okay, last heavy weekend of running and now i can taper a bit before we leave for moab. me and homey started from humber station saturday morning with the threat of rain. the toronto pylons - captain, digger and the beaver - and onions, were supposed to get going at 8 from coolis'. we met them about halfway up k2, and they decided to run with us back towards glenn haffy. digger was mentioning that we would be leaving for vegas in 2 weeks. no digger, we'd be running our 50k in two weeks . . . stoopid digger! oh, and check out the cool hat onions got me!!
once at cooli's, there was a huge group of hikers just getting ready to leave, so we pinned it back onto the trail. and, as usual, after about 5 minutes, me and homey lost sight of the rest of the guys. as we crossed hwy 9, and were easing our way across one of the many slippery bridges, we noticed a huge skid mark on one, and remarked that one of the guys must have wiped out. homey turned around at the 7th, and i kept going. as i was on the section between the 7th and the 5th, i met up with the guys, AND, i found out who had fallen off the bridge! haha! it was onions! apparently just as they were crossing, and as beaver was warning everybody, onions took a header - literally! he had a 2" ring of dried mud just below his hairline, and according to the rest of the guys, had landed right on his head!! perfect!! not his usual drop-and-roll style! we said our goodbyes, and i eventually turned around at airport road. the run back was uneventful, although the wind had picked up considerably, and the trees were crashing together pretty good up top. awesome blustery finish for sure! total run time was 5 hours and close to 25 miles. off to the glp's later that night to hand out candy and check out all the halloween costumes!!
i was pretty stiff when i first got up sunday morning, so i went back over to the glp's and watched her lift some weights, while i drank coffee and told her what to do!! me and pickle discussed his haul from the night before, expressing disappointment at only receiving one peanut butter cup. i then went over to the arena and watched nigels' little girl play hockey. it's funny how the smell of an arena never leaves your system if you spent enough time in them as a kid! and finally, around 11, i felt loosened up enough to get back on the trail. i started out slowly from the tennis courts, and took a good half hour to feel human again. check out this pic of the humber just south of the top of duffy's.
i had a pretty good spill on the way back. landed on a small tree and managed to draw blood on the same knee i always land on! argh! and i kept hitting hidden roots and hyperextending my stoopid foot - the same one i sprained last fall! argh! i met up with another group of hikers, and they graciously stepped aside to let me by. nice to see so many people out getting some exercise!
here's a shot of the trail just as you approach the lookout.
finished off with about 2:25 and 13 miles for today. in all, a great weekend to be out running trails and hanging with my buddies. just 2 more weeks till moab!!
'life is good'
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