They call me Trail Guide now. Ok. So maybe not everyone. Maybe one person. Only one person. Calls me Trail Guide. Called me Trail Guide. Once. But I have now successfully navigated Fall Risk through two hikes. In a row. Without losing us. Or breaking her. Two for two. This week we went to Apple … Continue reading Falls Side of The Falls With Fall Risk
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The Real Thing
My legs look like I've been cage fighting. Because this morning, OT said "follow me." And we did. I had intentions of cleaning my house real good. Doing some reading. Maybe even finding a barbecue to go to after getting back from Iron Mountain. But since no one invited me to a barbecue, I spent … Continue reading The Real Thing
North Mountain. Again.
Freakin North Mountain. Again. This is my last full week before I officially go fulltime at the high school. So, I'm trying to balance some fun adventure with the last major push in hours at my non-profit job. Today Rogue said she wanted to get some adventuring in. We didn't really specify what that adventuring … Continue reading North Mountain. Again.
Hanging Rock Training
A few years ago, someone was peer pressuring me into signing up for Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock Ultra. So I did. This year. Sometimes my peer pressure response is a little delayed. And since I am in no way physically or emotionally prepared for a mountain ultra right now, some training seemed like a … Continue reading Hanging Rock Training
Forget CRL
I can't currently feel my legs. It's sad, really. Because I had such a nice rest day yesterday. It was beautiful. While it lasted. It ended pretty abruptly at 5:02pm today. That's when I drew my first card to determine my first exercise for HIIT Poker. At PlayFITStayFIT, it's never just a boring, straightforward workout. … Continue reading Forget CRL
How My Weekend Fell Apart
I'm sitting here in a gas station parking lot where I just downed two hot dogs and a bag of Fritos. And a Vitamin Water. Because balance. I'm not proud of this. But I think it's important to illustrate just how far off the rails my body has gone. Let's take a look at how … Continue reading How My Weekend Fell Apart
Psht. We Totally Had It
So, y'all know that Rogue and I haven't been ... how do you say it ... Training? I mean we don't ever really train in the traditional sense. But if we know we've committed to a race, we'll ramp up our mileage a bit. All of a sudden. Kind of hurky jerky. And call it … Continue reading Psht. We Totally Had It
Claw Hands
Yesterday morning my co-worker walked into the office carrying a big bowl of cherries. And announced, to me, that she is allergic to cherries. And that she would then commence eating them. All of them. Because they are her favorite. She followed that announcement up with the declaration that she never eats them alone. I … Continue reading Claw Hands
Hi-Dee-Hoe’n With The Crew
Guess who's sweeping the lower 10 miles of the CtC marathon? Yeah. Stop laughing. I'm feeling pretty confident about it. I successfully led a group through the Hi-Dee-Hoe Loop yesterday morning. I did. Except by successfully led, I mean that I was forced out in front and stopped at all intersections (and maybe even a … Continue reading Hi-Dee-Hoe’n With The Crew
RPM Death Clicks
I awoke this morning to this little girl sidled up alongside my back using my body as a bunker as she smacked the biggest cat on the butt and called him names. That's not the way you want to wake up. Because biggest cat is eventually gonna hit his boiling point and turn around to … Continue reading RPM Death Clicks