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A nice 3 mile hike with my sis who emotionally threw up all over me. So nice to be there to let her vent tho!

 LCC Creek Trail again. 1300 vert-ish. 

 I think I started to feel Mount Logan. To get to my turn around point from last week it took me 3 mins longer (on a 3.3 mile section). I felt like I was pushing on the ups. So this is what fatigue feels like...

6 repeats of lower bell reservoir. Each time up has 540 ft vert. I did repeats on both sides- one had .7 the other .5 to the top/bottom. Brutal.

I was really distracted since I friend and fellow runner (my age nonetheless) was just diagnosed with cancer and I had yet to sort my thoughts out. Couldn't handle music, too much stimulation, and even after I put the music back in the car I biffed it once because I was so involved in my thoughts I didn't notice what was going on.

So, not sure it was "real" repeats since I didn't push much on ups NOR downs. Oh well. 

Grander Peak with long lost friend Marty and new friend Jen. Marty had a baby a couple months ago and spent the entire hike up apologizing for her speed. 2 months post baby---she did awesome! I am SOOOOOOOO happy to have Marty here. Our husbands were BFFs in high school and Marty and I became friends in college. What fun.

We start the downs, I take the lead, and Marty follows just inches behind me. Hmmmm.... So I pick it up a bit in the technical sections and she keeps up, awesome! Her core (post-baby stretching) got tired halfway down and she slowed a tad bit. By tad bit I mean she still flew! Awesome!! I am super duper excited to have another chica who loves the downhills. As she recovers, I am excited to take her down Blanche and Bobsled, my two personal favorite downhills.... :)

Up little black with Ku who was recovering from the San Juan Solstice and had a headcold (i.e. we hiked up it... slowly).

 ...That said, I like lil Black a whole lot more now that I know I can take the Bobsled out and the only have to run a mile on the road to get back to the car. Quality. 

I brought back a horny toad for Indy from the top of Black. I am surprised it didn't die in my vest pocket. Sure glad, I'd have to live down lizard-killer jokes forever if it had died. Indy was thrilled for his birthday present. 

After the slumber party finished, we went to Deer Creek Reservoir with some friends. I saw that there was a trail, 7.5 miles each way, nearby and decided... what the heck, I may as well run a marathon or so. I convinced my friend Marty to run 10 miles in the 100 degree heat with me. I drank 50oz in that 10 miles. Whew.

Then Leslie met up with me. It seemed to be a "normal" night run. Ya know, until it got all originally epic. Something about a tiny black kitty that Leslie stopped to pet, that followed us for a couple miles crying. Then we tried to carry it. Then we tried to ditch it, and it fell off the cliff trying to cut the switch back short to get to us and came up all covered in prickles, pokeys, and whatnot... crying it's tiny little eyes out of course. 

That made me feel like a horrible person.

What the heck is a tiny baby kitten doing miles away from ANYONE at 12am anyway?

I tried carrying kitty in my tank. My arms. Finally strapped my hat around her neck super tight and pinned her body in so we could run a little faster. I think the kitty ran about 3 miles, and I carried her for over 4. Exhausting! and slow... added over an hour to that last 7 miles.

Oh, during the last couple miles my headlamp went out, my watch died, and my ankle reared it's ugly head to tell me to cancel tentative plans I'm making for July weekends. 

I brought the kitty home til we could find it a family. My kids now think we have a new pet. She's named "Rezzy" since she was found abandoned at a reservoir. Kind of a lame name.... but better than the other options: Leslie had suggested "Stalker" since it wouldn't leave us alone, Fisher had suggested "Golden Trophy."

Rezzy now sleeps with my childrens and dotes on all of us. She kind of acts like a squirrel. I've never had a cat or even been around them before. Weird creature.