01-30-2026 Run

Had a night of interrupted sleep, probably because of caffeinated soda for dinner. I went to sleep okay but woke up around 10:00 and couldn't get back to sleep. Read for a while and then was able to sleep until about 6:00 (<>). Got ready for an early-morning run down by the park, a little over four miles, picking up the pace significantly in the last two miles. Still some tenderness in a tendon or ligament on my right knee, not painful but noticeable while running.

Avg pace = 7:48/mi

Total distance = 4.11 mi

Elapsed moving time = 32:06

Avg heartrate = 138 bpm (Coospo)

Relative Effort = 23

https://www.strava.com/activities/17228939178

Ate some cereal, a banana, and yogurt for breakfast, then I showered and got ready for my first volunteer shift at the SD Humane Society in Escondido. It took me about 25 minutes to get there, a car drove up and the gate opened for them, so I went in as well. I looked briefly in the dog rooms but wasn't comfortable yet with making kings and giving them to the dogs, so I walked around and found a bunch of linens to fold. That's what I ended up doing, along with stocking the linens areas, for the entire two-hour shift. Got my volunteer shirt as well. Time passed reasonably quickly, I said hi to a number of people and introduced myself to several other volunteers. Rode home after that, it was over 85 deg on the ride home, quite warm. Ate some lunch and watched TV in the early afternoon, then cleaned the kitchen and wet-mopped the downstairs floors. Watched just a little TV in the late afternoon, and it was a quiet evening.