Central Parkway-Kingsford-Foggy Bottom Street Loop

ST. LOUIS — I ran for 38:40, or about four miles, on the Central Parkway-Kingsford-Foggy Bottom Street Loop from Jim and Karen Perkins' house on Thursday night, with lightning flashes in the distance and under an almost pink, big-city haze.

I could not eat $25 of food at Busch Stadium this afternoon. However, I bought two, 16-ounce Bud Lights, a hot dog, a scorecard, and a St. Louis Cardinals pencil that, after tips, cost a total of $26.75. The hot dog was perfect.

I walked the Levy Loop yesterday morning before my drive to St. Louis.

OVERHEARD

"Monica said she thought you were beautiful, Dad. She was awed by your beautifulness."
— breathtakingly petepretty blonde teenager to her father in Section 335 of Busch Stadium during the top of the third inning of the Houston Astros' 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals