My training log for the week of August 31st, 2026, has a milestone in it as I celebrate 60 years of running on September 1st. My first day of high school cross country was September 1st, 1966, and I am still running!
Monday August 31st, 2026
Mondays are always Maggie the Dog walks, as I keep her while my older daughter works 12-hour overnight shifts at the University Hospital. We did a sunrise and a sunset walk and got in 3.78 miles together.
Tuesday September 1st, 2026
After a Maggie the Dog walk and my daughter picking her up, I drove to a nearby park to start a run that passed a local golf course. My first cross country practice was on the Raritan Valley Country Club golf course, so I was sort or re-creating Day One 60 years ago!
Wednesday September 2nd, 2026
I’ve decided on a more sensible approach to my workouts and to actually having a plan. I walked one mile, did some stretches, leg swings, sumo squats, and squats, and then ran 4 miles on the Corrales Lateral path. Below is possibly an 80 – 100 year old cottonwood.
Thursday September 3rd, 2026
First run locally in quite a while, and I did an out-and-back with a stop to do the same stretches, leg swings, sumo squats, and squats.
Friday September 4th, 2026
Maggie and I went to Corrales and parked in the usual parking area by the Flying Star. I had thought of letting her swim but the river was higher and too fast flowing. We did stop and see her favorite alpaca and goats and also saw a snake and a baby snapping turtle!
Saturday September 5th, 2026
This morning we stayed in the Rio Grande Bosque and didn’t go to the river. Our walk was uneventful until we came upon a coyote that had no fear of humans!
Sunday September 6th, 2026
It’s hard to believe with all of the trips that we’ve made to Corrales, but we walked on both sides of another lateral path that we had never been on. New horses and animals for Maggie to see!
Unless we do an evening walk, I got in 34.5 miles of running, hiking, and walking this week.
