Muddy mess

Tonights run with the boys from Colorado Running Company was dark and sloppy.
But the worst it got the better I liked it. Had to stop to potty a couple times and each time in the slop I picked it up. Felt like running XC. I ran in the Nike Lunar Glides KP was nice enough to give me at TRE. My size 9.5 weighed in at a surprising 11.1 oz. I thought these shoes were to be light weight? my bad! But they were still fun to run in and I think they'll be fine on the trails.
Oh and they are BRIGHT GREEN.

hecktic start

Sometimes blogging can be good. I noticed this am that the 'P' was going for a run in the Garden before work; oops that means I was supposed to open The Colorado Running Company! Made it in record time and with seconds to spare. So I get to run with the boys tonight. Or walk with Ted. Thursday's high temp to be in the low 40s. Better get out soon.

Freaking dog

Went to Soul Runners at Trinity tonight. Decided to take PJ. Tied her up outside by the door. Every time I checked on her she wa lying quietly on the ground. As we started the run a runner told me PJ had bit her as she walked into Trinity. I mumbled an apology and kicked the dog! Not a great run. Panda will be the dog at the Trinity run from now on.

Done

Well the weekends runs are finished. Did 5 on the treadmill last night with a bit of faster stuff inserted during the workout. Got out in the snow today for a trail run but ended up on the roads around the Garden. The trails were making me feel my plantar and I got on the smoother more plowed roads. With the rain/snow yesterday and snow this am the trails were just too slick for me to actually run. The 'PJ' and I were out for ~ 1:45. She needed therun almost as much as I did. With Cindy not running and me gone she has put on more lbs than I have. The sun is out and it's still snowing; might as well make a trip to the Loop.

Home again

With as much or as little as you travel, there is no place like home!
Went to bed last night at 8:38 read for an hour then passed out.
Pups woke me up early and I decided to walk with Ted. Damn I'm glad I can still run AND walk.Was great to get out before our predicted snow hits this weekend. I'll get in 45 minutes saturday then a planned 90 minutes on Sunday. Don't wanna know how far I've gone because it's too damn depressing. Just like thinking about how much fuel the jets used to practice fly-overs for tommorows Air Force football game. They just went past for the 3rd time. Any way another weekend for this fat old guy.

WOW

"Been a long time since I rock and rolled"
And a while since I've posted. But I'm back!
Just in from The Running Event in Austin. Good good time. Lots of seminars about how to run the business better; the state of running specialty and looking for new product. NO I was not able to convince Asics to sell us shoes but made progress in that area. Our good buddies at
Naperville Running Company won Store of the Year. The only thing that could be better is if
Colorado Running Company won. Ran a 5K race and broke the magical 30 minute barrier.
It was a good time.

Imogene Pass Survival run

Well that was fun! Ran as usual no real taper, you have to be training to do that, just took Thursday off but had a good rest of the week. Cindy was much more into my running than I was. What outfit, how many gels, water ect????......Her concern was nice. But I had a plan and was sticking to it. I knew I would be walking a bunch at higher altitude so taking it real easy early would be key. I was hoping to run into one of my freinds who has run this many times as her pace would be honest for me. This is a course where you can legally take short cuts. And I planned to use every short cut. They are steeper than the longer way but they would also make me walk a bit early. After .25 miles of flat the course starts uphill. Took the 2 short cuts and yes they were faster. Saw my freind right after 1 mile and ran chatted with her for the next few miles. She was hurting and I made her run a few sections she would've walked. Things like let's run to that tree; to that big rock. I took pictures along the way as this race is beautiful. (Pikes Peak is also but this area is like a little Switzerland) After 5 miles I left her and saw another freind (coworker of Cindy) who was running his first real race in a while. Cindy had told me his goal was to beat me, HA. He had seen me run the time I bonked on Pikes Peak from no gels. But he's a great guy so I encouraged him as I went by and we ran a bit together. He'd catch up when I stopped to click photos. After 7 miles it gets real steep and rocky and loose. I had to walk/ jog this section. Another mile up and it was all walking. I don't do well at altitude and this is over 13,000' . The plan was walk 100 steps fast ;stop catch breath repeat. I passed a bunch of people doing this and was well within myself at the top.I waited to snap a few photos of my freinds at the top~ 3 minutes gave high fives and headed down the 7 miles to Telluride. I didn't fall!! Saw one poor girl superman fall 100 meters from the pavement. The down is brutal on the quads. I finished and that is that.