It's been raining so much that I haven't been able to jog in a couple of days. It cleared up today and was nice and mild. I had a fairly quick tempo run at 49:47 at 9:33 a mile. The autumn is really setting in with all the colors deep and rich. The recent rains gave a lushness to the terrain and the field was ripe with puddles and crows. Heard my first White-throated Sparrow of the season and saw a Ruby-crowned Kinglet back to spend the Winter in our front yard. It's getting cooler in the evenings but no killing frost as of yet. My herbs are still going on the front porch and I should harvest them after the first freeze. Met another marathoner at the end of my run who is training for the Richmond Virginia Marathon. He's pretty experienced and has done a lot of the same ones I have. He's trying to finish in 3:30 to qualify for Boston. His personal best at that distance is 3:59. He's a solitary runner like me and I'm sure we'll cross paths from time to time and compare notes. His name is Charles. He's 49 years old and a little faster than me.
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