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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs after age 40:

 

5k     15:15  Running of the Leopards.

8k      22:21  Alta Death Dash

10k   33:02    Des News

Half Marathon      1:10  Timp Half

Marathon        2:32    Ogden

First solo R2R2R Bass Trails Grand Canyon 

First R2R2R Grand Canyon Toroweap Overlook

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Not be fat all year

Long-Term Running Goals:

Smell the dirt, feel the mountain, taste the wind.

Personal:

 

"Our legs are tight, our feet are flying, and we are gliding over the roll of the land. The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old, and we are free and at peace. The clock has stopped because another time has taken over." C. Bowden

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Flew into San Jose, CR on the redeye getting in about 6am this morning.  I read Scott Jurecks book on the flight that Rob loaned me.  Absolutely loved this book.  If I had the determination that this guy did, I would change my diet and live much healthier!  He describes running exactly as I see it.  Otherwise very boring flight.  As usual, I couldn't understand a word of what the Costa Rican Air Traffic control said.  How anybody survives flying in Central America is a mystery.

For three days now I am planning on long slow trail running.  Yesterdays race gave me confidence that I can start mileage again.  I don't plan on running faster than 8 minute miles anywhere, but I'm going to get some distance on soft surfaces.

Got to the hotel, slept 3 hours and picked up a rental car.  It took a $1,000 deposit.  Son of a *&%$!  On the walk-around the antannae, hub caps, and emblems were missing.  Otherwise a new car.  When I asked the agent about the missing things he showed them to me behind the desk.  Since they would just get stolen anyways, they take them off for the rental period. :-)  I stopped several times along the way to explore, there is just too much to see here.

When I got up to the Arenal Observatory Lodge it was dark already.  Old Smithsonian Observatory, very Spartan.  No TV, no AC, but clean rooms.  I threw my stuff on the bed, grabbed a headlamp, and went for a run.  The lodge is at the end of a 5 mile dirt road and I swear everything was chattering out there.  Eyes all over whereever I turned my head.  Freakin howler monkeys yelling back and forth across the road.  It was all I could do to keep running.  I found the trail after 3 miles and things got much harder.  Nothing here is flat, worse than the Grand Canyon running I've done.  Bats all over flying inches from your face and something real big crashing through the forest.  It felt real good to be back at the hotel!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From jtshad on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 15:24:07 from 204.134.132.225

Wow, sounds like an amazing experience...what fun you are having!

From Steve on Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 10:22:20 from 66.87.131.26

Work Jeff, work...

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