It was a sunny and mild morning as I toed the line to start the long trek around the .82 mile dirt path around Palmer Lake for the next 24 long hours. Not a great sleep before the race but I was feeling

A mellow day resting next to quiet Palmer Lake as I get ready for the early start of the 24 hours ultra tomorrow morning. I didn't have a great night sleep last night but I should be better tonight (except

Just a quick and very east 3 mile trot around the flat recreational path this morning as I'm just a few days away from my 24 hour "race" on Saturday (more likely a 24 hour walk but the more miles

It was a rather samp and chilly day at the hatchery but the cool conditions made for a much more out and back run through the city before my hatchery work shift. Lulu certainly is enjoying the autumn days,

It was a wet day for a run and hike but there milder autumn weather is making for much nicer running as I look ahead to resuming ultramarathon races. I stuck to the road around the nearby university as

Down to a week left before my first ultra since April 2025 and things are looking better 🤞🤞🤞 and I'm looking forward to a nice race. It was back onto the trails for some slower, but improving miles.

We woke to a damp and chilly day with a heavy fog hanging over the area after a nice overnight rain. After our hot and dry summer it's nice to finally see some precipitation. Started off with a couple

A change of pace as I stuck to running on the road (and a bit on the concrete instead of the more usual dirt running. My legs really felt good from the start and this persisted until the very last bit

Slowly but surely my endurance is getting better and my runs longer and easier but still a ways to go before I'm back to my old ultramarathon level. I was back on the trails again as this running is so

A long day at the hatchery on a somewhat warm day but I was still able to knock out a good morning run before heading off th work. Once again it was up the hillside bike trails for 2 hard circuits around

More productive miles but solely on the road today as I ran a hilly route around the neighborhood that put me at over 500 fet of climb in just under 5 miles - not the best distance-wise but the effort

Getting better as I head into the autumn days and the weather is finally bringing in cooler and more comfortable weather. Another day of running up the twisting hillside switch backs followed by a short

The days here in Spearfish are winding down as we're starting to pack up the rv to head back to Arizona but still a few weeks left to enjoy the empty and quiet campground and put in the good miles. Another

I really cranked out a great run as I hit over 7 and a half tough miles on the hills and trails. My legs were fresher today after yesterday's easy workout and I was able to knock out 2 strong climbs up

Just a short round up of today's activities as I didn't have much pep or ambition to run and just managed a slow 3 mile loop along the rec path and a bit of the old off road dirt path this afternoon. My

A bit of an off day as my legs were tired from a busy volunteer shift and I'm usually not my esthetic when running in the afternoon. All I could manage was around 5 km on the dirt trails although my pace

Another good run as my legs are feeling pretty good and I can cover 6 miles daily - getting better but last year I was up to 8 to 10 miles when we left in October. A couple of circuits of the hillside

Summer is hanging around it seems so it was another day of heat and humidity but at least I ran in the cooler part of the day. The Dakota Five-O mountain bikers would have to suffer through a tough and

September is coming along nicely so far and today was another good run on the trails and I covered 6 miles. It's nice to have the weather cooling down a bit although the afternoon temperatures are still

Back to good running today as Summer is pretty much over and it's time to enjoy the early autumn days. I reversed my usual route and started with a mile and a half out onto the Canyon Byway before turning