The Dude abides...

Ok, inversions really really blow.  I finally talked myself into running on the treadmill about 2:30 this afternoon.  Blah, blah, blah.

Late night for work around midnight and didn't get to sleep until around 1.  The alarm went off at 5:30...no way was I getting up.  Need more sleepy time.

Back outside this morning for a great run.  The air cleared enough to get us into the yellow this morning.  Ohhh it's sooo nice running outside after the TM.

Cold out this morning at 12 but still nice to get outside.  Nice clean, cold air this morning after last weeks crappy air.  I felt a little tired today, I think I might be getting sick..booo.  Hopefully I can fend it off.

Well, I've got a full fledged head cold.  Did not feel well this morning.  Got home from work and decided to hit the TM for a little bit.  Actually felt better running but back to blah after.

Well after having my butt completely kicked last week being sick...got back out this morning.  Plan was for 13 but I talked myself into an easy 10 instead.  Good thing, I'm still not completely back yet.  Good run still, nice to get out and do something.

Not much worse than this...running along this morning and a big German Shepard jumps out at me growling.  I'm fumbling for my pepper spray, luckily a car driving by stopped and honked and scared the dog.  The stupid owner asked if it bit me, never heard a sorry or anything.  He was across the street and up a house.  PUT YOUR DOGS ON A LEASH!  It took another mile or so for me to chill back out.

This cold won't let go, congestion and head ache yesterday thought I'd take it easy.  Good run this morning, no dog attack so that's always a plus.  It's weird to me how 24 degrees can feel really cold on some mornings, Tuesday, but not too bad this morning.

Good to get back out for a nice run this morning.  Felt good today just cruisin.  Being in Las Vegas all weekend for soccer and sitting outside in shorts and t-shirt really made it hard to come back home to the cold and smog.  I'm soooooo ready for spring.

So far we've been pretty lucky with this inversion, hopefully it continues because the last I hear the next storm is around the 1st of February.  Good run outside again this morning although it definately felt colder today.

Cold, tired run this morning.  Had a pretty good sized sweat icicle on my headphones..kinda gross in a way.

Windy, tired run today.  At least the air was clear and I actually overdressed a little.  Temp was 28 but it felt a little nicer, I guess when compared to 18 or so yesterday it's much warmer.  Running into the wind wiped me out this morning.

Let the whining begin....I was freakin cold today.  Never could get comfortable plus I was just off.  Never felt right either.  Glad I got out and got it done though.

Well what do you know a Saturday run.  This was made possible by me being completely lazy sitting around about 3:30.  I hadn't showered yet and was really bored and thought I might as well be bored on the TM.  Nice and easy watching last weeks MythBusters.

Out in the crappy air this morning, temps were better than Friday though.  What we got like 2 days of clean air last week...WOW!

Nice run this morning I felt pretty good today.  Now if the air would clear...  Is it just me or do we have a lot of personel diesel pickup trucks in Utah.  Seems to me with our air quality problems they shouldn't allow these kind of trucks because they seem to be high polluters.  I think that when 10-15 of them drive by me in the morning and I get to breathe that wonderful exhaust for .25 I think they should be banned.  Ok, there's my rant for the week.

What a treat this morning...temp was 34 and I got finished before the snow started.  Good run today just cruisin.

Snowy, slushy, slick, and wet run this morning.  No plows out until I got to around 5.5 miles in.  Wore my All Weather Ride 2's and my Storm socks(thanks for the mention last month Allie) and all was good.

Foggy and very slick this morning.  It was tricky slick because I couldn't tell the difference between dry and slick road.  Made for an interesting run.  Good to get out on the last day of January...yeah!

What a grinder today, every step was tough and I never felt right.  Probably due to all the crap I ate yesterday.  Hopefully the rest of the week goes better.

PM - 30 minutes on the indoor bicycle trainer watching Seinfeld.  Love the Seinfeld, hate the Drake.

Coldest run of the season at 14 on top of snowy and very slick roads.  Slow going today just trying not to fall down.  Felt better today and didn't fall so all in all a good run.

Another 10 cold miles this morning.  I think my nose ran 20 today, holy crap I was sick of the constant nose running.  Hate the cold.

Broke out the new Instincts today.  Good shoes I really like them.  A little warmer this morning but I've determined that my optimal snot producing temperature is in the 20's.  Aside from the runny nose I had a good run this morning.

Snow on and off this morning and then with 1.5 left it started to snow hard for the rest of the way.  A little tired this morning but nothing too bad, so overall a good run this morning.

Rain for the first 3 miles then it got pretty nice.  Good run this morning in the fairly balmy 36 degrees, I'll take that in February.  I felt better today than I have in a few weeks.

Nice run this morning, I felt like I got a really good workout today.  Not sure about pace but it felt good.  Decided to switch workouts with tomorrow because it's supposed to rain.  I'd rather run that extra 1.5 dry...

Got out a little early to beat the rain and decided to do Friday's run today since it's supposed to rain for a couple of days.  Warm enough for shorts today, that was nice.  Ended up having a pretty good run today at almost HMP.  Didn't go out with that pace in mide but that's what it ended up to be.

Well my plan came together.  Glad I ran the longer runs Tuesday and Wednesday becasue it was raining pretty good for the entire run today.  I was pretty much soaked and other than my freakin shoe laces coming untied 5 times it wasn't too bad.  I kept telling myself it's better than the TM and that was motivation enough to run it outside.

Good run this morning, it was really nice out.  A light rain started at the half way point but nothing like yesterday.  Good to get the week over with, just make it through work and then a 3 day weekend.

Summary for today:  Half Marathon, 1 mean dog, 1 nice dog, 1 other runner, lots of Robin's, and lots of birds singing.  Good run now to relax for the rest of the day.

Really nice out this morning.  I over dressed a little but that's ok because I felt like being warm today.  Tired legs today and a little fatigued now.  Hopefully they snap out of it.

Taking what the weather gives me right now.  Really good headwind this morning until I got to the top of the hill about 4 miles in then it died down.  Neato....otherwise a great morning and a good run.  My legs felt better today, not completely good but better than the jellosauce from yesterday so I'll take it.

Cold out this morning and the wind was really bitter.  I was getting used to the nice mornings in shorts, what happened?  Good run this morning, I had a hard time getting up but the run went really well and I was cruising.

Easy cruiser on a nice morning, feels good and just enjoying running right now.  It will get even better as the weather improves.

Really nice run today, didn't feel like I was going to fast but I ended up just a couple minutes slower than Ogden HM last year.  Really a great morning as well, wore shorts, just 2 shirts, and light gloves.  Ended up taking the gloves off, can't ask for much better in February.  I guess we're getting some good Karma for the 2+ week inversion in January.

Plan was for 8.5 today but it was soooo nice I tacked on a bit further into South Ogden and through Rohmer park .  Great run today.

Feel good moment of the day...I'm running along about 4 miles in and a guy in a car slows down and starts talking to me.  He tells me he's been seeing me run for years and that I'm an inspiration to him and it's awesome that I get out there in the morning.  Kinda makes you feel good to know that.

Anyway, good run today on another spectacular morning, let alone this being February.  Just cruisin.

It's funny how the little things can make a run good.  Today's little thing was a street sweeper.  Oh it was sooo nice running after the street sweeper so all those little rocks were gone.

Gave blood yesterday afternoon so today's run was easy peasy.  Definately felt some fatigue but not too bad.

Nice run out this morning in great weather.  Kinda boring otherwise but no complaints.

It was dry for 2 miles then the rain hit and didn't let up.  I did 1 smart thing today though, I took my gloves off before it started raining and didn't put them on again until I was half way.  My hands got a little cold about 3.5-4 miles but then I had warm dry gloves for the last half.

The run felt hard today and form wise I felt really clunky.  Just one of those days.  Otherwise it was a little cooler but nice to get out and stay dry after yesterday.  

Cool sunrise this morning through Weber Canyon.  The canyon was full of clouds with the sun making the top half yellow.

Great morning but I still felt clunky and slow today.  50 degrees this morning and I overdressed with a long sleeved shirt.

Don't get me wrong I like my Altra shoes but they need to work on their laces.  These are the only shoes I have that consistently come untied.  I have to double knot them to get through a run.  They came untied 2 times in the first 1.5 this morning.

Tired, grind it out run today.  Not feelin it this week.  Glad I got out though and overall still a good run.

I've got a little bit of an injury so I took a couple of days off.  Feels pretty much the same, it's a weird side shin thing that feels tight.  Couldn't resist the nice day out and I wanted to give the shin a try.  Great lunch time run out on a perfect day, leg feels the same now lets see how it holds up.

Nice run this morning.  Shin is still slightly sore but much better than yesterday.  Iced up when I got home and took some Naproxen.  Hopefully this will be an easy one to get over.  Oh and yeah the Altra laces came untied again before 1.5 miles.  I hate to double knot my shoes but looks like that's what I'm going to have to do.

Tired run on a cool but great morning.  Glad I got out.  Didn't get much sleep on Wednesday night, that and the time change both got me today.  Trudged through and got it done.

Great morning even if it was a little windy.  Good run felt ok today, my shin is getting a little better everyday.  The bonus is I get to keep running.

Playing it cautious yesterday.  Shin was ok and runnable but I thought I'd give it a rest.  Good run this morning but holy crap it was cold.  Low 20's today comared to 52 on Monday.

Great run on a really nice morning.  Just Cruisin enjoying the first day of spring.  Did you catch the sunrise?

Lunch-n-run as my collegue has titled it today.  Awesome afternoon for an easy 5.

Tired run this morning, my legs felt heavy.  Probably due to the double yesterday that I'm not used to.  I think it's good to run tired sometimes.  It helps you get over the mental "I can't do this because I'm tired" thing.  So this morning was a good mental workout in the bag.

My friend Nick (Oreo on the blog) is running the Buffalo 25k this morning so that motivated me to go out for a little run.  Awesome morning for a great run.

Can't say it was a good run today but I'm glad I got out.  Very tired and it seemed like I was EPICALLY slow.  It seemed to take FOREVER.  Not sure what's up just one of those tired, dragging days I guess.

Taking what the weather gives this week so I switched runs with tomorrow.  Really good run today, night and day from yesterday.

Another take what the weather gives day.  Nice morning with temps in the upper 40's.  Great run, I felt good again today.  The wind really started kicking up with about 1.5 to go so I had a pretty strong headwind to finish up.

So I weighed myself for the first time before and after running today and was completely shocked.  I lost 3.2 lbs running today, I never thought it would be that high.

Started getting dressed this morning and I could hear the rain start.  Usually when I can hear the rain I don't really run.  So I got back into bed, ahhhhh.  10-15 minutes later I couldn't hear the rain anymore.  So I got up and got out the door before I changed my mind.

Light rain for pretty much the entire run, wasn't too bad just not optimal.  Really strong headwind for the 2nd half made it cold but bearable.  Begrudgingly it was good to get out.

Nice morning for a cruise and it's Friday. Yeah!

Ok, so I did something stupid today....I haven't eaten since Saturday morning and I go out and run 13.1.  Granted it wasn't fast miles but it was miles.  I needed something physically draining to see if it would help with some bad mojo in my head.

10 miles on a cool but really nice morning.  I even seen a few of other runners out this morning.

So aside from running Monday without eating I did something else that wasn't super smart.  With about 3.5 miles left I saw a pack of cigarettes in the road at the last second and wanted to smash it to ruin them so kids wouldn't get them.  So without stopping I had to kinda step to the side and twist my hips to step on it.  Well...I could hardly walk for the rest of Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday felt a little better.  Yesterday was probably runnable but I decided not to push it plus I've still got some bad mojo in my head.  So lesson learned, don't go out of my way to step on things, even if they're bad.

Started out a little rainy this morning but turned out to be really nice down on the Ogden River parkway for a good run with Brandon and Dave.

Good run this morning, trying to wear myself out again so I added a little to help.

Nice morning to get out for a run.  My legs felt good today just cruisin now I need to work on clearing the crap in my head.  I'm sitting here at work and now my hands are cold, whats up with that?

Tired and overall just so so today.  I felt kinda nauseated when I woke up and it's still with me.  Blah, blah, blah, yada, yada, yada.

Got out this morning and that was an accomplishment.  Still just feeling BLAH!!!

Great morning, these kind of spring mornings make running nice.  Felt better today, not good but better.  I'll take it.

Awesome nice and easy run on the Ogden Parkway this morning with Brandon.  Great run, even better company.   Weather couldn't have been better.

Whoo hoo, it's getting light enough in the morning that I feel like I can run down through South Weber.  So that was good for a change today after running the same thing all winter.

Nice run this morning on the Ogden River Parkway with Brandon, Chad, and Doug.  Great run, great company.

Good run this morning just cruisin.  

Warm and windy this morning didn't mix too well with tired legs, body, and mind.  I'm sooooo tired, glad I got out though.

Not so tired today, good run.  The coolness actually felt a little good this morning but now I'm freezing.

Cooler again this morning not too bad.  Good run, felt a little better again today.  I think I'm ready for some warmer weather though.

Good run this morning, no watch as usual but I really just let my body run.  I have no idea about pace or anything but it was enjoyable.

Tired run but otherwise I felt ok.  The last year or so I've liked running but today at 10 miles or so I got a really good feeling and remembered what it was like to really enjoy running again.  I'm glad it's been a while. 

Brrr, cold today but as soon as the sun came up it felt good but that didn't happen until about 5 miles.  At least this time of year it doesn't stay cold once the sun comes up.  I felt slow and clunky today.  I'm guessing that was because of the cold.

Almost didn't run today because I woke up with a head ache.  I forced myself out the door and I'm really glad I did.  Head ache went away and I had a great run this morning.  This is just a great time of year to run, everything is getting green, the weather is nice, when the sun comes up you can feel the warmth, the birds are out singing.

Tired run today, another hard time getting out of bed and out the door.  But as usual once out the door I was glad I got out.  Nice morning and just as the sun was peaking over the mountain, 'Here Comes the Sun' came on the iPod.  Perfect timing for one of my favorite songs.

PM - 6 miles - AWESOME, AWESOME run with Nick (Oreo) on the Bonneville shoreline trail.  Thanks for listening man!!  I can't thank you enough!

Great run this afternoon on the Ogden River Parkway in the heat with Brandon, Dave, and a little with Emily.  Thanks for the great run and company.

What a great morning for a run.  Throughouly enjoyed this morning.  Ran up Washington Terrace and down through South Weber back into Riverdale and back up into Washington Terrace.

Ok run today, it was a great morning but my brain was spinning on crap.  So I wasn't really into it this morning.

Alright, alright, alright...beat the rain this morning.  Good run just cruisin.  Very tired...my neighbors dog barked non-stop all night long.  They had a house fire in January and they aren't living there but the dog is as of this week so lucky me.

It started raining when I woke up and I thought...ok that's good enough to take a day off.  Then it stopped and I ran out of excuses today.  After all that, as usual, I had a good run and I'm glad I got out.

Raining too hard yesterday so no run.  Decided to run out to my daughters soccer game in Roy. Ran up Washington Terrace for 2 miles and then down and into Roy, I wanted to add a few miles because I knew the run to Roy wouldn't be long enough today.  Nice run, didn't get rained on so thats a plus.   Froze at the soccer game but that's ok, my daughter scored and their team won.

Nice morning for a little jaunt across town....good run nothing much to report just how it should be.

Good run this morning but it started out pretty cold for May.  Even though it was cold this is a great time of year to run, as soon as the sun came up it started warming and felt good.

PM - AWESOME 6.9 with Oreo up above the Dee Events center.  Love running the trails with Nick.

Easy peasy today on tired legs.  Oreo KILLED it and me last night on the trails.  Still a great run with great company.

What a great morning for a run.  This morning is what I thought about all winter.  Ahhhhhh...  Still a little tired from Tuesday.

Awesome morning and an awesome race.  Thanks to Oreo for running with me and being a good friend.  The race felt slightly hard but not too hard so no complaints.  I wanted a 1:45 and got it, that and a PR on a 60 mile week... I'm very happy with the result what a great day.

10 nice easy recovery miles on a windy morning.  Feeling ok, just taking it easy.

Another nice morning but really pretty windy up through South Ogden coming out of the canyon.  Not the best to run into the wind on slightly tired legs but I got it done and as always glad I got out.

Another 10 miler this week.  Looks kinda like a pattern.  Another great morning for a great run.  Almost didn't get out, I was up at 3:30 then fell asleep at 6 and somehow woke up at 6:30 at the last minute to get a run in.

Nice run again, this week has been great.  Still tired though, I need a good nights sleep.

Nice cruiser this morning.  1 loose pitbull who decided not to bite me, thank you!

Awesome easy run today on the BST above Weber State.  I got some new shoes yesterday and I think it's an unspoken rule that new trail shoes need to be dirty within 24 hours of being purchased so I HAD to oblige.  Started at Bues pond and ran to the bench above Mt Ogden golf course...awesome.

Legs a little tired today from the "Easy" run yesterday.  Good run today just cruising, saw 3 other runners.  That's like a record or something.  Now to relax for the rest of the day.

A little warm this morning but still ok.  Lots of people out today and by lots maybe 10.  Felt ok today but my brain was spinning on something that I need to take care of so I was distracted.

What a grinder today.  Very warm and windy, struggled to get through at times and had super dry mouth today.

Much better today, the temp was 58 instead of 78.  Good run just cruisin up through South Ogden and back.

Another great morning.  Good run today on tired legs.  Just cruisin no issues, kinda boring. :)

Awesome run this morning up Wheelers, Art Nord, Green Pond, Middle fork, and down Icebox canyon.  New favorite run, thanks Oreo!  Great time this mroning.  It's not often a 9 mile run feels like maybe 5.

Great run this morning up through Washington Terrace, down into South Weber and back to Riverdale and up into Washington Terrace.  I was dead tired this morning, my dog was yacking from 2-4AM this morning.  Thought the run would be difficult but it went great.

Good run this morning even though it was pretty warm.  Now I'm a little zapped but the run felt good and I pushed the pace a little this morning.

PM - 3.5 easy with Brandon and Sally on the Weber River Parkway around Fort Buenaventura.  Good times.

Woke up super tired, almost rolled back over and went to sleep.  Despite being tired the run was good today on a great morning.  No problemo...

Tired again, didn't get real good sleep last night.  I'm on call and my phone kept going off until about 1AM.  Anyway, got my butt out the door for a nice run.

Good run this morning just cruising today.  Kinda boring but that's how it goes and how I like it.

Great morning for a run.  Really quiet and peaceful out almost no cars it was great.  Came home and mowed the lawn for 2 hours.  That should be enough for today I think.

Great run today, felt really good.  Pushed the pace today, didn't really set out to do that just ended up that way.

Not such a good run today, didn't feel good had a headache.  Just blah...

Good run this morning just plodding along.

Tired again today, couldn't wake up.  Good run though and hit a pretty good pace.  Maybe I should run while sleeping more often.

Nice run this morning although it was very hard to get up.  I was dragging pretty good today.  Had to add a little for a pit stop today so I made it 14 even.

Light rain and cool today at about 45 or so.  Temp felt pretty good and the rain wasn't enough to bother, good run today.

Nice run on a cool morning, around 40 degrees.  Tired to take it easy today.  I wore some light gloves this morning, felt kinda whimpy but my hands weren't cold.

I planned on 8.5 today but it was such a nice morning and I felt good so I added a little today.  Great run, part of the add-on was through Rohmer park.  Nice view running through there.

Another good run on a great morning.  Added .5 through Rohmer park again because it was good yesterday.

Good run on a nice but slightly warm morning.  I'll take this over snow and cold though anyday.  The dog that came after me a few months ago was loose again today but it didn't come after me so that's a plus for today.

Nice cruiser this morning through the hood nice and easy.

Warm and windy this morning doesn't make for the best of runs.  Woke up, I guess I woke up, super groggy today so it was tough to get out.  As always though I was glad I got out.

Very warm this morning.  There was even a sprinkle for a couple of miles but it didn't help much.  Good run for as hot as it was.

Great morning, cool and cloudy.  Felt better today, had a good cruise.

PM - 5.15 awesome cruise on the BST above weber state with my daughter.  Perfect night!

Good run this morning, I felt really good today.  I guess I should run angry after a horrible weekend more often.

Super nice morning for a great run, just cruisin today.  

Wake up....tired....run...work

In the groove lately just throwing it down enjoying getting out.

Nice run in the cool morning of Island Park, really great to get out.

Kinda warm this morning but I ran really well.  Didn't really set out to run faster today but it happened so I went with it.  It's nice to have these days once in a while.

It started to get a little hot this morning but I made it just over 4 miles before the sun hit me so that worked out pretty well.  Great morning for a run.

Easy run on a pretty warm morning with my daughter, which made it AWESOME!!!  On a side note, I was driving home from Brigham City last night on 89 through Willard.  On the side of the road was a huge wild Turkey standing there like 'what's up?'.  Pretty cool.

Great morning, hit Mt. Ogden peak with Nick(Oreo) and Matt.  Great time this morning even when we took a wrong turn at the top of Wildcat and "had" go up to the ridge line and go north to the peak.  What a wrong turn, I'd do that again.  Great views going along the ridge line and the peak was great!  Not too bad for my first peak...

Vert ~3500

Awesome grinder up to Lewis Peak this morning.  First time up there and it was sweet.  Nice views most of the way.  Only bad part...I tripped around 4 miles in and cut my knee.  Shin was a bloody mess.  Came home and went to Instacare....6 stiches later.  Bummer but still a good time this morning overall.

Tired, exhausted, brain spinning so I couldn't sleep last night.  Decided not to fight it anymore about 11:30 and went for a run.  It was warm out and this was by no means my best effort but it did the job and I was able to sleep when I got back.

Tough run this morning, I could feel Thursday and Saturday's runs in my legs.  No get up and go today.  Highlight that made it better is that my daughter got up and ran with me.

I guess this week is my tired week.  Had to drag my butt out of bed and through 10 miles this morning.  I feel tired.

Awesome first time run up to Timpanogos Peak with Gdoc and Oreo.  Thanks for the invite even at an insane early time.  JK, I'd do it again in a heartbeat.  Started at the Timpooneke trail head.  On the way up seen 2 deer, a moose and 3 Mountain Goats.  Views are AWESOME and the peak was great.  On the way down we ran into a heard of 10-15 Mountain Goats who didn't seem to mind that we were sitting 10-20 feet away, very cool.  Great Day!

Vert ~4900

Nice easy cruiser on the Ogden river parkway with Kels, Brandon, and Scott this morning.  Perfect morning for a nice shake out on the legs from Thursdays epic outing up Timp.

Nice, tired run this morning.  When I got up I thought no way can I run 13 today, I was super trashed.  But I got up, got dressed and took that first step out the door.  Good to get out and get it done.  Felt good today.

Good run this morning, I kinda pushed the pace a little and felt good.  Except for the smokey air it would have been a perfect morning.

Another smoky smelling run.  Tried to take it easy today got a fun day planned tomorrow so didn't want to push too hard today.

Sweet Pioneer morning run with Oreo from Francis peak to Thurston peak.  Great views along the trail of both Morgan and the Wasatch Front and better yet no views of rattlers.  3rd Thursday in a row with a peak bagged.  I think Thursdays lately are my favorite day of the week.

Vert ~2600

Wasn't sure if I'd run today after the PeakBag fest yesterday but I was up so I went.  Just an easy cruiser this morning.  Legs started to let me know they were done about 4-5 miles in.

Nice grinder up to Malan's Peak this morning.  Nice view from the top and a great trail for my first time up.

Very warm out this morning, it was hard to get going.  Good run though because of the clouds so the sun didn't come out and make it hotter.

Nice run this morning with a light rain that felt good.  It was really muggy this morning, otherwise just cruisin..

Sweet morning trot up to Frary Peak on Antelope Island with Oreo on a rainy, windy, overcast morning.  No complaints about the weather made for a good run except for a couple of slippery rocks it was all good.  Ran into some bison, deer, antelope, rabbit, coyote, and grouse...fun fun fun.

2100 Vert

What a great morning..great temps, slight breeze, blue sky.  Very nice for a tired run.  Fact is it's probably the only thing that got me out the door today.  I had a hard time getting out of bed but made it and glad I did.

Great run with Kels and Chloe up to Malans peak before leaving for Great Falls. 

Great run along the Missouri river trail in Great Falls from my hotel to the Lewis and Clark center past the falls.  Ended up running through a local Triathalon here that they have on part of the river trail.  I didn't cause any problems so that's good.

Nice run this afternoon along the Missouri river in Great Falls.  From my hotel to the east to the first dam/falls.  Not too warm and very windy but my stomach was too full from lunch.  Wished I could have thrown up.  I'm not used to running with anything on my stomach.

Walked out the door this morning for my normal run and thought...hey I have the day off of work what am I doing running on pavement.  So I changed shoes hopped in the car and hit Oreo's Wheeler canyon loop.  What an awesome run, I love that loop.  Wrong turn at the end of middle fork added a little distance.  Felt a little guilty for most of it because I realized I didn't text Nick and ask if he wanted to go.  Sorry bro...I feel bad.

Nice run on a coolish morning up the Terrace and down through South Weber.  I guess there's a first time for everything....running on South Weber Drive a little south of Riverside golf course and a big goat comes running after me like a dog.  I start to pet it and see if I can see the owner then it acts like it wants to play and starts rearing up and butting me in the leg.  Didn't hurt and it was kinda funny it was jumping around and butting me playfully.  I had to walk up and knock on the door or it would have followed me.  Fun times...

Easy cruiser on the BST above Weber State.  What a great morning, looked like they were running R-SCAPE this morning so I made sure I yeilded to the racers.  

Back to the grind after having last week off.  Nice run back on the pavement.

Tired today but I drug my butt out the door and ran my heavy legs today.  Ok run just felt kinda blah.

Big day planned for tomorrow so decided to go for an easy run this morning.  Ended up running harder than planned so hopefully it won't affect tomorrows run but I feel good now.

Change of plan pushed the BIG day to tomorrow, stupid work...  Anyway nice and easy today with no watch.  Good morning for a jaunt around the hood.  

What's up with South Ogden City.  No construction on Adams Ave. south of Washington until a week before school and then they start tearing it up for the second year in a row at the same time.  Just makes a mess to try and run through.

What an awesome morning.  Headed out at 4:30AM with Oreo on the North Fork trailhead to Willard Peak and Ben Lomond.  Everything was pretty wet on the way up because of the rain last night but didn't stop anything and we still had a great time.  North Fork trail is really worth it, what a great trail.  Anybody who likes trails should hit this.

Willard peak was my favorite, thought Ben Lomond would be.  Ran into a whole herd of Mountain Goats just below Willard peak...very cool.  Great Day!

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Nice and easy to today...still have some tiredness in my legs from Friday.

Couldn't sleep so I finally gave in about midnight and went for a run.  Nice and quiet out...imagine that.  Not many people out at that time pretty surprising.  Came back, showered and went to bed, exciting times.

Nice coolish morning today just cruisin.  Only almost got hit 1 time so not too bad today....

Tired, hard, sweatfest run this morning.  Ended up running HMP so really can't complain but the effort felt pretty good.

Tired...tired legs, body, and brain.  So goal today was easy.  Not a problem today and got a nice light rain for the last 3.5. 

Easy run pacing Brandon on the Ogden River Parkway this morning.  What a perfect morning for a run with a good friend.  Great time!

Another couldn't sleep night so this run started at about 12:30AM this morning.  I'm kinda starting to enjoy these occasionally everything is so quiet and there's no traffic.  Now I'm tired so that's the down side.

Good run and nice morning but today is still blah, not feeling it today.

As of today I've been running in the mornings for 16 years.  Wow doesn't seem that long.

Almost didn't get a run in today.  Very tired getting up and then fell asleep.  Woke up about 15 minutes late and hit it anyway.  Really good effort today, I'm happy with that and a good run so it was worth getting out the door when I didn't want to.

Run...I put one foot in front of the other kinda fast for a long time....

Awesome Wheelers loop with Oreo this morning...couldn't have been a better morning.  Thanks Nick!  Good for the soul.

Good run around Great Falls this morning.  Kinda got lost for a bit, in that I missed a couple of turns.  Most of the run was along the Missouri river so it made for some nice scenery.

Just chillin today getting back from Great Falls late last night.  Ended up running a pretty good tempo for the last 4.25 without really trying.  Must have felt better than I thought I did.

Tired, tired run this morning.  Barely got out the door.  I think the long weekend in Great Falls and driving caught up to me.  Felt warm this morning until I got to the top of Washington Terrace then like I hit a wall the temp probably dropped 10 degrees.  Weird but I'll take it.

PM: Easy run along the Bonneville Shoreline trail after work for a little relaxation and because I needed a little trail run.

A little cool out today was really nice, pretty much perfect.  Gotta break out of this tired thing, dragging again but run was good and HMP today.

PM - Another nice run on the BST above Weber State.  It was so nice last night I had to do it again.

Legs are pretty wiped out today so I tried to take it easy.  Nice morning, nothing too hard today.

Rainy day with some wind at times.  Lightning stayed off in the distance so that was good.  Ended up pretty wet as I finished and the rain quit.  Figures the rain would quit when I got done...

PM: 4.9 Easy on the Riverdale Parkway with Brandon and Dave.  Good times.

Tired legs for a good run.  Overall pace was better than I thought it would be so that's good.  Stupid construction on Adams by the hospital is a pain they have completely removed the sidewalk on the west side and on the east side there's a sign that says sidewalk closed.  Right....I so ignore that.

PM: 4 Easy on the BST above Weber State.  Good for the state of mind.

Nice run on a perfect evening with friends from work on the Riverdale parkway into Odgden.  Good times.

Great run this morning, didn't think it would be that great because I had a hard time getting to sleep.  Cool this morning, definately a touch of fall.  I whimped out and wore light gloves for the first 8 or so until the sun came up.

Perfect run up the Skyline trail from wind surfer beach to the 4 mile post with Oreo.  Thanks for the invite.  Perfect morning, trail was great.  Oreo was in beast mode chewing up that trail just tried to hang on for a nice ride.

Almost rolled back over for more sleep this morning. Got out of bed and had a pretty decent run this morning.  Started out kinda slow then picked it up down in South Weber and back into Riverdale.

PM - 5 with Oreo, Brandon, Jesse, and Sharee from work on the Riverdale parkway.  Good run a little warm but great company.

Nice run this morning, wanted to go nice and easy but that didn't happen.  If I don't think about going easy I end up running harder and that happened this morning.

PM - Nice run with Oreo, Scott, Brandon, and Doug on the Riverdale parkway after work.  Really hot sweatfest and Oreo kicked my butt pushing the pace.  Good workout though, no complaints.

Not a good night, couldn't get to sleep until 12:30-1 this morning.  So it was really tough to get up this morning.  Run went well, felt tired but pace was my best all week.  Maybe I should stop sleeping...

Afterwork grinder, of the best type, up Wheelers, up old snow basin road to middle fork, down through icebox.  Beutiful run, trail is prime and the leaves are great.

Nice warm run on the North Ogden pipeline trail with Brandon over to the elk farm and back.  Got a treat when the elk started bugleing kinda neat.  Good run, better company...thanks Brandon.

Tired run today, that seems to be the theme of late.  Doesn't really seem to be affecting my pace though so who knows.  12.5 miles in I'm cruising along and a white poodle starts chasing me.  I stop to let the owner get it, I turn to stop and look at it and the dog has a blue mohawk.  What's up with that, a white poodle with a blue mohawk chasing me.

PM - 4 on the Riverdale parkway with Brandon, Doug, Scott, Jesse, and Jared from work.  Good times.

Run, dark, cool, too early.  No blue mohawk dogs this morning.

PM - 3.1 on the Riverdale parkway with Brandon.  Good stuff.

Donated blood yesterday so no run.  Great run this morning although a little tired in the legs.  Love running this time of year.

PM - After work sweatfest, windfest on the BST above Weber State.  Still great to get out to clear the head after work.

Tired, slow miles today.  Felt hard today.

Afternoon cruiser to try and run off some bad mojo today.  Kinda worked, running is my saving grace some days.

Nice run on a cool morning.  Decided to take it easy this week just to let things chill out.

5 easy on the Riverdale parkway into Ogden with Brandon, Chad, and Sharee from work. Good times.

Great grinder up the south skyline trail from Pineview this morning to the 3 mile post and back.  Weather and the views were great.  No stopping today...good stuff.  Awesome trail running song.....Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop

Wow....great morning and a great run.  Really pushed it this morning.  Oh by the way I love the new Ride 7's, great shoes.

PM - 4.6 easy with Brandon, Brad, and Sharee from work.  Perfect afternoon out on the Riverdale parkway.

Couldn't sleep last night last check was 1:45AM....soooo 5:30 didn't happen.

Ran after work with Brandon and Chad, good run with good guys.

Kinda tired this morning so I didn't push it.  I think I paid the price for no sleep Monday night.

PM - Awesome 4.25 on the BST above Weber State.  What a perfect night out.  Very nice.

Hard time getting out of bed today, tired.  Glad I got out, had a good run on a nice morning.  Had to make an unplanned stop but at least it was at the right time when I could.

4 Miles easy on the Riverdale parkway with Brandon, Trent, and Chad.  Good run on a nice afternoon on the parkway.

Great, great run this morning with Oreo on the Sardine loop up at Snow Basin.  Started from the lower parking lot due to some bike races up there this morning.  Trail is beyond $$$$ right now and the views and the colors are awesome.  Thanks Nick!!!

Awesome Columbus day run with Oreo on the BST starting at Rainbows and going south.  Windy and cold to start but trail was great and Oreo took it easy on me...  As always thanks Nick great run.

No run today, bummer.  Walking out the door and work called, talk about bad timing.

Warm, windy, and dark today.  Not sure why it seemed so dark but it was.  Stupid construction up on Adams Ave. in South Odgen keeps messing with me.  Otherwise a good run.  Nice to get out.

Good hard run today, felt good and not so tired today for a change.  I beat the 8 min guy which is good for me.

PM - 5 a little harder than I wanted but still a great run no complaints.  Riverdale parkway with the AFCU running group which tonight included Nick, Brandon, Cindy, Brad.  Fun stuff, great company.

Sore hamstring today so I decided not to run my normal run.  Had the day off work so I took my car to get an oil change, ran home.  Realized I locked myself out so I had to "break" in kinda.  Mowed the lawn and then ran back and picked my car up.  Fun, fun day off.  Wanted to hit a trail but decided not to risk the hammy....

Spent some time in my church this morning.  So happens it was in Wheeler/Icebox canyon, running Nicks loop.  Trail is $$$$.  Yes, that's a 4 out of 4 $ rating.  Awesome, awesome run this morning.  Forgot about deer hunt, didn't wear anything orange.  Glad I didn't get shot ;)  Hammy felt good.

Good run this morning although I was really groggy this morning and it was hard to get up.  Took it a little easy today since my hamstring is a little sore.

10k on the treadmill tonight. That's all I could take....boring. 50:53 tried to get it over with as fast as possible with a full stomach

Fairly easy after work along the Riverdale parkway north into Ogden.  Ran with Brad, Cindy, Brandon, Jesse, Jared, and Adam.

Great run until the last .1 then my hamstring said 'I don't think so that is quite enough'...bummer.

Sweet run on Indian Trail from Ogden Canyon to Rainbow Gardens with Nick.  What an awesome trail, but then again there isn't really any bad trails around here.  Still trail was $$$$, yes another 4 $ out of 4 on the rating scale.  Thanks Nick!!!!

Great run with the work crew on the Riverdale parkway.

Great run this morning.  Hamstring is finally coming around now I just need to go easy so I don't hurt it again like last Friday.

Nice grinder this morning in the wind up from North Ogden Pass to Lewis Peak.  Great morning beat the crappy weather so its all good.

A little test out the hamstring run tonight.  Not bad but not good.  As long as I don't do anything crazy I think this is runnable.

Cold morning but a pretty good run.  Just being careful with the hammy still.

Feeling better...yeah!!!  Not all the way back yet but I can see the light.

Run with the work gang down on the Riverdale parkway this morning.  Nick, Doug, Sally, and I ran a 1 mile warm up. Then we met Brandon, Sharee, Scott, Julio, and Jared for the run.  Nick, Doug, Sally, and I did a 5 mile tempo at around 7:45-7:50 pace.  .5 cool down to run the others in.  Great morning, great company.  Thanks guys!

Tough run this morning...legs were complete jello sauce.  Glad I got through it though that's a good one to have in the bank.

No run today, a little IT band thing and I don't want to miss tomorrow.

Took yesterday off so I could make sure and run today because I didn't want to miss it.  Go a little IT band thing so I was careful.  Awesome run this morning from North Ogden Divide to Ben Lomond peak with Oreo, BG, and Taylor.  Wind and cold was a little tough especially on the peak.  We could only stay up for a few mintues but it was well worth it.  Great run with great company.

Nice run but FREAKIN cold.  WTF....still glad I got out.  Hamstring was good, knee was not too bad.  Best part is that it feels better now a few hours after running.  Hopefully this is it for injury's for a while.

Well January is pretty cold again this year...oh wait it's only November.  I guess the freakin inversion fooled me.  Good run today but still too cold for November.

A little warmer today made it nicer.  A late start because I kept hitting snooze this morning.... ;)

Supposed to be an easy day but I felt better than I thought.  Got to my turnaround at 5.75 and my pace was much faster than I would have guessed.  Wasn't really pushing it today, love these days.  Maybe I should hit "snooze" more often.

This should put me over 2200 miles for the year, that's a good thing.  Although I think it proves that I'm nuts in a way.

Funny thing this morning, I found myself yelling out "Big Man is on the run".  JK but I felt like yelling it.

PM - 4.6 Nice run on the Riverdale Parkway after work with Brandon.  Good run and great company.

Warmer temp today but I was really cold, especially the last 4.25.  Made myself run easy today because I've kinda pushed things the last few days.

Good run even though I'm not down in Moab running some red rocks...JK Oreo, have a great time.

Big man run today for half marathon Monday... ;)

Good run today seems fitting because I felt pretty good today.  I think having a really good nights sleep helps...

Nice run this morning...so this having a good nights sleep thing is 2 for 2.  Pushed the pace today no prob just cruisin.

Lazy this morning...but it was such a nice day I had to get out this afternoon.  Great run although it would have been really nice to go for a bike ride.

Nice 8.6 this morning early.  Planned easy day so didn't push it just enjoyed being out with no traffic.  Wasn't my best night of sleep so didn't expect much.

2 miles at the Ogden Regional Thanksgiving day run with Janell.  Super fun, glad we got out.

5 miles with some awesome company, Kels and Nick on the North Arm Trail at Pineview.  Great cruiser, love to get out on the trails and couldn't ask for better company.

Good hard run this morning.  Should have probably had a GU or something at 9 miles because my legs kinda bonked at about 11 miles but I pushed through it.  I'll have to remember to take something next time.  I think that was good for the workout bank to push through that tiredness at 11 miles.  It'll help coming out of the canyon or turning onto Grant at the end of the Ogden half.

Didn't expect this kind of workout after a late, fun night but it's all good.

Rainy morning...I'm a whimp.  But I was quite busy this morning as well folding some laundry.  10k on the Treadmill tonight, set it at 7.2 and cruised.

Ok run this morning, nothing wrong just one of those days.  It was really a great morning, temps in the mid 40s in December can't complain.  Tried to take it easy and not push it today, I think I need to save some strength for my next run.  

Not very motivated today...hard to get out the door.  Had some dishes to take care of so I guess that was my motivation.  Set out for an easy cruiser but ended up hitting it in HMP. So Great run today on a super December morning.

Major headache all night and didn't feel well this morning so I bagged the run.  Decided to go for an after work cruiser and enjoy the nice weather.  Still had a headache.  Run was great felt good and my head survived.

Got out this morning, is this really December...  Anyway tried to take it easy after last night's run and Diet Coke delivery :).  Run was great I took a powergel at about 4.5 miles today that seemed to help.  I could probably take one at 8.75 when I turn around just for an extra kick.

Planned easy day...I made myself go nice and relaxed today.  Felt good although it felt freakin cold after being hot all night in bed.

Had some extra energy for some reason this morning so I had a nice hard workout.  Pushed the pace the whole way and ended up beating the 8 min guy.  Pretty much tempo'd the whole run.  Good for me...now I'm tired.

Had to get up early and run less due to and early work meeting.  Dark but 50 degrees this morning on the 12th of Dec.  I'll take that anyday.  Kinda slow and easy after yesterday's tough run plus I'm a little tired because I didn't sleep real well.

Last run in the Kinvara 6's.  Didn't like them at all very dissappointed.

Fun run with Brandon, Chad, and Ben from 21st St pond West.  A bit rainy but not bad.  Good company for a good easy run.

Knee a little iffy this morning so I decided to try and be smart and rest.  Holy cow I didn't think tonight would ever come today really dragged.  Got home and had to hop on the TM for a 10K.  That sucked, the run was OK just the TM was blah...

Tour de Terrace after work tonight.  Ended up pushing it pretty good, effort wise, and just edging out the 8:00 minute guy.  For some reason it was really a struggle tonight, every step.

Finally got my butt out the door this morning, first time this week.  Knee and hamstring are a little better.  Good run didn't push it too hard this morning kinda tired, needed a better nights sleep.

Rainy run this morning but it was good to get out.  Right hammi is a little iffy so I didn't push it too much today.  I've been hitting the snooze button a few times as of late so I'm getting out a little later, no complaints though laying in a nice warm bed a few extra minutes is well worth it.

New trail to run today so that was exciting.  I ran up Washington Terrace and then down the Adams Parkway.  That's where the new trail starts, it hooks into the Weber River Parkway and goes back into Riverdale, from there back up into Washington Terrace.  Good trail, this is a nice new route and I'll run it more.

Late start again....couldn't get out of bed.  It was soo nice and warm this morning.

Brrr, holy freakin cold Batman....Ogden River Parkway with Brandon, Chad, and Ben.  Got there early to get a few more miles in, started at the Botanical Gardens are ran up to Rainbow Gardens.  Pretty good canyon wind and that's about the coldest I've ever been running.  Got about 5 in before the guys got there then ran 5.5 with them.  Good company and breakfast after was money...

Treadmill...not much more to say.  Watched some Top Gear re-runs this morning that made it much more bearable.  Looks like a TM week with the Artic air coming in and supposed to be windy on top of that.

Run...Treadmill...blah...blah...blah

Lazy this morning and with the temp at about 0 without wind chill I couldn't face another TM morning.  Got home from work and just got on the TM without thinking about it, ok not the best but never is on the TM but glad I got a run in.  Excited for tonight, going to be fun.