Summit junkie!

View Benchmark with Neasts and Jun:

Once again the Sunday forecast looked iffy and with the likelihood of mud we definitely took a chance with VB and I'm glad we did. We had a really enjoyable run all the way to the summit where we saw some killer views, but it was cold, so we didn't stay long up there. On the way down I had some GI issues and Jun and I both hit the deck within about 20 seconds of each other, so other than that it was a perfect run. The best part was my knee feeling great the entire way, so I think I am over my ITB issues. I also just signed up for the Bryce 100 in May, so that will be my focus and I am really excited about it.

I had a very solid weight session at the gym with my wife, working my upper body and core. I am just sick about what happened at the Boston Marathon yesterday. I'm grateful that all of my friends are safe. The initial report that I heard said the first bomb went off in front of the famous running store in Boston and I knew that the Altra crew had set up in front of one of the running stores near the marathon route, so I was relieved to see that they were all ok after one of them posted on Facebook, but I am very sad about the loss of life and those that were injured. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of them.

At the gym after the kids were in bed. Nice and easy.

View Benchmark with Je10:

I met Je10 this morning at 5:30 am for a run up VB via Ann's from Vintage View Ln. It was pretty cold this morning, but as long as we were moving it wasn't bad. We had a very enjoyable chatty run all the way to the top where there was a breeze and the cold was biting, so we didn't stay long at all. On the way down my knee started to hurt after the first hill, so we scrapped our original plan to tag the sub peak and just ran back the way we came. My knee got progressively worse, so we were slow, but I still enjoyed the run. Looks like I'll be running more flats the rest of the week.

An hour of elliptical with some weights and core mixed in as well.

7 on the track at the gym. With my knee still having issues I need to keep my miles flat, so I hit the track for 7. I did pick up the pace and pushed it more than usual and everything felt good.