Astute viewers of this blog will have noticed that my running data in the sidebar has been updated. Yes, I waited until the temperature dropped below 100°, put on my running shoes, clipped an new Nike+ sensor, and went running around the neighborhood. Ok, it was actually a painful-looking jog, but I got out and did it.

You can also see that my last run was 7/29/07 which was the San Francisco Marathon. No, I really didn’t actually run for 31.82 miles. My Nike unit was not calibrated correctly and read a little high. I forgot to turn the thing off at the end so I did record more than the 26.2 miles and 6h 05m time.

In any case, I’ve been meaning to begin seriously exercising again. Being a single parent, I don’t think I’ll be able to train for another marathon for a while but on the days I don’t have the kids I can go out exercise. Tonight went well. I was able to run almost continuously for 30 minutes with only two short walking periods. I hope to be able to meet a modest goal of running about three miles without walking by the end of July.

Night running around the neighborhood brought back lots of memories of my 2007 training.The heat (98° at 10:00 PM), black widows hanging in webs on the edge of the sidewalk (four total), and I saw someone being arrested.