David Freeman Music

July was mostly empty--only two Yacht Rock Revue gigs, and now that my church is dead...lots more time to do my own things! I ran the Peachtree Road Race this year, and my plan had been to do a couple of shorter runs at the beginning of that week and then take the day off before the race. On July 1, a random step during a treadmill run felt like my kneecap was being pried off. Yow! I made it to the end of the run in some pain, but hopefully it was just a temporary thing.  The next night, I went back to the Y to get on the treadmill and see if things were ok. They were not! I still had the pain in my kneecap--it's runner's knee! I took a lot of walk breaks--the pain would subside and then come back. Hmmm. I took Friday off. Saturday was the race. Due to a problem with MARTA, I missed my warmup and had to basically turn a corner and get going. My knee was ok. It hurt at first, but then the pain mostly subsided. Once I'd hit the finish line, it tightened up again. Not good, bu...

Monday, June 1, 2026: San Jose, CA.  A day off after the stay in San Diego. We woke up in a hotel parking lot, parked for the day while the drivers were sleeping. I went inside and had some lobby coffee. Unlimited supply, but I had to listen to some sort of business meeting that was going on in the lobby at full volume. Eventually, it was time to head out on a run. I found a trail about a mile away; it was ok. Not a whole lot of tree cover. This always reminds me of the Stanford Marching Band tree costumes. I had to get a shot of the real thing. Having survived my run, it was time to go find lunch. There was a burrito place nearby that was very good and very filling, and my only disappointment was that they only served unsweetened ice tea (which is bullshit). After lunch, I made a pitstop at one of those Amazon delivery units to pick up some more reeds that I had ordered. The fact that I was able to order reeds and pick them up two days later was super awesome. fuck these guys Our ...