life, training and the LBL 50 miler

Saturday 19m, (last loop at threshold pace) 

Roy, Mash and Stevie
Highland Rim Ultras, back to Deep Wells

Light from the rising sun flickered like an old projector through the damp black branches on my right. I breathed hard and worked to keep my pace above comfortable. The trail was difficult to make out with the golden rays flashing in my eyes. I was glad, it has been so gray for so long. Small black birds with yellow triangle beaks exploded from mud puddles formed in foot and hoof prints before me. I was startled by a large deer as I lighted a serpentine downhill- suddenly aware of her presence, we were no more than a foot a part. Glad I didn't get the hoof!


Looking Forward
I sent in my registration and booked our hotel for the Land Between the Lakes 50 Miler  on Saturday. February is going to be a high mileage and high intensity month in preparation for the LBL50. My wife, Julia will run the 23k, so we are going to be trading time to get trained up and care for our baby boy, who was sick with double ear infections Sat. night. I sat in our rocking chair holding him through in deep hours of the night. It is tough to watch someone so close, hurt, I wished I could take it from him, but all I could do was be there. All our plans and schedules can be made, but life is not by our design, but He that made us. Glad to report he's way better today!

some pics from Sat. run:

post thresh hold... need coffee

now to sit on a white couch