To think or not to think, what was the question?

Friday July 22, 2011
So after being denied the top of gunsight pass on my mtn bike, I decided for a little redemption with my feet and ran it. Five miles up, five miles down with some wonderful views. I passed three mountain bikers on the way up. The first one seemed a little discouraged that I passed him and stopped for a rest shortly after. The second one " so much for a mechanical advantage". The third guy was waiting for his two friends reading the paper. I don't think I would have caught him if he didn't stop, he was moving at a good clip. On the way down, I started thinking about how incredible the human brain and muscle control is. The road is technical, made up of a lot of lose rocks and a stream running down the middle and winding from side to side. I would pick a line and with no thought, my feet, would end up where for only a fraction of a second my eyes saw as a good landing spot. I've run with "happy feet" before but have never really thoughtkl about the process of everything working in unison, syncing all body movements between the conscious and sub conscious. My conclusion, the human body is pretty amazing.

I got back to my car and my bike had a flat tire.

Crested butte

So I've spent the last few days in CB in a Subaru down by the river. Day one, I mtn biked up towards gunsight pass, don't know the total climb or the total distance but just as my legs felt like they were going to fall off, I turned around. surprisingly I had to rest a few times coming down because my hands were numb and my fingers ached from braking so much. A lot of loose rocks on the road deterred me from opening it up. I had an awesome soak in the river and my legs felt really good after. The next day I headed to the 401 which is by far the sweetest single track trail I have ever ridden, run or hiked. Went over my Handlebars twice and lost my camera. I hiked back up to the scene of the second arial acrobatic display, that might of won me gold had I been in the Olympics, but no camera. Boo.

Whoopin it up mountain style

The missing years

Worked and had some days off. Ran a few runs and went snowboarding all over Colorado, with a trip to British Columbia (whistler) thrown in for good measure. Fell into a funk of routines blah blah blah in Cincinnati and opted for a change of life. I quit my job of 18+ years and moved to Colorado. I've been living out of my car for about a month now, running trails and hiking mountains. In a week or so, I plan on taking my little private party to California and work my way up the coast to Seattle WA. You are now updated.

Living the dream

3 year hiatus

After more than a few requests from my peeps who want to know what I'm getting myself into, I will try to continue what I started many a year ago but for now I gotta go for a night run. Follow me if you can. I'll try to paraphrase the missing years later. Peace

San Diego 100

Flew to San Diego.
Got picked up at the airport by my friend Bob
Chilled at pizza port-A girl told me I was sexy.
Hung out in La Jolla cove(awesome)
Met Bill Ramsey and drove to the Run
Saturday: Ran and sang songs to myself.
Sunday: walked, saw a rattlesnake, heard coyotes howling and suffered in the heat. Threw up everything I ate and shot lentil beans out my nose. When I wasn't throwing up I enjoyed a good dry heave. Got sunburned, blisters and dehydrated, finished 100 miles and got a belt buckle.
Hung out in Coronado and ate a chimichanga while enjoying a margarita(delicious)
Flew home.

Recovering for "Hardrock 100"

Runnable course, great volunteers, nice race t-shirt and well organized.
Second hundred of the year!!!

life, wisdom and smelly toenails

How about a real blog for once?

See title and relate as you will.

Ran and finished MMT 100. Glad I finished, happy for a three hour PR on the course, am capable of a faster time. I had a lot of issues that I worked through and am very proud of my finish.

Wisdom toothless a few days after the run and have been loopy ever since. 4 wisdom teethless later and the oxycodones are almost gone which means I should be back to normal very shortly. Not so much. Describe normal and how I can relate. I just bought three tickets to the New kids on the block concert in Cleveland. I think if my wits and wisdom teeth were still about me, I would have never been hoodwinked. Damn the lil sisters and their obsession with boy bands. Damn be to reunion tours.

On a more refreshing note, I just ripped off my big toenail on my left foot and smelled it. Guess what??? just like a belly button. Who knew?

Awesome note as I ate lunch at subway today.

The subway that I go to near work is owned by Indians (from India). I enjoy, laugh and almost choke to death as I listen to customers ordering his/her sub. They think that if they yell louder the poor, stupid immigrant will understand AMERICAN CHEESE and LETTUCE. This one lady yelled OLIVES twice and the poor little immigrant india terrorist politely said I don't think any more OLIVES will fit on your sub, I've put them on twice.

no wonder the world thinks we are stupid AMERICANS.

Leave Thursday for San Diego(Whales vagina) Running the San Diego 100. fingers crossed and wish me luck. Can't spell fun without FU.

Don't yawn, it hurts!

MMT 100 is around the corner. I've had major pain in my jaw the last week so I went to the dentist and he said I need my wisdom teeth out. Bad timing, Yes. Don't really feel that removing four of my teeth a week before a run that I have been looking forward to for a few months is in my best interest so I get to suck it up and play tough. Can you keep your wisdom teeth to put under your pillow? If so, what do you get for them? Damn the wisdom, to hell with logic. Monkey wrench, not by Edward Abbey.

I like soup bring it on.