Patients Running Thin

That's what I wanted to call our team, but we never did get set up as a team, officially. Susan, Nicole, Mikey and I donned our fake butts, our thongs, and our hospital gowns and headed off through a beautiful half marathon trail-run interspersed with fun obstacles. I think I could have done it pretty fast, but I am truly glad that we all hung out together the whole time. It was a nice pace. It got really hot. I'm hoping for some cool photos soon, but they are all on Nicole's phone.

Gotta say, I'm kinda turned off by the big business that these thing have become. $200+ entry fees, $5 for parking and a $5 bag check. Come on! Then spectators had to pay $15.

Oh well, we got muddy, we ran, we laughed. What more can a dude ask for?

Afterward we came here for burgers and food. Then I hung out with my kids while wifey tried to sleep. Then I mowed the lawn once it cooled down a tad. Got some other little chores done. Walked the dog and finally got me a much needed bath/shower.

(ps - 500th post, woo hoo!!!)

Close call

11:45 pm and I finally got out the door for an 8 min mile.
Saw my wife for all of 2 minutes between me getting home and her leaving.
Got pulled over cause I didn't see the familia in the crosswalk. Warning and lecture. Thank you!
Spartan tomorrow AM. Oh boy!

Second hand smoke

The valley is full of smoke. But steve-o and I still got in a two miler under the moonlight.
Goodbye Grandpa. I love you and thank you for always being at all the big events and for your constant example of good and right. Rest now.

Kid

My sweet little girl did a ten minute mile with me during her favorite part of the day. Sweet kid. El perro hung out too.

Round Valley

Stopped in to see my little lady and went for a nice chill 2.75 mile trail jog just before. Like a good gentleman bronco, I had my shirt off and extracted power from the rays of the sun. does that make me immature? Well, if it doesn't, there is plenty of other stuff that does.
no friz - PALS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBWxX3713gc
happy that my kids dig this one

2aday

PALS - again!
One 11:30 trail mile at lunch.
Another 2.5 with SB1 on the prairie in the eventide.
Quite lovely.

run, forrest!

We were about as far away as possible when we the "cap" called my cellular. So, we turned around and got some speed work in for about a half mile. Fast half mile. SB1's faster than mine.
(oh, I told him about this blog, so he might read it) Hi!
anyhoo, we ended up with 2.6 mi. it was a quite moderate pace prior to the last bit. At some point (dunno how long) I did a 4:49. Of course we got cancelled and didn't go back out. That'll do, pig.

Bald

11,943 ft above sea level with dan, 5 kids and of course, a big dog. Windy! Chilly. Fun.
Now I'm off for an 11pm onemiler.
Alone because my poor dog is hurtin real bad.

usual

nothin new. I guess it was still light out, thats new. Dog, me, no shoes, one mile. Whatevs

east

stopped off to get it over with on my way home 'cause I knew I was daddy daycare tonight.

10 minute mile in my brand newly replaced under warranty Altra Lone Peaks. I do like those shoes.

Friz was feeling better so I sprinted and jumped and that was fun, but maybe not the smartest thing around. I blacked out a little here and there.

all by myself

Yeah, the dog already had a walk when my oldest wrecked hard on her bike.
So I went out at 10 and just got it over with.
I was little faster in friz today, but Dave outran me - there's yer sign that I ain't back yet, haha.

Busy night

So, there I was on the treadmill jogging a sore 6.5 mph mile. I had a little less than 0.2 to go, when the tones sounded and the lights went on. Well, I cranked it up to 10 mph and finished that mile! Of course, we still ended up waiting 5 minutes before we could take our guy.
Weekday alert!

Envy

Finally used up a prepaid. After school and pathetic frisbee playing, I ran a mile on the flying dog trail and then got me a one hour massage. Then it was off to the prairie.
Good night. I'm tired.

Pathetic friz at lunch time. Not much running. I guess it looked pretty funny when I attempted.

ouch

moving so slow on this fine fathers day.
10:00 was a fine time to shuffle my mile. I'm glad it was dark so nobody could see my amazing quad burning form. I suppose that's what 40 miles gets ya, eh?
Still cramming for tomorrow's exam.

Raggy Nard

Well, we did it again. Our own way.

SB1, Tfab, Chloe, Wood, Wifey, and I did an ultra our way. I got me a 17er and a 23er. I slowed way down on the guard road. It's just so steep. And the heat, my goodness! The heat!

Special thanks to Steve-o for company and food. I wouldn't eat again after that. I couldn't. 

I was literally the last one to cross the finish line. Thant was kinda cool actually.

someone called the cops and said that a guy was exposing his behind on Royal Street. Brandon called dispatch and set the straight. People loved the fake butt. Of course I loved the attention. Dork.

I'm quite impressed with the little lady throwin down a new longest consecutive distance in the hot hot heat. Way to go, girl!

Can this really be my last year this time? I think I'm done with the big corp. Way fun while you're doing it though.

220 miles

Thats how many miles I put on the old white today.
Did my onesie with the dog as usual. I'm home all alone. Its bizzarre.

Reflecto-vest

Ran over to Tfabs house to give him a vest for ragnards. Such a cool little family.
So tired of dealing with the hassles of this organization. They are making a killing. Its a fun atmosphere, though, once you get going.
One mile each way for a total of 2. Nice.

round the horn

again. One measley prairie mile. Ho hum

Singlet

Great morning
ACLS again
Hangin with the kids and Dan at the pool.
One mile just after sun down.
Not bad

Tell me you didn't leave the house like that

Is what she would say if she ever saw this pic or read this blog. But I did, it was dark,ok? the usual with the fez. Dark, cool, and beautiful. (the dog and the night)

addendum: I was out before midnight for once in my life and awakened 45 minutes later by a nervous dog and a pretty recently replaced smoke alarm beeping and announcing loudly "low battery!" Ug.

burpees

I miss having an upper body.

So 3 mega laps = 4 miles. with 30 burpees between each round and then some dinking around in the gym after, I felt ok about myself.

Very nice sundown solo work out.

thanks and sorry

thanks love, for letting me sleep in!!!
And sorry dog for not taking you with me tonight. You are just so slow!
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providence

That's where I spent my day.
Across the street is where I did my windy barefoot mile at 9. In my slacks.
Whatever

Holy cow

Poor thing fell in this old historic rail trail well or whatever. Finally got a gravel truck out there and filled 'er up. It did the trick, but Bovi had to B speed it to avoid mad cow death. Random-old-guy-on-bike durn near got plowed over, too. different and fun.

4 miler finally before sundown once everything was settled and done.

big lap

round the barn.
Pretty night.
One mile.

good friz at lunch today

Holy Sheep, it's windy!

So, I'm running in the wind and the phone rings, it's my bro talkin about this and that. Venus is going in front of the sun, you know. I missed it. I think he did too.
Then I run back and... Sheep!!
I wonder if there's some land war going on with this new trail. Weird. Got me a mile and a half, y nada mas.

Some day I'll have more time again to run longer runs...

Room for improvement

After a hot day of school, friz, cramming, and being distracted at every turn, I did a barefoot 6:13 at 2300 at the track with no warm up. It's something.

lazy day

Yeah, I should have studied a bunch, but it was so nice to take a nap and to hang out with my kids and catch up with friends and neighbors and just enjoy this little town I live in.
Barefoot single on the new pavement across the street with the perro.


This is day 155 this year and since I ran on new years eve day, that's 156 days of streaking, baby!

Stewart Falls

Love this hike. Wifey, kids, dog and I headed out on a 2 mile each way pretty hike to have a quiet picnic at the waterfall. We made it to the waterfall, but did not enjoy a nice picnic. See, a BYU student had fallen 70 feet right as we got there and, being a paramedic, I felt obliged to do something. We did CPR (my dear wife started and then rotated out to go back to the kids) for at least 45 minutes until the EMTs arrived. He didn't make it. I washed up and went back to the fam. The kids were ready to get back on the trail and outa there. Not the trip we expected, but one we shall never forget.

Then a retirement party.

Then a late booty call to Steve for a nice two mile barefooter under a full moon.
What a day. Sorry, no pictures. Kinda had my hands full the whole time.

Superman

Long day in roy. Nice evening with my boy. One miler with the dog.