Breathing Macy's

7:15 am 68 degrees 5:02 miles 1:02 12:21 pace

I've been waivering. Seeing the number of miles on the Hal Higdon Intermediate schedule versus the Novice II schedule was a shock. The difference is this additional 5 miles on the weekend. The weather report pushed me on over. I've been craving cooler weather.

I need to test myself - to push a little harder.

I was aware that there would be a building implosion downtown. The news said there wouldn't be a lot of dust. When I stepped onto Almeda, there was a moderate wind blowing from the north and I looked toward downtown. I saw a giant gray cloud rising in that area but it seemed to be fairly stationary. It didn't remain that way.

Today my route took me through the Hermann Park Golf course, past Miller Outdoor Theatre, around the Rice University Trail and back home - in one big circle. By the time I crossed Main Street, the air was filled with a fine grit and my eyes were burning. The dust cloud from what used to be Macy's had made it's way to the Med Center.

It's blown through now. This is just part of living in a big city and I'll happily take the bad along with the good.

I suppose I could have waited until a little later in the day to go for a run. But then I wouldn't have accomplished all this by noon:

laundry done
floors swept and mopped
turkey, veggie, and quinoa meatloaf baked and divided up for lunches next week
turkey spaghetti sauce simmering for dinner tonight
dishes washed and kitchen cleaned
blog entry about to be wrapped up

Happy Sunday.

(And Happy Birthday to my loving and awesome son. He's absolutely the best. Absolutely.)






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