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105 jumps on jumpboard and 100 pushups

What to call this outing... definately a good one, but definately not a hard effort workout... but definately enjoyable... i went for 8.2 miles starting right at the Luge(steephill) and went up did the full BEus extension... back along the upper trail over to about 25th and then back along mid trail... took my phone and listened to DAn Patrick, Colin Cowherd and an English soccer podcast... yea didn't make for alot of getup and go mojo, but I loved taken it easy and enjoying the amazing fall weather! Ran into my bro running the opposite way...

A good late night Soccer special... we got beat but always a great workout... ran around with the kids during their indoor soccer practice too, so a good night of activity... also got 120 jumps on the jumpboard...

CAll this the rest week... had absolutely no 'get up' today on the ol' dam rd, NA out and back... but didn't mind... it was good just cruisin along... I actually listened to "Born to Run" for the first half of the run, then kicked the music on... nice temps, I was way overdressed for the day... change is happenin... I am hoping to be tougher this winter and do more outside training, ie. Skate ski, snowshoe, etc...

My exercise recently has been kinda wierd... and this one today went right along with it, Got to the 29th parking and changed and it started to snow and I was sitting in the cozy truck with the heater on, almost drifting off to sleep... almost didn't do it... finally dragged myself out and headed up to the Spring... felt ok but not great, mentally not into it! started climbing to the south and the snow was coming down pretty good and thought maybe I will just cut down H2Ofall trail back to the truck and call it good at about 2 miles... didn't do that and soon after kicked into a groove, that was a sweet one... I needed it, felt really good to get up on the bench and run pretty hard for awhile, went to the Beus ext. and then back to the Spring... glad I kept going, not sure what is up lately with my MOJO, glad it kicked in today!

good news and good news... first the TM in our bonus room that I thought was no working due to belt slippage, miraculously(sp) started to work today with no slippage... not sure if it was the kids riding their scooter on it or what... but its working pretty darn good, incline and all!! Soo i got on while the Jazz were making their miraculous comeback, 2nd night in a row and ran for 2.5 miles till my nine yr old kicked me off to do some running and to my surprise he actually stayed after it for awhile... I knew I had a late night Soccer game so wasn't to concerned to get back on!

2nd bit of good news... played a hard fought soccer game at the early hour of 11:15pm... and pulled off a last second win, literally when the ball went in the buzzer sounded... Good workout too!

Got up early, couldn't sleep... so I went out to bonus room and tested the newly working TM... and it went well for 7.2 miles... hopefully it will continue, surprisingly quite pleasant running on the TM while watching some sportcenter... can't change the station while running, remote won't work where TM is, so got a bit boring. Good way to start the Friday!

Cold day in the Valley waited around all day for it to hopefully warm up and it never happened a cold stiff wind out of the North made the 38 thermometer reading feel even chillier... finally got out around 3:00 ran the Ol' dam road( may only have a week or so left on this, the dam is rising again after being shut off completely) down past the Yacht club and then came back on the NA and a small ext around RM lodge... felt great, listened to music, which kept me rolling... did 5.4 on this run.

Came home after kids soccer and watched the Jazz pull off another stunner and ran on the TM for 1.6 miles... the run was good, but I am a bit concerned about the TM... it is back to slipping again, I have NO idea whats up with this thing! Hope it keeps working, would be nice to have through the winter...

Headed out into the dark night... needed a run... went down around Eden then across Ol' dam road back along NA, which was muddy and slow, my headlamp wasn't very bright so it made for some tough navigating... some places were slippery and wet... I didn't have trail shoes on, couldn't find any so that helped with the sliding... toward the end of the NA I heard some animals froliking around, probably Foxes... then as I crossed the last bridge a Beaver slapped its tail and made me jump... I tacked on a bit around RM Lodge. Overall a much needed run, not real fast but it felt great to be out and about in the night, loved the crisp air and the country smells! Came home and jumped on the Spin bike for 12 minutes before having to go pick up the 2 little kids at a bday party... soo a solid hour plus of exercise!

Gearing up for my Birthday run/bike.. whatever it may end up being... as long as it isn't motorized 38 miles... thinking Skyline, it is sad to say but i have not been over SKyline this year... with my MTN bike out of commission!

A solid run on the bench... started at 22nd for a change and went over to the waterfall overlook thenback to the upper trail and along it for a way and then cut back along the mid trail... temps were great and I had some good pep in the steps...

Had a good soccer game... we ended up losing by one measley goal after battling back from 5 goals down to tie it! Good workout though!

I have a new favorite route... for a quickie... started at the Dee event center go north along Taylor(i think) through the stadium parking lot cut over to 32nd TH climbed to the midtrail and over to 29thTH cut back did some meandoring thru MO GC... and made my way back... sweet run a good one for going faster, not as much climbing as I usually do on the trails... good fun five miles, forget the time!

Headed out for a run to the parents to pick up the kids... weather looked fairly mild from the inside, temps were in the low 40's... got about a half mile into the run and the winds hit with a gusto and then the rain/sleet hit... it was all good when I was running East but when I turned to the South the wind and rain pounded me good... funny thing is storms usually come from the NW and this one was coming from the SW... it was a beater, reminded me of a few years ago training for Ogden and every Saturday run we did had brutal weather! It actually was an enjoyable outing, just put my head down and grinded... the last few miles were a crosswind with the occasional moments of a tailwind... felt pretty good tried to push it the last few... didn't have a watch but I think I ave. about 8:30's for the run overall...

Let it be done... and it is... 38 total miles for the 38th Bday celebration!

Started last night at midnight and got 8 miles in on the TM... woke up and throughout the day knocked out 13 more running miles... for a total of 21 miles of running I also did 17 miles on the spin bike... which I counted 1 mile for every 5 min or 12 MPH...

It was a nice day to do it, with not having to work and the weather being a bit nippy out! in fact I was planning on doing some outside miles but the roads were covered with snow all day and a bit sketchy to run on...

Overall good stuff, would prefer to have done it outside... the last 2 years i have done this, they were all outside... with 2 years ago running the entire Skyline trail, this year I would have had to trudge through a few feet of snow!

A super fun Thanksgiving indoor soccer session down at Ultimate... good crew turned out and we rotated 3 teams in, if you scored you stayed... ended up being a great workout and alot of soccer in the 2 hrs.. the kids also had a fun time on the small field!

Headed out into the cold, grey/white tundra, down by the dam rd. with Roxy for a little snowshoe excursion... it was quite fun, took the road less traveled and had to hop the stream a few times... Roxy didn't dare to jump the stream at first and would run around wimpering till she found a smaller spot to jump... by the end she splashed right through the water, she's a bit of a wimpy dog, especially for a chocolate lab! The running was off and on but overall fairly tough in the snow and with the added weight of snowshoes.  I am hoping to get more of these in this winter season!

A fun workout tonight... I think it would be termed circuit training... started with a fast .5 on the TM went straight over to the jump board and did 35 jumps, then back for another quick .75 on the TM and did this for 3 more sets... ended with over 100 jumps and 2.5 miles... surprising how even though it was just over 20 minutes it felt like a pretty solid workout...