Senior Center

I walked two miles at the Senior Center this afternoon in 33:10.

Levy Trail North/Hash

I walked Levy Trail North this morning in 33:16. A week and six hours after I completed the Full Moon 50K, my legs feel healthy. Nothing hurts. I signed up yesterday for the 14-mile Mount Nebo Trail Race, scheduled for August 25, four weeks from yesterday. I tried it two years ago, but cut it short by about three miles (I didn't go all the way to the bottom and then back up). This year, as then, I'd like to do the whole thing without making people wait on me too long. We'll see.
There was a woman at Hash this afternoon I would marry just on the outside chance things would work out. Other than that, the run sucked dicks. We were out for 2:55:46 from someone's house in Jacksonville. The GPS reports ranged from 7.2 to 7.7 miles. My legs are scraped to threads. This was a ridiculous run set by some insecure motherfucker who should do something other than set Hash runs. In all, though, the six-foot-tall brunette made the ordeal worthwhile. I hope I can someday work up the nerve to ask her name.

Levy Trail Loop

I alternated one-minute runs with three-minute walks to complete the Levy Trail Loop early this afternoon in 26:59.

I PLAN TO STAB...
...the next person who orders one of those fancy-smancy pizzas with four circular splotches of cheese rather than cheese all of the fuck over them. They're the pizza equivalent of fried chicken and waffles and should be stopped

Levy Trail South

I walked Levy Trail South late this morning in 31:43.

OVERHEARD
"I'm relieved and grateful to no longer live in the same town as that fucking sand cat."
—Mike Moustakas after he was traded from the Kansas City Royals to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday

Ghetto Cat Loop

I walked the Ghetto Cat Loop this morning in 33:07 as a warmup for a trip to Nashville to see my mother, a trip that, by the way, is partially inspired by the greatest of all of the internet's assets, which of course is that it makes it easy to replace a lost or disabled television remote control.
Back in the old days, if you lost a remote, you had to buy a new TV (and don't fucking mention universal television remote controls, because they suck dicks at least enough to make them unusable by my mother or me). Now, you just plug in the make and model of the TV and send somebody around $10 and five days later there's a new remote in your mailbox. Mom ruined hers, and I will take her a new one about five minutes from now.

War Memorial Golf Course/Levy Trail North

Steve Grace, Ed Pennington, and I played War Memorial Golf Course this morning. Steve scored 76, Ed scored 86, and I scored 94, with nines of 48 and 46. I was playing the worst I have played since e was here, just terribly, but then played the final four holes in three-over. For the round, I had 1 par, 6 bogies, 9 doubles, 2 triples, and used 39 putts. So, I was pleased with the finish and my relative lack of leg soreness. I might be about ready for some walking and jogging.
I walked Levy Trail North this evening in 32:45.
By the way, I was the 123rd of 128 Full Moon 50K finishers. My official time was 8:53:08.69.

Levy Trail South

I walked Levy Trail South this morning in 37:13. My legs remain very sore from the Full Moon 50K, but nothing seems injured.

War Memorial Golf Course

Ed Pennington and I played War Memorial Golf Course this morning. Ed scored 86 and I scored 91, with nines of 46 and 45. I used 34 puts. My legs are sorer than two motherfuckers.

Full Moon 50K

WILLIAMS JUNCTION—Give or take five seconds, I finished the Full Moon 50K in 8:53:07.

Levy Trail

I alternated one-minute jogs with three-minute walks out and back south from my house on the Levy Trail this morning for 16:03. The idea was to go a mile, primarily for the purpose of blood-sugar regulation throughout the afternoon and early evening. I went out at about 9 a.m. and felt great. In all ways other than fitness, I have never better prepared for an ultramarathon. I'll put the odds of my finishing under nine hours at 4/5, but I am nevertheless moving the over-under to 8:40.
My principle goal, however, is to finish with at least eight more tubes of Gu in my pants than I start with. To be clear, I'm going out there to make some of my goddamn money back.

QUESTION OF THE DAY
How mixed were the emotions of Kevin Kisner's wife after he, as the leader of the Open Championship, said: "It's good for me that my family isn't here, because if they were, I'd be back at the hotel bored out of my mind."

Levy Trail Loop

I walked the Levy Trail Loop this morning in 33:08 to complete my training for the Full Moon 50k. My current over-under finishing time is 8:25. The cutoff time in nine hours. The 50k is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

Levy Loop/Levy Trail South

I walked the good ol' Levy Loop this morning in 33:10. Here's hoping my legs feel as good Saturday as they do right now.
Starting at about 8:30 tonight, after helping Susy and her gang put crap in plastic bags, I walked Levy Trail South in 33:46.
OVERHEARD
"He threaded that shot like a needle through a haystack."
—BBC broadcaster on theopen.com early Thursday afternoon

Senior Center/Levy Trail North

I walked two miles on the Senior Center track at lunchtime today in 31:22.
This evening at 8 o'clock, I alternated three-minute walks with one-minute jogs to complete Levy Trail North in 27:30, with splits of 14:27 and 13:03.

War Memorial Golf Course

Ed Pennington and I played War Memorial Golf Course through roaring heat this morning. My shoulder hurts a lot. Ed scored 82 and I scored 86, with nines of 43 and 43. I had 4 pars, 8 bogies, 4 doubles, 2 triples, and used 38 putts.

Burns Park Loop/War Memorial Golf Course

By and large, I alternated four-minute walks with one-minute jogs to complete two laps of the Burns Park Loop this morning in 3:13:36. I was pleased and encouraged.
This evening, James Barr and I played the front nine of War Memorial Golf Course. I scored 40 and James 41. I used 14 putts and had 3 pars, 4 bogies, and two doubles. I hurt my shoulder. I'm not sure how. At nearly midnight, it hurts like two motherfuckers. Ed Pennington and I are scheduled to play in the morning.

Levy Trail North intervals

My legs felt remarkably lively this morning as I completed a mile of Levy Trail intervals in 11:30 en route to a Levy Trail North interval session of 25:18 in I which alternated one-minute fast walks with one-minute runs at lunchtime today. I'm more encouraged than ever for my coming attempt of Susy's Full Moon 50K, crazy as that sounds. My current blood glucose is—let me check—42 mg/dl, which may explain my confidence and why moments ago I spoke of Serena William's recent performance in the British Open.*
*truly, if I ever express belief in the Williams sisters' golf excellence, please call the Arkansas Department of Human Services so they can send someone to look in on me

Levy Trail South/Hindman Park Golf Course

I walked Levy Trail South this afternoon in 31:55.
Late this afternoon into early evening, I played the front nine of Hindman Park Golf Course in 47. I used 16 putts and had 2 pars, 5 bogies, 1 double, and 1 quadruple (on No. 1).

OVERHEARD
"Seventy-seven!"
—overweight, gray-haired seventy-year-old right after he sunk a putt on the 18th green of the big course at Burns Park. His three partners seemed delighted for him

"That scared the fuck out of me."
—unidentified Cincinnati Reds player on the mlb.tv postgame show after the Reds' 8-2 victory over St. Louis on Saturday

Ouachita National Forest

I walked and jogged 12.6 miles out and back for 3:28:10 on part of the Full Moon 50K course in the Ouachita National Forest this morning with Bill Brass, Sandy Venable, Pete Ireland, and a man named Maurice.

War Memorial Golf Course/Levy Trail Loop

John, Steve, and I played War Memorial Golf Course this morning. Steve scored 74, I scored 92, and John 94. I had nines of 46 and 46 and used 36 putts. I had 4 pars, 6 bogies, 5 doubles, 2 triples, and 1 pentagonal. I now have medium JumboMax grips on each of my 13 clubs. Thus far, they seem to help. We'll see how they do as the summer goes on.
Early this evening, when it was still hotter than two motherfuckers, I walked the Levy Trail Loop in 33:30. It is now full-blast summer in Levy.

Levy Trail North

I walked and jogged Levy Trail North this morning in 29:33.

I PLAN TO STAB...
...the motherfuckers or motherfucker who designed safety collars that fall off five minutes after cats go outside and who insisted on public service ads that show people who have lost the ability to breathe or speak or are deformed because they fucking smoked

QUESTION OF THE DAY
How the fuck many cats have choked to death on their own collars and is that number anywhere at all close to the number of cats who have been killed by fucking cat pounds because they didn't have anything to wear their tags on because safety collars fall right the fuck off the instant they walk into anything?

Lakewood Lake No. 2

Five other Geezers and I walked 4.14 miles this morning in 1:18:22 from Lakewood Lake No. 2.

Levy Trail North

I walked Levy Trail North this evening in 33:05.

Pam's Path intervals/Levy Trail Loop

I walked and jogged Pam's Path at lunchtime today in 57:05, with splits of 15:12, 13:27, 13:45, and 14:41. Through the middle two miles, I alternated four-minute jogs with three-minute walks.
Late this evening, I walked the Levy Trail Loop through darkening dusk in 31:51. It's kind of cool out. This would be a perfect circumstance, right now at 8:42 p.m., to hole out from seventy-five yards on No. 8 at Fort Roots.

War Memorial Golf Course/Levy Trail 5K

John, Ed, Steve, and I played War Memorial Golf Course this morning and early afternoon. Steve scored 75, Ed 77, John 92, and I scored 93, with nines of 47 and 46. I used 35 putts. It was hotter than two motherfuckers.
We kept team scores, and John/Steve defeated Ed/me, 167-170. That was a fucking hoot.
This evening, I walked the Levy Trail 5K in 48:13. I went through three miles in 46:44.
By the way, I hit a 246-yard drive today, at least close to my longest since c. 2012. I put JumboMax® grips on my driver, nine-wood, and nine-irons yesterday. They're goofy big, but I hit them well enough to order ten more. Of course, they probably won't affect my game, but I'm willing to try about anything.

Levy Trail 5K intervals

In the midst of a walk-jog of the Levy Trail 5K, I alternated three-minute jogs with two-minute walks four times. I completed the course in 45:58 and went through three miles in 44:25.

Firecracker

After reporting on the Firecracker Fast 5K for the paper, I walked from War Memorial Stadium to my car on Kavanaugh Boulevard in the Heights, about two and a quarter miles, in 38:15.

Cook's Landing/Levy Trail South

Six other Geezers and I walked out and back from Cooks Landing on the River Trail this morning for 1:19:23. I think we went a little over four miles.
This evening, beginning at about 6:30, I walked Levy Trail South in 32:30.