I still can’t decide what to do next, but I’m running in the meantime.
I took Boomer out to Palmer Park with me on Thursday afternoon and did the lot 13 to Overlook route via Kinnickinnick and GrandView trails.  I really enjoy that trail.  It’s got some decent climbs and varying terrain, but it’s not a [...]

Cliff notes: I finished!
What a wild ride it has been. Friday evening I made my way over to Manitou to pick up my packet and check out the expo. They slapped a bracelet on me, new this year to curb bib swapping, and I dug through my bag full of goodies. I [...]

It’s here already? Josh and I headed up to the summit again for 3 down and 3 up as our last training session before the Ascent. I had my fastest time going down, not that it matters, but it felt pretty good. I grabbed a GU from Josh at treeline and then [...]

After much debate and fanfare, I finally decided on a heart rate monitor. I’d been looking at combo GPS/heart rate monitor units but still wasn’t prepared to drop at least $250 for one just yet. The Garmin units were still a touch too big to wear comfortably on my wrist. The Timex [...]

So I headed back up to the summit bright and early on Saturday morning. Josh had to work or something on Saturday morning so I went solo again.
I made it up to the summit about 7:40 and continued my experiment at the Enviromental Research station. :-X I strapped my water pack on and [...]

I just want to say thanks to all the people who train with me or listen to me talk about this stuff. Josh, Crazy Bastard Bucky, Kenny, my parents who think I’m certifiable, and especially my fiancee, Michelle, who puts up with my shitty attitudes that come with exposure to heat and lack of [...]

Josh and I met a little before 7pm yesterday and headed over to do the Incline.  I left the dog at home since he was generally slowing me down the last couple of times I had taken him up there.  I had told myself all day that I was going to set a new PR [...]

… or lack thereof.
I had had about enough of the scenery between the trailhead and Barr Camp and was looking forward to running the Classic 10K race on the 28th in the Springs.  The best laid plans… I don’t remember the rest, but that’s not what happened.
After talking with that Crazy Bastard Bucky (this is [...]

The weekend after we climbed Pikes, I was ready to get firmly back into the groove.  I skipped the Incline during the week to be fully rested for the run up to Barr the following Saturday.  Josh had a wedding to go to up in Northern CO, so I was going it alone this week.
I [...]

After the weekend in Ouray, the 4th of July fell in the middle of the following week.  Michelle and I went for a picnic up on Capt. Jack’s trail and I decided it was finally time to ask her to marry me.  After dinner and all the important questions were asked, we met up with [...]