October 17, 2020 – I ran 7.08 miles this evening to complete the Bay to Black Rock Virtual Run Adventure. At the onset I was motivated to run a bit faster than my usual evening solo runs. Toward the end I was pleased to capture some vibrant sunset views over the mountains.
8th Longest personal run of this race.
3rd Longest personal streak grows to 5 days at 9.61 miles/day.
Passed 1 runner.
October 16, 2020 – The weather was again ideal for running today, and so I ran 7.13 miles. There seems to have been some distant haze over the mountains, but it did not affect the air anywhere in my vicinity. Rather, it added some color to the sunset and enabled a repetition of the interesting gradient that I observed yesterday.
7th Longest personal run of this race.
Passed 1 runner.
October 15, 2020 – This evening I completed a 6.43-mile quasi-exploratory run on the trails to the north of my neighborhood. There is currently significant construction activity there, with much of the land having been graded for a new residential development. From a distance, I could observe the various machinery at work and also sought to determine how the surrounding trails had been altered and redirected. Ultimately I decided to venture downhill in the direction of the golf course, which was surprisingly free of golfers during a pleasant evening.
9th Longest personal run of this race.
4th Longest personal streak grows to 4 days at 8.46 miles/day.
Passed 1 runner.
October 14, 2020 – An out-and-back run to a park in Sparks with the Mikkeller Running Club. Part of the run covered some new territory for me, and it felt surprisingly easy, likely due to the pleasant October weather.
October 13, 2020 – Although my goal is to run two half-marathons per month, this month I already ran my third one. I spent much of the half-marathon on the golf course, where I ran by a small herd of cows just on the other side of the wire fence. Several of them stared at me, and I took a close-up picture of them at dusk. As I completed the loop around the manmade lake, I spotted a small floral medallion, about the size of a coin, inlaid with some manner of gemstone simulacra. It seems to be a standalone ornament, as it does not appear to have been glued or fastened to anything.
5th Longest personal run.
Passed 3 runners.
Ran 100.0 miles (+7.1 miles) in 13 days a PR.