El Burro Blanco

I got another massage for my birthday today.  April is pregnant so she is out of commission for a while.  I found another lady who used to do massages for the San Diego Chargers.  She did a massage on Junior Seau once.  I was hoping and praying she could help me out with my leg.  She checked me over and then all of a sudden started digging into my hip.  She worked on that and then my quadriceps.

I was pretty beat up after she was through with me but I felt much better.  She wanted me to take the rest of the week off and see how it feels.  I will go see her again next Monday and then if I feel good I will get going again.  I am still a little uncertain if I should Squaw Peak.  If I don't back to "normalcy" here in a week, I think I might have to back out of it.

 Another massage from Christina this afternnoon.  I hope it helps.  I will keep the rest of the week nice and easy.

I ran this afternoon on the Barrel Trail.  It was nice and hot.

6.10 miles in the morning.

I slept in from the long trip yesterday.  I woke up and ran around Copperas Cove.  It is about an hour and a half south of Austin.  Their were some pretty good hills so it made the run worth it.  I ran by the high school and saw the high school football field.  I couldn't believe how big the stadium was plus it had a huge jumbo tron.  They love their football here in Texas.  I might go out for some more later today.

6.10 miles around San Antonio this morning.

I wanted to run on the Riverwalk but it was to busy. I ran through some scary streets of the city though. Their was lots of houses boarded up and also with metal bars around the windows and doors. I just smiled and waved at the few people that were out and about that early in the morning. Many of them looked confused. We spent the day in San Antonio today. We took a boat trip along the Riverwalk and then went to the Alamo. It was fun seeing and learning about all the history of the city.

8.10 miles in the morning along the beach in Galveston.

I ran along the beach this morning in Galveston which was a great experience.  I was out running right as the sun was coming up along the horizon.  It was a beautiful scene and one I will remember for a long time. 

It was really sad seeing parts of this city because of all the damage the hurricane caused a few years back.  Much of the city hasn't rebuilt itself but it seems to be going strong.  We spent the day at the beach with thousands of college spring breakers!  Not the best time to come.  The water was freezing but it felt good to swim and enjoy the ocean. 

Had some yummy Mahi Mahi at the restaurant this afternoon.

10 miles in the morning in Copperas Cove.

We came back to my brother and sister-in-laws house last night because we fly out this afternoon.  I found a back country road and ran on it this morning.  I saw 2 vultures eating on a carcass and they immediately looked at me as I passed by.  I went anaerobic because I was not going to fast and I didn't want them to nibble at me.

It was really fun coming down to Texas.  I am excited to get back to the mountains and dry heat.  It was a little humid this week.

The leg is slowly feeling better and I hope it continues going in the right direction.

I rode the bike for just over 10 miles.  It was nice to give the leg a rest from running.  I still need to ease into it.

I met up with Clyde at the DC and then went out towards the BearPaw trail.  We stayed on that for a while and then looped around into Green Valley.  It was a perfect day for a run and a nice finish to the week.  It was good chatting with Clyde again.

8 miles along the Snow Canyon Parkway.