"You need an iphone to drive down three exits and park on the east side of the freeway?" Yes, yes I do.
Just when I thought trail running was the equivalent of self-inflicted misery; just when the lyrics of "Stubborn Love" became my running motto: "It's better to feel pain, than nothing at all/ The opposite of love's indifference;" just when I was convinced I would vomit the next time someone tried to tell me that the perdy pink clouds made the 3 hour slog worth it... I actually have FUN running. Real fun, not the "putting sprinkles on and I think I kind of like it" fun but the guttoral laughing running 5 min miles downhill fun.
 I love this pic. Neasts and jun are all classic "I'm cool when I jump" and JimmSG and I look brilliantly awkward.
...although, I did almost puke up some bacon trying to race JimmySG and jun to the top of the mountain. Of course I lost. I knew I would lose. But if I can make someone else push harder to the top and suffer just a little bit more, of course I will! (Replace suffer with some well-played words on helping those faster than me train harder or something else that makes me seem Mother Theresa-ish).
It was fun to run with Neasts after she schooled me at Pony. She's fast! Met new people, laughed with old people (by old I mean old) (ok, no I don't. I'm just the baby and we're all impressed I can tie my own shoes.) I got to meet JimmySG, who is a super speedy climber. I asked him to go push jun once, and he replied that that would just make jun go faster. I didn't mean pace push. I meant literally push. I couldn't keep up to do it. That's what happens when you're the shortest, fattest, youngest, most obnoxious member of the team. But I do bring food to share so I get nice points. I also got to see ScottW's face for the first time. I reintroduced myself.
We ran up Lake Mountain. I tried to hide the fact that I was thoroughly confused about which way was north, east, west, and south and what range was what. I had never looked at the valley from that angle and I had expected it to look different. I am excited to upload the run and go over the location in eagle-view so no one scowls at me the next time I ask if we are north or south of herriman. (hey, at least I knew we were east of herriman, which we were, right?)
All in all it was fun, I guess. I didn't whine.
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