Levy Loop/47th Street Loop

I walked the Levy Loop in 28:58 through 68-degree mist and drizzle, and guess the price of gasoline has reversed the trend of global warming.

Starting at about 6 p.m. Central, I ran the 47th Street Loop in 29:51, with splits of 9:46, 9:52 and 10:13. It was darned close to a time trail. I felt great through the first mile, but almost stopped at the end of the second. Only my desire to shatter the 30-minute barrier, once unimaginable for residents of Levy, persuaded me to prevail. Also, I'm pretty sure I broke the world 3-mile record for a man wearing red-and-blue plaid golf shorts (I left my $4,000 Brooks running shorts at Camp Clearfork).