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By the Light of the Blue Supermoon

I went for my second run since ’21 tonight, by the light of the full moon. I knew it was a Blue Moon, so I decided a picture was in order after my run was done.

With Samsung S23 Ultra, Pro Mode, don’t remember the settings, 10x zoom 
Same, but with the shutter speed allowing more light in
S23 Ultra normal picture mode, night filter
Appropo that I’m wearing a shirt with an owl on it

It turns out not only is it a Blue Moon, it’s also a supermoon!

[This] full moon is a Supermoon; a Blue Moon; the Sturgeon Moon; the Red, Corn, Green Corn, Barley, Herb, Grain, or Dog Moon; Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi Purnima; and Tu B’Av.

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/the-next-full-moon-is-a-supermoon-blue-moon/

As for my run:

  • 3.11 miles
  • 39:23
    • more than 5 minutes shaved off of Saturday’s run
  • Best pace 5’56” during the last 0.1 mile

I remembered to stretch both before and after my run. I also discovered Dave Brubeck Quartert’s 1961 Castilian Blues is a tad too mellow for the end of a run, but Gaelic Storm’s One More Day Above The Roses works quite alright, and the instrumental outtro that lasts just under a minute is pretty good for my end-of-run final 0.1 push.

Oh, and there was a cat stuck on a chain link fence as I was leaving the park that I helped get down.