Just Thinking

     "Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and sink yourself into that.  Don't be impressed with youself.  Don't compare yourself with others.  Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with you own life."


Galatians 6:4-5

The Steamboat Classic is in the books.

    Another running moment this morning.  I wanted to run around 7:30 pace, ran 7:10s.  I guess all the hills and repeats really paid off.  But it wasn't the pace that made my morning, it was the way it felt.  I have to tell ya, I  kinda got emotional when I rounded the corner, 50 yards from the finish line, and saw the clock.  You have a hard time describing to non-runners and even some regular runners cant understand what this feeling "feels" like.  So I don't talk about it much, I guess I should and maybe it would motivate someone if I did, but I really don't like too.  Now it is time to get back to the trails.  I would like to run an ultra or two this fall, and avenge my DNF at Potawotami. 

Trail Runners Nocturnal Emitions.

     Great trail run this morning.  It is hard to explain to someone not used to running in these kind of conditions, just what the attraction is, or that you are not crazy.  I'm not crazy, and I love running on days like this and in conditions like this.  Just for a reference, the rain was coming straight down, so hard at times that it was obscuring my vision.  Days like this tend to make you appreciate the good and accept the not so good.  As long as I am running trails all is good.

All Is Good

     I am having some great runs lately.  Lots and lots of hills and quarter-mile and half-mile repeats.  I am almost feeling too good if that is possible.  A couple of my recent runs have been a little emotional.  If you are my age and run a lot and get into that rhythm you know what I am talking about.  Not the "runners high" but something beyond it I think.  Its hard to describe. But I think it can happen only to a person my age.  When we are young, we take these runs for granted,  now I relish every one of them. 

 Steamboat here I come!!

Good Trail Run

Great trail run this morning, 14 miles with three good friends.  75 degrees, sunny,   It was a nice recovery run from this weeks hard workouts.  Cant wait to get past Steamboat so I can get to my marathon training. 

Back to the trails

Ran trails today for the first time in a week.  Not that I don't want to run trails, it's just Steamboat Classic time and I wanna run 7:20 pace, pretty ambitious if you know Steamboat.   Speed work (1/4 mile repeats) and lots and lots and lots of hills for the next three weeks.

Wait; I'm supposed to be an ultra runner

     Two weeks into my Steamboat Classic 15k training.  This is a whole different animal than training for an ultra.  Hills, hills,hills and speed work.  It's a nice change from all the looooong slow trail running.  After this, its marathon training!!!!!