work to be done but I still enjoyed the beautiful fall morning.  We started and ended on the 50 yard line of a private university's football field.  I wasn't a fan on the gravel road sections, but overall it was a very nice event.  That is an age group award around my neck, but the race was not well attended.  I think there may have only been three people in my age group. 

I ran 5.8 miles Sunday morning just for the pure enjoyment of the weather. That puts my total for the week at 21.8 miles, the most I've done in months.  Whew!

And that's a wrap!

Do you know anyone affected by Hurricane Michael?

Are the 5k races in full swing in your area?

What is your next race?

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