Summit junkie!

3 easy with my wife. It is becoming a Sundee tradition. Fun.

Weights at the gym with my wife for an hour working upper body/core. We had a really good session and the gym wasn't crowded at all.

City Creek Canyon to North Salt Lake on the BST with Craig, MattW and ZacM:

Met the fellas in City Creek early before work for a really fun run. We went west and ran up to the towers that are north of Ensign Peak. It is a fairly steep climb, but we ran most of the way up. At the first set of towers we took the trail down into N. Salt Lake. I have never been on this section before and it was a blast. Incredible views and a park with a nice bathroom at the trunaround.

On the way back up to the tower I felt strong and Craig and I ran every step to the top. The run down was fast and fun. It was a really fun morning and the perfect way to start my day.

Lake Mountain solo:

I wanted to make a run at Timpanogos, but some afternoon storms made it look far from promising, so I decided to run up Lake Mt. instead. I started a few hours later than I wanted because I was hoping all of the storms would roll through and for the most part they did. The sky was still dark and it was windy when I started, but nothing that looked threatening.

I had a very fun run up to the summit. I tried to run as far as I could without hiking and I think I made it about 3/4 of the way up before the steep hill got the best of me and I slowed to a power hike. I was passed by two ATVs on the way up and othewise I didn't see a soul. It was justr me and my ipod and it was actually relaxing and gave me some time to think.

The summit ridge was pretty windy and I could see a storm moving in from the west, so I did not stay long on top. The run down was a blast. I cranked the tunes and got into a really good groove all the way back to the car.

Lake Mountain with Neasts 8 hours later:

I had a blast running Lake Mountain last night by myself, but I think I enjoyed the run/hike today even more with Neasts. The weather was perfect and we had some great conversation all the way up and back down. This was definitely not my fastest time up and Neasts was nice enough to hike the steep sections with me. My legs felt pretty good, but I was lacking my normal steam. It was much slower than the night before, but I still felt like it was a good effort. It was a perfect morning and an excellent way to start the day.

With Kristina at the gym.

Lake Mountain with Kristina:

My parents had my kids for the day, so Kristina and I had a really fun date. We slept in, had a nice relaxing breakfast and decided to hit Lake Mountain and we were both excited because it was her first time up. The first few miles were really hot and both of us were sweating pretty good and watching the dark clouds move closer to the sun. They finally obliged about 3/4 of the way up and it made it so much nicer. K was doing really well, but she isn't used to this much uphill, so we did stop to take a few breaks on the way up, but she pushed hard and it was fun to see her determined to make it up.

We hit the summit just as it started to sprinkle and the wind was picking up a lot. Now we were both getting chilled, but it felt great up there. We snapped a few pics and headed down. It was a ton of fun just chatting away all the way back down to the car. She did awesome and didn't complain once. I think she is ready to hit some bigger peaks, so we will do a few more warm-ups and then get after Timp.