Ravings and Blather

Wanted to start the year out with a bang.  This meant hooking up with Oreo and tackling Grandeur Peak Loop.  He had never done it, so wanted to take him up.  As usual the first 2 miles are a never ending slogfest on a steep vertical stair stepper.  Beautiful views and blue sky with no wind.  hotter than we expected.  Sweating like a beast.  Backside was sweet.  No falls today.  Tired and out of gas by the end but feel good.  

First two miles very sore quads and low energy from yesterday's Grandeur pounding, but then things loosened up and I felt good.  Just a spin around the neighborhood in the fine spring weather.  Good news too, I went to the Ortho doc and found I have no fractures or significant strains in wrist from fall on ice last month, just nagging pain which I can deal with.  

Big T Loop with a beautiful sunshine day to enjoy.  Birds singing, golfers packed into Old Mill.  Just like Spring.  quads sore still from Grandeur...I must not be doing enough hills.  avg 8:54  Which is pretty good for me on this loop.

Snowrun up 45th over to 39th and loop back home.  avg 8:35 with last two at 7:45  yeehaa

Kind of a tired feeling run today after being up a lot last night.  Went up 45th then over in the neighborhood by Skyline High and loop back.  

Highlight of run, I took nap sitting outside in the sun for 15 minutes...felt good to have some afternoon sun beating down...even though a bit cold overall.

So tired and sluggish today...but went up to Millcreek and ran the Burch Hollow to Elbow Fork Trail.  Havent been on this segment for awhile but it reminded me it is one of the best of the Pipeline... definitely more vertical but was beautiful.  Had to walk more of the pitches than normal.  Spikes were handy.  This trail is in good shape though and glad that the Bathroom is still open at the Elbow Fork area.  Road is snowpacked and beautiful at that junction

Solo Mt Wire for me today...love it even though I have felt so dang slow and hungry during my outings.  Sunny, beautiful climb and then a little extension on the way down.  Lots of people out and about.  

Morning shebang on the snowy pipeline trail from Burch Hollow to the overlook.  Cold and slightly windy.  Hit it up with my brother who was in from California.  Fun times... Oreo, wish you could have snowmobiled down.   

Shorts weather again this afternoon.  Just kept this neighborhood Millcreek Loop in my wheelhouse with easy pace. These 7 reminded me again how far 26 is.  Ha ... Got to get in Long Dist shape again.  Fun day.

Had to head outside for a little run when the BuzzSaw started up at home... rained the whole time, but not very hard and not cold. Kept a pretty steady pace and felt good for most of the loop up to Porcupine Grill and back via Fort Union Blvd.  Need some new music I think.

Temps in 30's but sun shining and shorts were out today.  Beautiful afternoon on the 39th loop. Homemade choc chip cookies for the post race recovery meal.  Sweet day.

Pavement miles to Old Mill and back.  One of these days need to get brave enough to get into some double digits.  Lately I'm ready to be done about mile five.  Beautiful sunny cold day.

We are staying in Princeville Kauai for a vacation and as my good wife was sleeping in I went out for a jaunt around where we were staying.  SO beautiful here.  Lush green mountains surrounding the valley area of Hanalei Bay.  Easy running along the ocean edge and around some golf course trails before the golfers out.  Feels perfect here.  Love extra boost being a sea level to the oxygen in the system.  Definitely noticeable. 

Kalalau trail day.  Napali Coastline. This is a trail I have been wanting to see and do for years.  I came to Kauai about 5 years ago and really did not do the trail running scene yet.  So didnt even know anything about this trail.  I then wanted to do it even more as Bryce wrote about it last year.  I am only here for 5 days, and knew I likely did not have the full 22 mile round trip in me.  Especially Bryce who is a stud runner posted that it was the hardest 22 miles he has ever done. So I ended up doing just over half.  Good enough to tire me out and also see what the fuss is all about.  

This trail is a tough one.  I started at first light and was basically the only one on the trail except for a forest dweller I passed about 5 miles in.  He was wearing flip flops, hadnt had a bath or shave for a couple years and looked like he had all his belonging in a few plastic sacs tied to his waist.  He was in no hurry.  

The first two miles are widely used and because of that there is a well worn trail.  After that much of the trail is overgrown and becomes a narrow single track that is never flat.  So rare to even be able to run for any consistent pace.  The jungle is barely contained for most of it and while not quite bushwacking is close.  THe ground is rocks and roots and for a trudger like me that means I rolled my ankles, stubbed my toes and such to many times to count and went down twice.  I also ran through a million serious face covering spider webs across the trail with big freaking spiders in them. THat being said, the views are surreal and stunning and truly Jurassic parkish (i guess that is why they filmed it here).  It is so unique to be in such a place, hundreds of feet up on a single track above the pounding surf with intermittent views of this jagged prehistoric coastline.  Anyway, it was cool.  Glad I did it.  It took me almost 3.5 hours to cover those 11 miles.  Especially slow the last 1.5 because the busses had unloaded and I bet I ran into about 150 people now coming on the first bit of the hike.  No running for more than 50 feet before stopping to let some hikers pass.  

Perfect. 

Jaunt through the palm trees in the early morning trade winds

Back to work...  Paradise must end sometime I guess.  Amazingly warm here though for February.  I dont know what is wrong with me but I have been enjoying more road miles than I should be.

Drove up to O town because I had a couple hours to kill and had a perfect trail run with Oreo in the lead and Hairdog  on the caboose.  Light snow and relatively dry trail.  Fun times...thanks guys.

Going to ride the road mile urge just a bit longer as the trails I usually run are in a sloppy state.  Wanted to get into double digits to make Oreo nervous.  Ran up past Old Mill to Porcupine Grill then up to Wasatch Blvd going South.  Taking it at a steady pace until hot runner chicka passed me motoring...held on following her for a a couple miles but couldnt keep pace. haha. Noticed some people going on a trail near Mt Oly trailhead that follows Wasatch..so I bailed onto it and enjoyed sweet dirt for a while until it dumped us out above 45th or so.  Ran through Mt Oly neighborhoods to 39th then down to 27th and back home.  Nice loop.  Longest miles in a while.  Felt good until lack of energy closing in at mile 11.5.  Need to get a few of these in before Ogden Marathon just to know I can do it again.  Fun casual day.

No pressure, No hype... just rolling 

Havent done this route for awhile, but wanted to see the view at the base of Neffs Canyon so 3.5 miles up to the canyon and 3.5 back down.  Could not keep it at running pace all the way up there, partially due to mental laxity, but kept it fun.  Beautiful view.

Tried out upper Pipeline from Burch Hollow to Elbow Fork.  First 1.5 miles had moments of mudfest but the second half to Elbow Fork is sweet single track and is one of the best 1.5 mile stretches of trail we have around.  So beautiful and the least crowded part of the trail to boot.  Sunny day with great views... 

Ski day at Snow Basin with HD and fam.  Did some Hairdog trail hiking to top of ridge and down the Circ above middle bowl.  Fun stuff, beautiful day.

Spin around the hood.  Post call buried feeling...so short but sweet

Always wanted to see more of the BST on the north of SLC so drove to trailhead at City Creek and ran East up the hill trail.  Ran for 4 miles or so winding around on various trails on East Bench.  There are trails criss crossing all over the place so not sure I was even on the main BST all of the time.  Beautiful clear views over SLC, Capital Bldg and UofU.  Trail in mostly good shape with a few mud bog areas.  Coming done almost ate it though on a shaded stretch of pure ice, slid for about 15 feet and somehow stayed up.  Fun times.

Felt kinda crappy on this late afternoon neighborhood run...very likely this was because my son Will and I went on a Donut hunting adventure and drove out to Dunford Donuts home in West Jordan.  It was a donut free for all.  Also on a whim we finished it off with a  Quarter Pounder with cheese for my first McDonalds in about 10 years...first few bites pretty dang awesome...by the last few you start noticing some serious energy sucking going on.  Haha, back to real food I guess.

Was trying to make it up to O town for a trail run...but to no avail.  Went on a casual neighborhood jaunt.  Just doing what the body says I can do.

Blindingly slow and peaceful run up 45th over to Mill Creek and back.  Was pavement but felt like trail as was snow covered road and trees and had a lack of people and traffic.  Cool.

Reverse Big T loop with the BST portion by Mt Oly thrown in.  avg 9:01  THis loop has some decent vert albeit road junk...so hard to tell.  Anyway..was good times.

Road miles around the Parleys trail system of biking overpasses and jaunt around Suicide Rock.  sketch place down in there...just wanted to see how all those connection hook together

Spring type day.  Ventured to Pipeline Overlook via Rattlesnake Gulch ascent...I could tell I havent been hitting much vert lately as I could not continue the jog mode on that .6 miles as far as usual.  Overlook was gorgeous.  No one else on that part of trail, snowy mt olympus view stunning... Ran back to Church Fork area on muddy sloppy trail and went down there to the road to loop back to the car without the mud.  Fun and tired  run.

Is the term a "Butt Long Way" in the American measurement system or Metric?  I am not sure why this phrase always enters my head about mile 5 on any run that I do...but it does and it does not encourage me about my 25K Buffalo...I initially was going to try to train for speed on this...but after todays Reverse Big T loop I think my usual survival shufflings will have to suffice.  Beautiful Sunny warm day

Early run for me...8am...haha.  Just a neighborhood loop dodging the garbage man and school bus.  Threw in some hills, tried to push it on the ups a few times...maybe try and hit a trail this afternoon if I can.

Bells Canyon Reservoir became my treadmill today.  I started out on the Little Cottonwood side parking lot and ran the great switchback entry to the lake and then did a loop around figuring I would go down to the gully trails, but the day was so nice and no one was around and the views up Bells Canyon are always stunning...so I just kept looping the lake which is just under a mile loop.  I repeated 7-8 times and with some offshoots and headed back.  Beautiful day at a very slow pace.  Made me happy which was great because I started out pissed for some reason.

Snowing again.  Run to Old Mill Corporate area and took a joyful run through the snow of the huge lawn area in front.  Views of the Mountains were inspiring and felt relatively good today back in the cool weather. No lie though last week in the 60's was nice.

Beautiful sunny day out on the island with a few hundred cool runners.  Today I was hoping to break my fastest time on this course which I did not, however I felt strong today and I think the course is about .5 mile longer secondary to a start/finish area change.  I really love this course and how it is set up with the hardest steeper section in the middle third of the race and most of last 4 miles downish.

I also decided to not use Gu as it always make my stomach churn and I just sipped on a handheld of flat Coke about a swallow a mile which fit the bill just fine for this distance and time. 

Splits going up the first long switches 9:21, 10:26, 9:10  felt good here just keeping tucked in behind Oreo so he wouldnt see me, plus keeping him in eyeshot gave me some extra motivation to keep the pace strong.   Next two miles down hill 8:06, 8:05.  Then the push up the steep to Elephant Head aid station 10:15.  Caught up with Oreo here and I was feeling strong and had preplanned to try and do the downhill fast as I could  6:55.  Settled in behind a strong runnergirl for mile 8 at 9:51, then 10:35 going up the switches, which I love and just seem to fit my eye. I was lucky to get ahead of the horsetrain that Oreo got behind and I was really happy to be able to keep a running pace up the whole incline.  Mile 10 9:40

Mile 11 though 16 8:51, 9:11, 10:41, 8:22, 9:04, 8:44  I also took 600 of Ibuprofen at the aid and that help stave off the usual hip pain I get the last 5 miles.  Didnt stop my clock so I dont have the split on the last .5.

Had 3 brothers running this one.  Would have been fun to see if Oreo could have caught me the last 5 if he didnt loose his lunch.  Hes a beast when hes feeling good.  Hairdog finished strong and Fritz survived to tell the tale...barely.

Was a fun day on the island. 

Few laps around Bell's Canyon Res...passed a group of 3 older gents 3 times.  On the third loop one of them asked if I was part of some team or something...I said "no...just having fun"  They thought that was the funniest thing they ever heard.  Trail is in great shape..Dry.  Bugs are starting to come out though.  I did my first full on bug swallow of the year...flew right on down.   Good times.

Slow sauce today, which was just fine on this summery day...23rd to Millcreek loop.  Clip Clop pace.  I think I should get credit for a couple more miles though as crazy wind in the face for last few.

Run with Josh and Harrison up Snow Canyon in St George.  Early morning good times.  Took it pretty easy with a conversation pace.  

Took off on a sweet trail system behind Green Valley.  I believe it is called the Zen trail.  It can be done as a loop, but I pieced it together.  The cool part of this trail is along a mesa edge that has some tremendous overlooks down onto the Bearclaw poppy mountain bike routes and really you can see all around the area for miles.  Beautiful winding singletrack dirt and sandstone.  

Sweetness.  But tired sweetness.  Hit up Indian Head trail in O-Town with brother Oreo.  I was feeling hungry and tired at the start, but really cool trail especially once you get onto the flatish area up the mountain.  Some cool views and pines and a bit o snow.   Oreo tried to trick me by going off trail at some point and following some mountain goat tracks...we eventually bushwacked our way back to main trail. 

Legs are tired.  I fixed the Hunger tho with a Dylan's Mt Ogden Burger and Peach shake.  

Good Day. 

Rain soaked beauty in the afternoon around the hood.

City run today...ran to see my niece's soccer game out in Sandy.  Started at home and went to 70th S down to 23rd then over to Bengal then to Highland to 94th then the elementary school.  Met Oreo there who saved me with a jacket and watched the last half o the game.  Got lost for a bit in the hoods trying to find the school, had to stop at McDonalds for pit stop and also learned that highland drive is not flat.  Nice easy pace avg 9.  Good soccer game.  Good times.

Donut Celebration Day was today.  I decided to pay homage.  A visit to Banbury Cross started the day...Breakfast, Glazed twist.  Second Breakfast...rainbow sprinkle white frosted cake, prelunch...cinnamon crumble...lunch...chocolate frosted.  I kid you not.  I chased it down with a banana to stay healthy.  Burned it all off I am sure on the short neighborhood spin.

This was just a good ol time in Southern Utah exploring some new trail with a couple of my cool brothers.  We went on Fri afternoon and hit up some slot canyon action in Yankee Doodle slot out of Leeds.  Hairdog helped keep us alive on the first 100 foot free hanging rappel and then navigation through a water filled slot.  Few bangs and scraps but its good for the soul.

Next day...run day.  Oreo mapped out a route that ended up 22 plus miles on a scorching hot 87 degree (I think hotter in some sections) day.  This is primarily a mountain bike used trail and we passed a fair number of them. We started up Hurricane Rim trail then after a bit of a out and back, hooked into the JEM trail then Goulds trail and Goulds rim to finish off the loop.  This was a cool one with good company and just the kind of butt kicker I was looking for.  There were some low moments in energy and I think I lost all the salt I had in my system.  Cool landscape, Zions vistas in the background, lizards everywhere, .  Will try to get some pictures up sometime.  Awesome day!

Heatfest on the pavement...felt like a million pounds just slogging away... just getting the miles in today...need to plan another adventure soon.

Pipeline trail at a slow pace. Beautiful light green spring trees. No snakes...so good day.  Hip hurting.  I will ignore it.

Reverse Big Titty Loop with the trail section by mount Oly.  Cool day, but my energy is at suckfest level.  Maybe we go waterskiing instead of O-town marathon...what you think Bros?

Sweet upper Pipeline to Elbow fork.  So pretty out right now with the green really starting to blossom.  Slow and easy...

Ok...this one was a figurative butt kicker for me and a literal crotch destroyer for me...I must have been tired this morning when I put on the glide...because by mile 7 I knew I was in trouble.  "Crotch on fire" for those Hunger Games fans out there.

 Oreo is a tough dude and put the screws on for a round the dam (Pineview) run that always is a tough run for me because of the long straight aways and the seemingly gradual up and wind in the face.  I was tight and lagging on energy, but we conquered none the less.  This did not give me the psychological boost for the Marathon in two weeks that I was looking for.  Anyway... good times...Oreo thanks for the hosting and the Patience with my whining.

Trail hike from burch hollow pipeline connection to burch hollow trail which is a steep mamma jamma.  Beautiful day...

Decided to visit old friend Little Cottonwood Canyon Quarry Trail.  Glad I did.  This is a sweet scenery, out and back with first half grinder and sweet back down.  The river is beautiful and full.  Scampered with one scrawny deer for a bit as well.  Went all the way to the Old Quarry bldg.

suckfest...even walked a half mile of this road misery...not sure why i feel made out of lead and engine dead...oh well...just need to find a good treat 

Jaunt with my son at slow pace down LCC Quarry trail (and some up)

Great day overall.  I say this despite the fact that it was a complete beatdown physically and mentally the last four miles or so.  It has been a struggle for whatever reason this year to get enthused about long road running and this marathon...but was definitely cool to run with my brothers and the Huntsville valley is so beautiful.

I felt steady until mile 18 then the chains started falling off.  I started to feel underfueled and just plain fatigued so couldnt muster the mental juice to endure the pain of the consistent pace.  

splits first half...8:42, 8:44, 8:36, 8:37, 8:33, 8:28, 8:29, 8:47, 8:44, 8:34, 8:58, 8:37, 8:44...very consistent miles for a 1:52ish half which I thought was perfect.

 Second half 9:09, 9:09, 9:12, 8:42, 9:35, 9:24, 9:23, 8:53, 9:31, 9:02, 10:12 (ouch), 10:38 (double ouch), 12:01 (ah the blessed pain of it all)..

 And there it is folks...Props to Joshy and Oreo for a great races and kicking my trash and to Hairdog who I beat but I should because he doesnt even run.  Tough kid to finish this sucker. 

Dirt to heal soul...Burch Hollow to Elbow fork and back.  Favorite part of Pipeline and it is at its most lush vegetation of the year likely.  Good stuff.

Pavement but in a trail like sort of way.  Was in the rain and no one out and went on some back roads mostly.... nice outing

Very sweet trail run with Oreo up Wheelers to Art Nord and back.  So pretty up that canyon and green right now.  Felt good going up and Oreo pushed the pace coming back down...felt right

Birch Hollow to Elbow Fork trail then down the Millcreek road because I was hungry.  The trail is beautiful, but saw more people on this section than I ever have before.  Most seem to stay on Pipeline below Birch because of the climb.  Also there was a huge pile of dog poo sitting right in the middle of the trail which sucked.  I have noticed less dog hygiene on this trail over the past year...

Had killa work weekend and spent most of my 48 hour shift awake and was exhausted and stressed and needed some freedom.

So hit it up on Birch Hollow to Elbow Fork trail then another half mile or so up the upper road.  So pretty up there right now because the road is still closed to upper Millcreek which makes it a no car territory and few people.  Ran free... 

Gdoculous run...hoofed it up from Birch to Elbow without breaking from a "running" stride.  This is not always possible for me the first 1.5 miles which is a steady vert meister. Beautiful day...

White Pine Trail up LCC...

 3 deer including one that stayed about 100 yards in front of me up the trail for about a quarter mile.

2 squirrels

1 wiley chipmunk

Many beautiful vistas...this is a stunning trail from about 1.5 miles and up.  I could tell my altitude fitness sucks rocks...but fun stuff today.  I tried to keep a running pace up as far as I could.  Had to walk here and there on the way up and didnt make it all the way to the lake.  Once you hit the above thetree line and you get to 4 massive and barren switchbacks you are still in snow.  Could be done but just wasnt feeling the sliding around mojo today.

Road miles felt like 10 but alas only 5.

up millcreek road past the gate towards big water etc.  wanted to get in the canyon but didnt want to see snakes today as had freaking weird rattlesnake dream the other night that unsettled me...needed brainless running not wary running today...funny thing was about 2 miles up the road there was a tiny snake darting in front of my path.haha

Sad, when 3 miles is tough again.  Too long a break from running...but whatcha gonna do when you have a chance to be in Francee

Sweet run Sardine Loop with Oreo.  First time on this trail for me.  Fantastic sections with great views of Snowbasin and then overlook over Pine View.  Loved this trail.  Stinking hot day partially because we did this one at noon and Oreo was putting the hammer down.  Just what I needed.

Was 102 degrees this afternoon so drove to Big Water up Millcreek...still 81, but that was sweet comparatively.  Headed up and out to Dog Lake.  As long as I kept a motivated pace I wasnt eaten alive by the swarms of flies up there...but the scenery was beautiful and no one was at the Lake when I got there... thats a first for me.  Jog back down...enjoyed it mucho gracious...

Started at Big Water lower parking lot and ran up to Dog Lake, then looped to Desolation Lake then back along the Great Western trail.  This is a great loop which I have done one time before and was thinking it was only 9.5 miles.  Psych...it was 12.5.  I'm undertrained to push this but was beautiful scenery and bonus was no mountain bikes as it is odd number day.  Lots of hikers to Dog lake but no one the middle 8 miles except one lone geezer mountain runner who looked fresh as a daisy and would kick my trash. 

Pavement miles on an old sweetie from my past to Cottonwood Offices and back.  Sore quads and butt from trail run two days ago.  Got to get back in some shape.

Road Loop up through Olympus Hills Park... Hot and Heavy and Not in a good way...nice to move a bit though avg  8:59  barely

Heatfest at noon up at the Pipeline.  Went up Rattlesnake gulch out to overlook and back to Churchfork then down to pavement back to car.  Total oven out there...good stuff

Run up to Red Pine...awesome....run up  2 miles then had to power hike the 3rd   Beautiful trail and views

Newport Beach trail run from the Marriott villas to Crystal cove beach state park down to the waters edge and about 5 miles of beach running.  Not a bad place to be.  Beach sweat is nice and salty.  Time for seaside donuts.  

repeat run of 2 days ago with the myriad of seabirds along the water's edge of crystal cove state park here in Newport.  Felt happy that at the end of the 3.5 sand miles there is a fantastic restroom.  Clean, big and individual rooms.  Hot though...coming out of there felt like coming out of a sauna.  I think I am up to 14 miles for the week and 14 donuts so pretty good so far.

Just some pavement on the So Cal byways.

hot crappy miles

91 degrees at the trailhead of Rattlesnake gulch this late afternoon start...ran to overlook and back...slowest ever Im sure,  seriously in a stretch where it feels I am not even a runner 

Awesome day with Oreo up at White Pine.  Slight wonderful chill in the air.  He woke me up this morning while I was literally having a dream about running...weird.  I was dizzy and enjoying some of the lightening white vision squiggles due to elevation of the trail  and being 42% caffeine and donut substrate at the current moment.  

Fun stuff...maybe motivating me to try to get out of the pain cave.  I love the views of this trail and the country it covers.  Just what I needed. 

Road miles to Cottonwood offices and back...didnt have time to drive to the mountains.  Nice hot run though and a sweaty good time.  I still feel like I am in slow motion, but slow motion better than no motion I would say.

Will try and get in mountain on Sat... 

Neighborhood to 39th Loop...For some Reason my Hamstrings are crazysauce sore.  Havent done anything fun to deserve that...maybe just the 3 hours of weed pulling the other day.  Trying to become a runner again.

Inspired by Oreo 13 up Snowbasin, I hauled my sorry butt up to the Dog Lake-Desolation Lake Loop.  Perfect weather about 68 at the start.  Lots of people because of Saturday but no bikers.  The views around Desolation lake are great.  I was flagging a bit on energy the last 6 of this but just happy to be out in the mountains, eating my almonds and rice cakes, so glad Ive finally decided Gu just no good for me...  Cool times... Not fast times as it was 2:31 and about 2750 vertical...but cool times for sure

Wheelers loop with Oreo.  Awesome trail with only one other soul.   Was hoping to see the wild turkeys, but to no avail. Grinder up to Green Pond but totally sweet downhill.  Beautiful temperature at about 58 to 60 degrees.  Drove up at 6 am thinking I would be back in Slc by 930 but car broke down on I-15 and had to get towed.  Home at noon.  Highs and Lows.  Cool run.

Road miles...cuz it was there and easy pickings on a busy day.  Ran to Skyline and down to 20th east...back home...slow as slow moving snot today...but felt right.

Big T Loop with Happy Trail extension...  All road all the time the last 2 runs.  Today was cool because it was lower temps and smelled post rain good.  A bit sore here and there but longest run in a while...need to have an adventure on the books.  Zion?

What?  Running again...yes I am.  Just road miles up to Skyline and down Millcreek road, but they were good miles to be out in the semi cool air of morning.

Upper Pipeline from Burch Hollow to Elbow Fork, slow run all the way up and picked it up a bit coming home...totally beautiful weather out there.  Leaves changing, snakes absent, sky perfect, temp 50s...awesome

On somewhat of a whim and for something to do in a new area I signed up for this run that I stumbled across online the last few weeks.  this was a cool race held as part of a series of 4 trail races in the Park City area.  Glad I did...this was well organized and had cool people around and was a tougher than road marathon half with 1250 elevation gain on singletrack and dirt roads.  

Main goal was to just keep running even on all the ups.  I did, so I was happy on that one...also felt happy to just go that far as it was my longest venture out since the O town marathon wrecked me in May.  Beautiful day, with slightly warm temps but I didnt have the energy to rip the shirt off.

splits in case I do this again 8:46,9:19,8:48,7:44,7:51,8:48,9:46,8:12,9:47,8:41,8:31,9:15,8:59

Garmin had the course long at 13.44 

Good times!  And they give a cool glass pint with race logo instead of shirt...not sure why I like that so much but I do.

Wallace neighborhood loop... shake out from half marathon...legs a bit tight but feel solid overall.  Slow too but coolio breeze

5 guys double burger in my gut...so ran it off with some loops around Little Bells reservoir.  Beautiful morning with a fair number of people walking up there.  Animals out today with a deer a couple squirrels and a few stellar birds/bluejays.  Good stuff.  Ready to trade the rest of my life in for more of this. 

Old Mill run out and back, wild life on the road today...one dead squirrel and one dead snake...haha miss the trail... need a donut

bad gut juju on this run...race/walk to any known bathroom spots...around the hood

Grandeur Peak loop this morning.  This is a butt kicker for me...but perfect conditions. 2 miles up and 3000 feet is just a grind and seems never ending but overall felt as good as I ever have going up...eating beef jerky and almonds on the way.  Saw no one on way up.  Top 1/3 of mountain and whole backside is glorious fall colors.  A terrestrial potpourri so to speak. 

Went over the peak and then the payoff of this loop is the next 3.5 miles.  This trail is so cool right now going down to Pipeline.  The colors are outstanding the temps perfect and the trail in great shape.  Died a bit from Rattlesnake back to the car..but overall super outing...When you bros going to join me? 

Just 20 minutes of elliptical....What??

Bell's Canyon loops...around and around for 3 laps, view of magical bluebird, then home...mojo never got going but was beautiful location as always.

Crisp air was a welcome relief this morning... did the Millcreek road Skyline loop.   Actually felt good for a stretch...easy smooth rolling... great morning actually... just downed a great harvest scone to boot.

Almost a week since last run... bollocks...anywho... fun neighborhood jaunt today up to mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon... fall colors beautiful and drizzl-ee.  Felt good and steady pace from 8:15 to 9:30 depending on grade.  Slogorific day

Went to Pipeline with daughter Hannah...she is great but donated blood this morning and felt a wee bit tipsy at mile 2 so I sent her back and went out .7 more before I turned around... beautiful fall day

Pipeline trail. Burch Hollow to Elbow Fork.  Butt and legs feel huge and heavy. Awesome.

Ya buddy....Pipeline from Burch to Overlook and back.  40 degrees at start.  Perfect fall temps on a sunny beautiful day.  

Dangerous and scary bowel trouble last mile of this neighborhood run.  Lucky for me and neighbors I made it.

These really were crappy miles after a long night operating on a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and a few babies.  Veg day.

Yes Yes...just a jaunt through the lovely countryside.  Felt decent for the first time in a bit... You know, I need something scheduled out there to run.  Usually have the Buffalo run in mind and O town marathon and a few other odds and ends.  Need to get something new...shake it up a bit...

Went to O town for a frigid start at Rainbows to Malans overlook with Oreo. Trail was full on winter conditions up Malans with about 2 feet of snow on the sides of the well packed trail  Crazy for October.  Coming down was fun and the view up there is always good times and rejuvenating.  Slackwater Pub and Pizza after which was also fantastic.  Sweet morning.

Mt Wire solo.  Beautiful, beautiful day!  Went up in 46:30 to the tower.  I cannot match the Jun/Wesemann times.  Those are quick.  Sweating like a beast, and this bugger has some steep parts that are just plain slow.  Perfect

No big whup, just rolled down Millcreek loop for a relatively easy 7 miles because my mind was occupied working though some buzz saw issues.  Good times. Actually did feel good for this one.  Wussy stomach felt fine today.  

no time today...but i think i will make some oatmeal raisin cookies

around Mt wire are to mini mount wire overlook...feeling heavy and tense and studly and old and ultimately at peace

Couldnt resist the last good day of summer.  ha...supposed to snow this weekend.  Did a nice 6 miles from Burch Hollow to Elbow on the Pipline.  Always a good time there. Slow today but who cares.

Snowy run this morning...boy summer went startling fast.  Running in morning snowy weather always has a nice hushed quiet tone as no one is out and about and the snow seems to dampen the noise.  Good run.

First run in 12 days.  Longest I have gone in years.   Life just Too D Busy.  Worked most of the night and got home at 630, decided to go out and get a jump on this fine Thanksgiving day.  Millcreek Loop.  Crisp cool morning on mostly empty neighborhoods.  Was perfect.

Sweet mountain run up with Oreo by Snowbasin overlooking Pineview.  Mud here and there but relatively good conditions.  This is a great trail and loop.  Spent some time at Earl's lodge after soaking in the rays with a burger.  Cool day.

Upper Pipeline from Burch to Elbow...Perfect conditions.  Felt like Spring, but Winter is Coming I feel.  

Beat Down in O-town with Oreo on some mindbending loop that included some insane manmade switchbacks on a new water pipe covered area.  He just kept running South and I started crying in pain and slothful body suffering and intense joy simultaneously.  Perfect.

Hey...morning run...crispy Jonagold apple run in the briskness.  Felt like my butt was huge on the uphill first mile.  Was good to get the momentum on the downhill.  Slowish but steadyish.

Perfect run on Pipeline from Burch Hollow to Overlook and back.  trails a tad wet but not muddy.  few people out.  Great temps.  Loved it.

Neighborhood loop...slow and snowy.  Cool to get some snow on the ground if only a skiff

Pipeline extravaganza.   well not really an extravaganza but a really fun run nonetheless ,...  one of those trail days where the views on the trail were fantastic because the snow was fun and new and no one on the trail.. bit slippery but not bad

Pipeline up from birch hollow in about 10 new inches of snow.  Beautiful.  Sucked out the energy at mile 2 as was somewhat blazing trail from 1.5 on...and i was hungry...sweeet day.  Microspikes worked great...just tore up my medial malleolus as usual...will need to try the rivets.  I think the microspikes may be better for the softish snow that needs a deeper more substantial traction.. but I will try the other and see.

Skiing in the am with Oreo and Hairdog at Basin...sweet times.  Run with daughter on Pipeline in afternoon.  Also sweet times...  good day...Oreo dude  get some new boots!

Wonderful run day.  Pipeline trail again from birch hollow to overlook and back.  15 degrees at the start but beautiful sunny day.  Shorts though.  Im finding that shorts are fine even if super cold as long as not windy. too late afterwork to go skiing so this was a great way to spend 90 minutes.  Brain cleanser.  couple other runners on the trail.  afterwords soak in the hot tub and then 3rd night of some Lord of the Rings marathon with son Will.   Awesome stuff.

Morning neighborhood Cottonwood Office out and back run.  Felt good to just let it roll in casualness in the calm crisp morn... 

Sleet and Christmas eve morn...Sweet... just ran enough to eat more today

My Garmin is officially gone to its grave.  Not responsive to soft or hard reset or hammer pounding or praying or sacrifice of poultry.

 Need to get new one...now just need to decide which one.

 Out and back to Porcupine grill.  Felt post Christmasy

Garmin still in the grave.  Went to run on Pipeline but it was like Disneyland with crowds...so just did a jaunt around Oly High and back.  Felt good.