Summit junkie!

I went to the gym to lift tonight and it must have been stinky adolescent night. There were several teenagers in there and believe me it was rank. It took me a few minutes to shake off the bad vibes and get into my workout. I lifted for 50 minutes and had a great workout with some of my friends. My left calf is a touch sore from Sat, but otherwise I am feeling really good.

35 min on the elliptical to stretch my legs and get some cardio. I'll be running Wire/Red Butte again tomorrow morning.

Did the Mt. Wire/Red Butte summit run this morning with MatthewVH. We met at 6:00 am at the Mt. Wire trailhead and ran up to where the ridge gets steep. From there it was a hike up the steep ridge. Matt wasn't feeling it this morning and had a lack of energy, and I noticed he wasn't his usual self. I saw a couple of shooting stars and the views on this mountain are always good of the city. Once we got close to the summit the wind really picked up and it was cold. We made it up in 53:00 which was two minutes faster than last week. On top I gave Matt a gel and that seemed to help with his energy.

We had time so we ran the ridge over to the summit of Red Butte just as the sun was rising. It was pretty windy on the ridge, but not as bad as it had been on Mt. Wire. The run down from Red Butte was fun and we didn't push the pace. The arch in my left foot was a touch sore, so I was totally ok with the slower pace. The run in was fun and the temps were almost perfect. Total time: 1:48.

I usually lift on Fridees, but since I was getting up to go run Malan's peak in the morning I wanted to get to the gym and get in some lifting. I had a really good session and the gym wasn't even stinky this time. 50 minutes of upper body/core work. There were only 5 of us in there. good times.

I love mornings like this. Jun, Dorsimus and I met Bryce in Ogden to run Malan's Peak. I have wanted to get up there for about 6 months now, and when Bryce posted up some pics the other day it really made me want to hit it. We started just after 6:30 and the trail is fairly steep, gaining 2200 ft in just over two miles. Jun was leading with a pretty good pace and after a mile it got really steep and it was a lot of hiking with an occasional run where we could. Bryce got out in front with Jun close behind and Dorsimus and I were a few minutes back. I was feeling a bit sick that last mile and could have easily puked if I thought about it too much.

Bryce topped out first, then Jun and Dorsimus and I hit the summit together a few minutes after. What a view! We hung out on top for about 20 minutes talking and taking a few pictures. It was cold up there and as soon as it got a little light we headed down. Jun was flying down today with the others close behind. It was a really steep trail, but a ton of fun. I will definitely start doing this peak a few times per year. We had so much fun that we are thinking of going back early next week to hit Ben Lomond and Willard peaks. This was the perfect start to my Friday.

I had a really busy day that ended with a massive headache. I did manage to get in 30 minutes of core/ab work though.