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I'm writing this from the perspective of a tired guy early in the evening. For the day, exercise-wise, I did a total o 8.4 virtual miles (v-miles). This morning, after a lackluster night of fitful sleep, I awoke early and then went back to bed after Melissa administered my daily dose of Zofran. Planning to bundle up in order to withstand the low forties expected at Gainesville's Depot Park at 7:30 this morning, I had my alarm at a short snooze time span set to give me enough time to avoid getting there late. But even with the clothing that was available, when today's (#317) Depot Parkrun 5K began, I felt very, very uncomfortable. With no concerns about my energy level, I wondered whether the nasty cold morning conditions might force upon me the decision as to whether I should continue. Nevertheless, the two us stuck it out to the end, even though I thought that it was annoying that, from time to time, there seemed to be a lot of Parkrunners "sharing" the immediate course around me. Toward the end of our walk I broke out ahead into my own modest version of race-walking. My finishing time was 1:09:35...you can view the posted results by clicking HERE I've long given up on the hope of achieving fast finishing times at Parkrun events. For me it's come down to two simple themes: SHOW UP and FOLLOW THROUGH. This event marks the 98th one i've entered and finished since I began Parkruns in January 2019. The goal is to do Parkrun #100 on New Year's Day at West End Community Park on January 1st, 2026. Be there or be square...
