Agenda? Hmm...

Starting transition to full-time barefoot (and FiveFingers) running, now that goal race is out of the way.

Have a 50-mile trail race Aug 28. But, given my commitment to the transition, I'll likely be dropping down to marathon or half. (Maybe...)

Doing some long runs this month to round out my training for the Wasatch 100 on Sept 10.  I finally feel mostly recovered from Hardrock.  It probably didn't help my recovery by doing a 4-day stage race last week.  It was fun though... and I won, which is fairly amazing, cause I never win anything. 

Congratulations on the win, Chris!!

Runs - Good job on your run.  I think we're the only part of the country that's not experiencing any heat - at all.  I'd be happy if we got close to 60 degrees.

Y'all will like this. Today, during my lunch break, when I pulled up to the local state park and started to change, I found I had left my shorts at home. What's a boy to do? Run in his underwear of course. TOLD you you'd like it!! Ran the whole way seeing only one person. My wiener popped out my fly a couple of times and I had to discreetly pop it back in. That was right at the start when I had to work things out as far as the logistics of the whole thing goes. Very freeing. My underwear, and I' sure you'll like this even more, was camoflouge, so the one dude who passed me may not have even noticed. 94 degrees and blazing sun helps to keep the other runners down, thankfully. First time for everything. Can't wait to run in the buff some day. Should be a thrill, for me at least. Later. By the way, check out Uranus. It's awesome.

 You crack me up! LMAO

Mile 6.5 and 12.5 of Humpy's Marathon:

Wow sure is quiet....Buddo-that's awesome, running in your underwear!!! I'm laughing!! Blaine-nice crack on the head! Are you in Maine? so your race was at Bradbury State Park? I stayed there the night before Pineland Farms 50m Memorial Day weekend and am friends with Jamie Anderson who lives somewhere near there. Chris-congrats on the win!! And you're going to Wasatch?! Lucky!! I crewed for Jack there in 2008. Awesome race with Geoff Roes winning and Jack tight on Andy Jones-Wilkens heels. The scenery is to die for and I really didn't want to come back to VT.

Speaking of scenery as I sit here, home alone, boys are with their Dad and Jack is running Leadville 100. My friend, Aliza, is out there too running in the Trans Rockies race starting tomorrow and she's called with some updates and I guess he's doing OK. His salt and electrolytes were a bit out of balance at the turn around so hopefully he adjusted his intake accordingly and is feeling better.

I'm doing fine. Busy like always with the boys, work and training. I'm five weeks out from Virgil Crest 100 in NY. This is the same 100 miler I've been doing for the past couple years just with a new name and slightly more difficult course. I had an off week last week but am back on track this week. I'm running in a 30k race tomorrow. I don't care how I do or how long it takes me and I'm going to run 4m before to get 22m for the day. It's at the trail center where I run a lot and on a course I run a lot so maybe that's why I'm uninspired to be competitive.

I've signed up for college algebra this fall. It's been so long I didn't do well on a math assessment test to get into pre-calculus which is a pre-req for physics. I'm rethinking my career path that instead of working towards being a physical therapist work towards physical therapist assistant. It's a two year undergrad program so I'd be done sooner and cost less money. Only problem is the closest program is in NH-an hour and a half away and none of the courses are offered online.

Hope everyone has a good weekend-Good luck at Wasatch, Chris!

Kelly