13 States To Go

It’s Monday night September 23rd and I’m relaxing after a taxing drive here today. I woke up at 1:30 this morning and ever since every time I’ve gone to the bathroom you’d think I was prepping for a colonoscopy. (Google it 😳💩). The good news is that there were no issues and I was always able to make it to a restroom although it was questionable a couple of times. The better news is that it was a beautiful drive and one I hadn’t taken before. Part of the drive was on the Santa Fe Trail and I crossed the Pacific Crest Trail at one point. Looking forward to the rest of the trip out.  Day two was intentionally a short drive because I wanted to be able to drive through Yellowstone tomorrow on the way to Sheridan, Wyoming. Didn’t have any lingering problems from yesterday’s stomach issues other than not having an appetite and feeling more tired than I should. It was a good drive and I took a route that allowed me to stamp my National Parks Passport and do some hiking at Craters of the ...

In my last post I said I was done racing in August because I had a very loaded race schedule in September. As it turned out that plan changed when a VA appointment for an upper GI was rescheduled to the afternoon of a scheduled race. I didn’t think it would be wise trying to do both the same day with the eating restrictions that come with the test. So as an alternative I signed up for the Hardesty Hardcore 5.5 mile trail race.  It was as tough as advertised and despite winning my age group I also got another DFL! 😊 races that start with long uphills, in this case almost two miles, take me to a place I just can’t recover from if there are additional hills on the course and there definitely were. It was a beautiful area to run. Besides the medal I received for winning my age group I also got a complimentary entry into the Eugene Brews Cruise that I was planning on running with Smitty on Labor Day.  Smitty and I finished 1st and 2nd in our age group after we were 1st and 3rd las...