Summit junkie!

On my hike on Friday I started coughing  and have had some fluid in my lungs for the last few days and I have had very little energy and I think that might be why I have been feeling sluggish. I went out just to keep my legs fresh and I took my new dog out for the first time. She was all over the place and I think I should get bonus miles for all of the effort it took to battle her. By mile 3 we found a good rhythm and it was much better.

Did weights at the gym tonight (upper body) for 45 minutes and then ran home after my workout. I didn't feel all that great or I would have kept running.

Ran the Wasatch Crest trail with Jun and Enoch this morning and had the BEST sunrise of the year on the top of Scott Hill. The moon was full above all of the spectacular Wasatch Peaks with an amazing alpenglow to the west, and the sky was lit up with oranges and reds with the sun rising in the east.  The trail was incredible with wildflowers and everything is so green because of all of the June rain. It was a fantastic day.  I finished the route in 1:41 after Jun and just before Enoch.

We did have some significant elevation gain at the start of the trail and my lungs were definitely feeling it with this cough I have had, but once we hit the downhill it was fun and much easier.

Another note: I don’t think you have truly lived until you have had a ‘dirt bag’ shower in the sink at the Big Cottonwood Park-n-ride and the free soap actually smells nice.

Went golfing today at Thanksgiving Pt. and it took us 5 hours to do 18 holes. I was pretty tired after, but I went to the gym and lifted for 30 minutes anyway.

Climbed Little Water Peak this morning with my friend Matt. We started at 5:30 AM and had a nice hike up to the lake, although Matt wasn't feeling well. From the lake it is a bushwhack for about a mile to the summit and we went through one of the most beautiful aspen forests I have ever seen. It was so green and didn't seem real. The view from the top is fantastic and Matt had a grand idea that we would just head south and bushwhack down to the trail coming from Desolation Lake. It ended up being horrific and we got into thick stinging nettle and both fell a few times on the steep terrain. Once we were back on the trail we ran back to the trailhead and it was a lot of fun despite the route finding challenges. (Total 6 miles)

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Ran 3 more miles with Kristina and the dog. I felt really good and could have gone for a while, but Kristina was done after 3. It was a perfect night.

Took the dog out for a mile and then I did 30 minutes on the elliptical. It was a very busy day and it was nice to do something easy on the knees today.