Yep. I just couldn’t resist squeezing one more run into the month. This has been a record setting month for me! With today’s 10k my totals for August are: 209k / 130 miles run 6,952m / 22,800 feet climbed Pretty epic month! Feeling great. Cutting alcohol out of my diet for the last two weeks… Continue reading Run Eighty Two
OK, yesterday was supposed to be the last mountain run of the month but what are you supposed to do when a mountain goat knocks on your door and eagerly asks if you would like to run up a mountain!? Well, you just put your shoes on and go man!! We ran the first several… Continue reading Run Eighty One
Chinaman. Shehan Karunatilaka. Sri-Lanka. “Sales Pitch If you’ve never seen a cricket match; if you have and it has made you snore; if you can’t understand why anyone would watch, let alone obsess over this dull game, then this book is for you.” That’s basically me, I know nothing about cricket and have thought that… Continue reading Book 33
Last mountain run for the month! That’s a look at the final climb to reach the highest point of my run. The air was heavy and humid but the temperature a bit lower than what it’s been for the past several days. Jumped over a fallen branch on the way up. It was cleared away… Continue reading Run Eighty
Uncle Poopy Head here with the second of a new series of posts on my blog by my niece Meghan. Her first post recorded the most views I have received on this site! A star is born! Hi Uncle Poopy Head! I have another good book today! It is called Sideways Stories from Wayside School… Continue reading Guest Blogger Meghan!
Beautiful late August morning run, today is going to be a scorcher so I was motivated to get out early. Hit the trail at about 8am locked my bike up at the park and set out for a 21k skip along the river! Managed a decent pace each 5k lap was at about 29 mins.… Continue reading Run Seventy Nine
A nice recovery run today to get over Monday’s fantastic 2,100 meter climb! I took it slow and ran 10k along the river, I kept my pace down by only breathing through my nose the whole time. Good technique I picked up on slowrunnergirl ‘s blog. No climbing. No getting lost. Just a nice jaunt… Continue reading Run Seventy eight
Uncle poopy head (my real name!!) is so proud to introduce his book loving niece Meghan and her first blog post!!! Let’s encourage her and all children to read and write! hi uncle poopy head my book is Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell. I would give this book 5 stars because it tells about… Continue reading Guest blogger book review!
I am tired. I am sore. My eyelids are heavy and I don’t think I will leave my couch. Ever. True to form though I am SO HAPPY about the run I completed today! That’s the view from the top. A friend and I have been talking about running this particular trail for a year… Continue reading Run Seventy Seven
I like to run in the summer rain. It’s a nice way to clear your mind and feel refreshed. This morning was perfect for that! I was pretty wet just from the bike ride to get to the starting point but I had my rain gear and a smile on so I headed out happy… Continue reading Run Seventy Six
Running of the books 