Saturday, November 1, 2008

Been a while....

It's been too long since I last posted. I seemed to notice I'm not the only one guilty of that. I think it's good to take a break once in a while, like you do (or should do) with running. So this post is meant to be a little catch up...nothing more.

Running is slowly coming back. I've been getting out on the trails with the old gang and last week did the NW Trails 10 miler at Soaring Eagle park. I did a run 8 min/walk 2 min with Robin and we had a nice time. I felt very strong coming in the last mile and my hip cooperated, giving me minimal soreness afterwards. I've decided not to worry about time (not that I did that much before) but to enjoy the moment of the run more, and it seems to be paying off.

Today I did three hours of the Carkeek 12 hour run, getting in 11.7 miles and 2580 feet of elevation gain. Not much compared to those who did more loops or all twelve hours, but it was enough for me! It was a 1.9 mile loop, which gave me lots of opportunities to catch up with friends I hadn't see in a while. I hadn't run on the trail in the dark before (I know, hard to believe) and this started out in the dark. We startled one woman who was walking her dog (with no light) through the trails in the dark. I thought that was kind of odd that she would be out there in the dark; obviously she knew the trail better than me! The more I think about it, the nicer that sounds, especially with a big dog. Anyway, I was only going to get in about three loops but it was so much fun, I kept going back for more! Put this one on your calendar for next year - and work on hills before hand! That climb out of the aid station is killer!

That's about it for now - looking forward to Wednesday when the suspense will be over. I'll either be moving to Canada or cheering in the streets. In either case, I'll be glad to see this current administration end. Don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out!

7 comments:

Unknown said...

It took me a minute to get the Canada reference. I'm with ya!

It was good to see you out there. What a brutal, but beautiful course. I was happy to get a 50k in. Maybe next year I'll shoot for the full 12hours. Hope to see ya out there somewhere.

Anonymous said...

Good to hear that you're healing up and back on the trails. I am really enjoying running in this crisp air, and watching the trees turning colors. Happy times.

Jenny, Maniac #401 said...

Good to see you out there yesterday. I hope your hip continues to heal, mine is sore today after those climbs and descents. Hope Wednesday brings in a breath of fresh air for all of us!
Jenny

Journey to a Centum said...

Based on your comment regarding the election I'm guessing you won't be trying to match lipstick shades with Caribou Barbie!

Glad to hear you are back at running with minimal hip discomfort. I've been fighting a sore neck ever since Leavenworth. I guess it's time for a massage.

I'm training for the Dumb Ass Run that's coming up on Tiger. Nothing like climbing Tiger 3 5X to get your heart and lungs into it. See you there?

Laura H said...

No lipstick for me - haven't worn that in too many years. I'm all about hope....I hope this is over soon and we can move on!

I plan to make a presence at the Tiger Dumb Ass - need to add to my calendar. I'll probably just cheer you dumb asses on after one or two loops - that'll be fun!

King Arthur said...

Welcome back.

Michael Havrda said...

Hey Laura, glad to see you're at it again. Thanks for offering your running shoes for my Shoe4Africa drive...send me an email at mika_havrda(at)hotmail.com and we'll work out a time for me to pick them up. Thanks again!