Old Man Still running

Feeling pretty good.  I may not have run that 100-miler very fast, and it didn't feel easy at the time, but it sure was easy on my body.  A muscle in my arm is the only problem and I suspect it was because I put my watch on too tight and things swelled up.  I didn't notice the problem until the finish.

Went to the car repair shop, and so far they were very nice.  I showed the the picture, and they didn't dispute that they had put in that part.  Where it came loose should not have happened.  They think it is a defective part from the dealer.  They sent my former stake president (who works there) to go out and tow it in.  I sure hope the shooters were away hunting and didn't use the car for target practice.

Still pretty bummed out about the weekend but reading all the race reports is cheering me up.  The only ones that are a little negative are from the very experience mountain ultrarunners who DNFed.  They just couldn't handle the flat dirt roads.

What really makes me happy is to hear comments from the crews who seemed to have a fantastic time.  I'm convinced that this experience helps families of ultrarunners finally get it, and they become excited and want to be a part of it more.  Even my own family was out there for awhile and both my daughter and young son were talking about somehow running part of it next year.

One funny story.  As my wife drove by after Simpson Springs in the morning, the dog got excited to see me so I had her run with me for awhile.  But the crazy dog who totally loves my wife, just couldn't stand knowing she was in the car behind.  She kept stopping and wanting to go back.  Finally the car went forward and that crazy little dog was dragging me on the leash like crazy.  It worked out very well, I could run much easier being dragged and increased my pace quite a bit.

Buckles in the mail.  Legs feel really good.  Can really tell I was lazy dazy in the race.  Hopefully that won't happen at Across the Years.  Doubt it, I just wasn't focused.

Well, mentally, I'm ready to start training again.  The first sign is that I finally get the rest of my smelly stuff in the wash...ha, ha.

Attention is turning to Across the Years.  Looks like son, Kevin and brother Bob will both be there running the 24-hour.  Good buddies, Tom Jackson and Matt Watts will run the 48-hour.  Bought  my plane ticket...will fly this year, keep the stress down, and relaxation up.  Should be fun sharing aid stations with Kevin and Bob.  I'll start running on Day 1 and they will start running on Day 2, so I will be much slower and hopefully can keep up with them after they get a little tired.

Only soreness I have left is that crazy arm muscle.  It creaks now, but seems to be getting better.  Wierd.  I think I just wore my watch too tight.

Updated my 100-mile list to the left.  My string without a DNF stands at 28.  Came very close breaking that.

Buckles:

Running again.  Sluggish, but still running.

Run during lunch.  Legs feel like they have more pep.  Son Kevin and brother Bob have signed up for Across the Years.   They will run the 24-hour race on the second day of my 48-hour race.  Should be fun to run with them.

Signed up for Utah Valley Half marathon.  I've done well in that one, the course seems just right for a good fast time.

Treadmill 15 x 7:30 x 3%.  Legacy Center inbetween watching my son swim in a meet.  And then in the Lake Mountain foothills.  I'm rather stunned how quickly I recovered from PET100.  I guess it was just a slow, rather long training run for ATY.   Looks like I will probably sign up for Rocky Raccoon 100  to get my 5th finish there.  I was going to skip because airfare is over $400 to Houston, but I discovered it is half that going to Austin.  Just a couple hours more driving.

I'm zeroing in on 3,000 miles for the year... about a month earlier than ever.