A Boz Scaggs Playlist Makes Those Two Plus Miles Fly By!

Over the last year and a half I have run, to say the least sporadically! Over that time span most days my wife and I were babysitting our granddaughter Emma. Emma was born in 2023 and turned 2 in February. Most weekdays we were at my daughters from 7:15 – 4:30! So i couldn’t run either before or after. Well -, Im could have after but I was too tired and dinner to make and clean-up. Anyway -, my daughter had her second baby on May 8 and is now on maternity leave from her job. Consequently while we miss Emma dearly we are slowly reclaiming our former life!  For me that means maybe I can restart blogging and most importantly running. Since around 1991, the year I  turned 40 I’ve run three times per week. Twice during the week was typically a 3-4 mile run and the weekend wad a 6-8 mile run. Well today was the second time I ran this week! yeah me!  Here’s how it went. The Run On Tuesday I ran 2.63 miles. Well actually I ran a little over two miles, walked for a bit (uphill) and then finished the run. Overall, I ran 2.63 miles in 40:03 for a pace of 15:14 per mile. I ran the first mile in 14:34 and the second in 15:25. And while I was slow as hell, I was pleased with the run overall! Here’s where for the first time in 2025 I bore you with The…

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