And another week is gone... Dutchie42-56.7K...great week...nice havin' you back runnin' eliz-9.5 hours kayaking evanflein-57.1 miles + 3 walking...WEEKLY PR!!! fatozzig-3.64 miles + 4.5 hours of x-training...well done lyndenrunner-46.6 miles nowor-11 miles + gym + yoga...very good pfriese-23.2 miles + 91.9 bike...excellent tetsujin-48.7 miles ...good job my friend

You got to it early Gordon. Thanks. Mon.... Strength training: about 30 min each for back/triceps/biceps and a 10 min abs w/o. And a 13K bike ride to/from work Tue.... I knew it, I knew it, I knew it. Should've done the running yesterday. Have been having a headache since yesterday afternoon. Was still there when I woke up at 5 AM this morning. Skipped the run. Think the hot humid weather is getting to me (not used to it at all). Did bike to work. Wed...10.1K with Spooky this morning. No more humidity. No more headache. Great! And biked to work. Thu... Absolutely gorgeous 14.6K run this morning. Saw a deer crossing the bikepath just meters up ahead. And a real life otter! Swimming in Spooky's watering hole. Incredible. Fri..... unplanned rest day. No excuse. Sat...2.56K doggie fun run followed by 6x185 meter intervals and 185 meter recoveries in between, and a 1.25K cool down. Totalling over 6K. Added a 30min lb w/o and a 60min ub w/o incl. abs. And a nice stretch. I feel great. Sun.. 20K long run with Spooky. Didn't see any wild life today. Total: 50.3K

Thanks, Gordon! Mon - 7.27 miles (includes 6 one-minute strides in the middle of the run) Tues - 45 min. stationary bike; 1/2 hour strength/core Wed - 3 miles + 40 minutes strength/core/knee Thurs - 1 hour strength/core/knee Fri - Rest Day (I have a feeling this will be my last Friday Rest Day for quite awhile ) Sat - Trails - 1:03:41 (5 miles??) Sun - Rest

Thanks Gordon for keeping up the weekly during your Ragnar week . . . . . (and all the goddess hugging). Planned zero mile taperfest this week as Saturday’s 48.7 miles includeda four hour ascent to Corral Pass, two-and-a-half hours flying back down to the White River Valley floor and two hours half way up Sun Top Mountain to mile 31.7 on the other side in planned 50-miler that made me just as sore as when doing it all the way for the last two years. Thank you for this year's stylish blue Ragnar t-shirt as getting-more-and-more-beautiful super-gorgeous goddess Tammy and Handsome John stopped by Seattle and personally delivered it while recounting how much you did for making a great weekend for everyone there too. Thank you very much. Their photos sure made it look like goddess heaven for you, especially the pillow fight part and sleeping under the stars. <>jealous/jealous/insanelyjealous)>>> There won’t be any photos anything like that in anything I do but I’m look forward to wearing the Ragnar shirt in the 8/17 Light-to-the-end-of-the Tunnel Marathon that, at mile seven, goes right by the site of the Ragnar Station on the old Burlington & Northern Line in it’s current reincarnation on the Snoqualmie Rails-to-Trails routes. =========================. Sunday (7/27) - begin taperfest with tight, knotted quads from 31.7 miles . . . in this year's White River 50-miler Monday (7/28) - taper with quads still burning Tuesday (7/29) - taper as still need help standing up Wednesday (7/30) - taper with quads still sore Thursday (7/31) - taper Friday (8/01) - taper Saturday (8/02) - taper (go watch Blue Angels Seafair performances.

Just glanced down the plans/accomplishments of everyone. Glad I'm allowed to post my measly mi here next to you 50, 60+ milers. At 65 my goals are to have fun and maintain general fitness. A back spasm on Fri put a glitch in this week. Mon-Return from NYC on bus Tues-Core/ab workout Wed-3 mi TM Thur-Core/ab workout AM; yoga PM Fri- Felt terrific, then had a back spasm. Canceled run. Went for a walk and to chiropractor Sun-yoga Summary: Next week will be better, but at least I paid attention to the first spasm.