My training logs for each week this summer have consisted of runs, hikes, and walks in order to have a good base of mileage to work with. In just over a week, I will reach my anniversary of 60 years of running. I don’t see much changing, but I do know that I will have to add in more strength training from now on!
Monday August 24th, 2026
A 15:00 drive to the Corrales Bosque, and it’s a different world. I had my daughter’s dog, Maggie, and we did some exploring in advance of all of us going together on Friday and the dogs getting to swim!
Tuesday August 25th, 2026
After a 45:00 walk with Maggie, and waiting for my daughter to pick her up after her drug testing for nursing school, I left to run. The “feels like” was 80, and it only got hotter. I went through the 22-ounce handheld with Energize and Tailwind and another 40 ounces or so of water and still ran out. I won’t do that again just to get the miles. The normal high in Albuquerque for today is 89 (https://www.visitalbuquerque.org/about-abq/weather/), and it got to 99. We are having a brutal summer for heat. Those are the Three Sisters Volcanoes on the mesa to the west.
Wednesday August 26th, 2026
I made a commitment to stay with an elderly neighbor in the morning, and there was no way that I could run. I did a sunrise walk and a sunset walk.
Thursday August 27th, 2026
Corrale Bosque road and trail run as the heat continues to dominate every day. It was not a good run, but the beauty made up for it.
Friday August 28th, 2026
Wonderful hike with my older daughter in the Corrales Bosque and along the Rio Grande River.
Saturday August 29th, 2026
It was 75 at the start at 7:45 am and 87.9 at the finish, but I got in a 2 hour+ run/walk and loved every minute of it.
Sunday August 29th, 2026
My daughter dropped off her dog Maggie last evening and the walk that we did put me at almost 8 miles for the day. This morning started off with a walk with Maggie, the moon, and balloons!
