Back With a Capital Vengence!

AM: Dirt road run on the Temple Mountain Road in the Swell. Trail porn views everywhere!!!

PM: Ding Canyon hike with multiple required American Ninja Warriors moves.

AM: Got up at 5:30 to run Liberty Park laps in the rain, such a contrast from my perpetual snooze hitting until at least 7:15. Rewarded myself by making pumpkin pancakes served with pumpkin butter.

PM:  I don't like running in the morning because then I don't have a run to look forward to after work. And then I end up at the laundromat with a bunch of creepers, oh how I haven't missed that in the last 8 plus years! Walked Roo in between loads with several sprints tossed in. 

Liberty.

Last year on this day I was getting reacquainted with my ice machine, hip surgery número tres. It has been one heck of a haul, but I have finally put all that behind me and all I see is happy trails in front of me. 

I like to celebrate anniversaries so I finally did Elliott's Humpty Hump -  a sweet run stringing together Van Cott and Wire with another lil peak in between. 10 miles 3600+ feet of gain.

Cheers to staying healthy and my first winter in 4 years!

Millcreek hike with Andrea and Roo - not sure which one was more excited about the snow! Then 5 routes at M-town straining every muscle in my body.