rockrunner

First solid run on the bench since the 50... felt great, knee felt good till the last mile or so and then I could feel it but nothing too bad... alot of people out and about!

May have found a new favorite run for the summer... started at the Gpond trailhead and went down to ArtN then down to Ice Box and up from there back to Gpond, sweet run plenty of shade and streams to cool off if needed... passed 2 bikers, i think they were a bit surprised when I came up on them... helped me to push it harder after passing them so I didnt get passed by them... felt awesome to run and very little pain on the knee!

One of those runs you wish you could bottle up and release everytime you go out... everything was flowing and I concentrated on my form... felt good! did my MO loop over to steep hill and then along upper trail to the Spring and back... saw one harmless snake early on and then towards the end I came onto the wider trail and looked down at a moving stick and the stick turned into a coiled Rattler, first one of the year! Left it to be and went on my way... warned a couple hikers a little further down the trail!

A nice 40 mile bike ride around the VAlley... up ol Snowbasin and down with Ross... as we started climbing I turned and saw a group of 7-8 riders coming behind and it kicked in the competetive juices a bit and pushed it a bit, got caught by 2 guys by the first summit, one happened to be 60ish, but I also overheard him say he's gotten 1000miles in 2 weeks, I on the other hand passed 100 miles for the year on that ride I think... got to put it in perspective!

Very good ride, felt it at the end of the climb... I was hurtin!