Good to go

It finished quad rock 25. I really want to try the 50 next year. Great course. It was the first of three races I am doing this year. Dirty thirty and pikes only. I will be happy with that. It is great to see all my friends getting faster and pushing it. Lots of hiking with kids this summer. I am happy about that

Running and blogging at the same time

Great way to pass time on the treadmill. I got in 20 miles this week

More beer than miles this week

I suppose this is a bad thing for a long distance runner. I snuck in 2 to 3 mile runs at a time during the week. It was impossible to get an hour of continual running again over the last two weeks. I was able to sign up for the ascent. I should be able to do 3:15. I will be pacing Leadville the same day. I am making plans to climb Gannett peak in Wyoming. Looks fun and remote. I hope to do Blanca ridge massif and longs peak a few times. Having no races in June and July will be great. I look forward to just getting out with the kids and friends.

Ascent signs up tomorrow almost 30 on the week.

Enjoyed a great week. Took a four hike up green mountain with 5 kids in the snow. It was a perfect day after a big snowfall. We ate at the lucky pie and i drank a couple of mercenary ipa's. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day. Ran devils backbone with a couple of parents from my school. Both were collegiate runners. They asked for a meeting and I told them I wanted a running meeting. We did 7 or so miles. I am gearing up for Tcap (colorado school assessment). This is a big deal for principals and teachers. A little bit of stress. I look forward to signing up for the ascent and pacing Leadville the same day. I am excited for the summer!

20 miles this week

I had a great run with my homie shad. 10 miles in 2:10. I hope to get another twenty in this week. I need to create a schedule to focus on my training. I really want to pr on the dirty thirty, 5k, and pikes ascents. I am positive I can do that with a little more training.

18 miles this week and snowboarding

Mileage went down this week. I could not find the motivation. Going to doctor today for a check up. Watched a great movie called Flight last night. It is about addiction and battling/coming to terms with it!

Great month of running with friends

It has been an exciting month ramping up for a couple of races and just getting out. I am running 35-45 mile weeks mostly on the weekends with friends. My brother in law signed up for lt100 so it has been fun watching him get into the sport. He has never run a marathon so it will be interesting to see how his training goes. I went for a run before the snow today. I ran 13.1 in 1:45. I ran with Mike Thompson who is excited about his new line of pearl shoes that are coming out in a couple of weeks. He has worked hard for 3 years on this line of tri, road and trail shoes. Can't wait to get my feet in these new shoes. Quad rock and dirty thirty coming up. Those are the only races for 2013. Too much time on the job. I worked 60 hours this week plus 7 hours of driving. Not enough time to devote to my favorite hobby of climbing and running. I love my job and the time and energy I put into it is worth it!