Hiatus...

Sorry about going off-the-blogosphere...there is too much to write about? I have made the move to Ashland, Oregon almost three weeks ago. I am settling in and getting into what seems to be retirement from work. I guess when you are working 60+ hours/week for long enough, cutting it in half is like permanently going on vacation...I love it. The 'more time to run' benefit of not working as much has yet to really materialize, as my body is taking a bit more time to acclimate to the terrain.

I didn't have as much of a problem when I headed out to Leadville in early August to get ready for the race, but I attribute the difference to a lot more climbing/descending here than what I was doing leading up to Leadville. I guess it could be the fact that I had the choice of going for a lot of vertical or going for a lot of flat running in Leadvegas and here it seems to be up, up, or...up. I like it, a lot, it's just a matter of getting the knees into the routine.

This weekend is the US Trail Marathon Championship race here in Ashland. It should be interesting. I am definitely not as fit as I would like to be, so hail mary #2 of the 2009 season is about to go airborne.

I'll have more after the race...

uhhhh, so I know Charlie Duke likes pictures, so here is a shot of snow up on Grizzly from last week:


Also, here is a shot I took of Ian Torrence's dog Z hanging out at the store. That's her favorite resting position...