I see the Sun, really!

Been up for a couple hours (since 5 a.m.), and I'm watching the sunrise through the living room window. Maybe it'll be a bit dry today.

It's been 9 days of rain with one break a week ago Saturday. I'm going nuts...... If it does stay dry I'll head out on the roadbike for some miles. If it rains, I might go do repeats on Clementine until I'm exhauste. If it gets bad, it'll be another long ride on the spinbike. AFC and NFC championships are today, so maybe that wouldn't be all bad.

Yesterday was great, Amanda, I, and the kids went roaming for waterfalls in the truck. We drove up to YankeeJim road below Colfax and made our way down into the North Fork Canyon. Beautiful waterfalls and views. We had a great time and saw several waterfalls on Yankee Jim on the Foresthill side. Road was in good shape for a drive or a ride. We hung out at the old bridge and watched a group of kayakers playing in the rapids. Rylan loved it and Annelise wanted to go home to get her bathing suite. We told her maybe next time.

The drive up to Foresthill was nice and it was amazing how much snow they have up there right now. Wow! Probably an 80 foot tree came down in town and whiped out a food bank and part of one of the churches..very sad, especially for some of the folks up there that are in need.

We stopped at Worton's for sandwiches (kids had hotdogs) and drinks.

We made our last stop at my parents for a few hour visit before heading home for dinner.

Was a nice day.

Well in the short time I've written this, the clouds have blocked out the sun.... SAD

Okay, maybe a bit of soreness

Did back to back trail run days on Sunday and Monday. Sunday was about 8 miles taking a shortcut on the divide trail. I felt good yesterday a.m.....and thought "why not" do the WHOLE Divide trail, it's only another 3 miles....and I wanted to get outside....thoughts of riding repeats up Clementine passed through my head too, but I'm trying to baby the Alma 29er and keep her nice and dry.

So, in the middle of a helacious storm off I went up to the divide trail head...a water bottle, a granola bar, and an open window of time to run.

The run was great, listening to the wind through the trees, seeing the waterfalls, and having a moment of solitude, things I enjoy.

Trouble is after I finished the first half my achilles began to tighten. I stretched etc. but it kept getting stiffer. Not bad enough that I couldn't run, but concerning enough that I've seeked a bit of guidance from the local running guru's. One guru's response... "You're getting old!" Not what I wanted to hear, but good to know...he offered up some stretching advice that I plan to take advantage of.

No working out today, but plenty of 'work'.

That's two posts in a row...can't call it a trend.

Running and Riding

Been running quite a bit the last three months, enjoying it too. Mostly trail running with a slight bit of road to get to the trails when I run at work. Have I mentioned the location of my job, rocks! Commuting by bike and running in the AR Greenbelt, hard to beat! Up to just over an hour of trail running with no soreness etc. Seems to be helping my riding a bit too. Tried to get into the Way to Cool Trail run but not success in the lottery. Might try the AR 50, but that also might be too much, too soon.

Yes, still riding but not as much lately.....mixing it up, it is winter. May do a couple duathalons, but the price is a bit steep...$50!

Been tagging along the past few weeks on Sean Allen's slow day training rides 5 hours...slow for him anyway. Also rode with Todd R. two weeks ago and it was nice to see he's out of shape. He's crushed me the last two years...I know it's only January but it was nice to see him suffering climbing out of the North AR canyon.

Signed up for Puff and am looking at a couple other events, Amanda wants to plan out a few family vacations for summer, so once we confirm that, than I'll confirm other races.

Started a new assignment as a manager, very interesting work, very busy, and great people to work with. Immediate goals...include a reorganization of the section, development of a long term business plan, and of course all while learning about the services we provide. All the stuff I like!

Rylan signed up for baseball and Amanda and I have been playing with him out back. Kid already went yard on Amanda hitting the baseball over our pasture fence. LOL.

Scheduled to rain all this week, so limited opportunities for outside projects or riding. Had fun with the chainsaw though on Saturday. I bought a new 50cc Husquavarna, boys and their toys....lol. If I'm not careful, I may clear cut this place...just for the fun of it. KIDDING! Do have plenty of scrap to burn though.