August 4-17

A workhorse, consistant training regimen... is not my cup o' tea in 2008. Fine enough. I've still been gettin' out. Lots of biking to town etc. in the last two weeks. I also had a great 50k type run along the Pacific Crest Trail last Sunday - Harts Pass to Rainy Pass - thusly staying true to my word about the occassional 4-5 hour run every so often to round out the summer. Friend and local bookstore owner, Brian Sweet, and I had a fantastic 5 hour 35 mintute adventure. Near perfect, 45-55 degree running temps, light rain and totally sweet north cascadian vistas throughout. This was Brian's longest run ever by about 5 miles! Nice work.

This most recent weekend, there was much less running, but lots of swimming in local lakes and rivers. Temps on Saturday and Sunday were 100-104, but we pretty much avoided all of that by staying wet or seeking higher ground. An excellent family-style hike on Tiffany Mountain for Sunday afternoon. A first time for all on the trail from Freezeout Pass to the top o' Tiffany. 6500-8200 feet or so. A great place to seek out again if I am needing a dose of higher altitude running. Cheers for another week!