Firehouse is this weekend. Should be a great time.
Monday
1 hr run in the park - felt great
Tubing on the river
Bike to "Pumpkin Store" for Sunset Wheat
Tuesday
Trailhead group ride
Last day of Lilly going to Diane's
Wednesday
9-mile run
Dropped Lilly off with Grandma Julie
Got to Rochester early and played at a park before Roscoe's
Thursday
Rode to work.
Friday
Rode to work.
Left early to mow the lawn and head up to Grand View.
Saturday
Firehouse 50 2 person TTT w/ Holly
Finished around 2:20 ~ 21.5 mph
6th in our age group
Hilly - really accentuated our biking differences
4Runner broke down after the bike
Sunday
Firehouse 15k run
1:00:54 ~ 6:30/mile
Finished 10th overall, 2nd in age group
Hard, Hilly, Hot
Limped the 4Runner to the Toyota dealer in Superior, WI @ 35mph
Caught a ride home with Dave and Diane.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
I love summer
Swimming, biking, grilling, playing in the yard...
Monday
1+ hr ride
Dam, 610, dam, home
East side, west side, east side (WRR is torn up)
Donate blood @ work
Ride w/Lilly to PetCo to get food for Boo
Tuesday
6 mile run (AM)
Trailhead for "Average Like an Ass" night
Rockford and back in record time - great ride!
Jorge is ready to tour the hell out of Headwaters
Wednesday
1 hr ride in the park
Passed out flyers for NNO, hit the "duck park"
Beer and tour replay
Thursday
1 hr run
(1st 15 light, last 45 at tempo)
Friday
1+ hr ride (Monday morning route)
Fishing on the Rum.
I caught a little Northern Pike on a spook.
Lilly almost caught a fish on her yellow casting plug.
Saturday
Ride to Retro Joe's and back for a
14 mile run with Joe and Eric.
44 miles riding / 14 running
Swimming in the river w/Lilly
Golf @ Green Haven with Rob
Summer Shandy at Billy's outdoor patio
Sunday
Bike to church then the "wood park"
Swimming
Skiing
Yard work
Pizza
More skiing (great conditions!)
Dairy Queen
Monday
1+ hr ride
Dam, 610, dam, home
East side, west side, east side (WRR is torn up)
Donate blood @ work
Ride w/Lilly to PetCo to get food for Boo
Tuesday
6 mile run (AM)
Trailhead for "Average Like an Ass" night
Rockford and back in record time - great ride!
Jorge is ready to tour the hell out of Headwaters
Wednesday
1 hr ride in the park
Passed out flyers for NNO, hit the "duck park"
Beer and tour replay
Thursday
1 hr run
(1st 15 light, last 45 at tempo)
Friday
1+ hr ride (Monday morning route)
Fishing on the Rum.
I caught a little Northern Pike on a spook.
Lilly almost caught a fish on her yellow casting plug.
Saturday
Ride to Retro Joe's and back for a
14 mile run with Joe and Eric.
44 miles riding / 14 running
Swimming in the river w/Lilly
Golf @ Green Haven with Rob
Summer Shandy at Billy's outdoor patio
Sunday
Bike to church then the "wood park"
Swimming
Skiing
Yard work
Pizza
More skiing (great conditions!)
Dairy Queen
Monday, July 14, 2008
le Tour
The one time a year I miss not having cable TV...
Monday
1 hr run in the park
Swimming in the river
Target and back w/Lilly
Tuesday
1 hr ride in the park (AM)
The Monticello Mega Fun(PM)
Or as Jorge said, The Full Monti.
New guy Dave/David is strong.
Man, I'm really jonesing for a Chipotle burrito.
Wednesday
1 hr ride in the park (AM)
Ride to Target, G-Will and Dunn Bros w/Lilly.
Dunn Bros is out of business? Hunh.
Thursday
9-mile Champlin run
Jeez, the dewpoint must be 70
Hard run
Got my burrito for lunch.
Friday
Commuted to work/preschool with Lilly
El Torro on the way home
Lilly swam with Rose and Owen
Neil and I had a beer in lawnchairs
Does that say summer, or what?
Saturday
4 hrs on the mountain bike
Trails in the park with the early TH crew
Dirt/grass in the park with Andy
Super prime, trails, Champlin roads with the TH crew
Boated during a tornado warning
River cruise with the "church ladies"
Sunday
8 mile run in Champlin
New running shoes
HUMID - holy smokes
I am a mole killing machine
Monday
1 hr run in the park
Swimming in the river
Target and back w/Lilly
Tuesday
1 hr ride in the park (AM)
The Monticello Mega Fun(PM)
Or as Jorge said, The Full Monti.
New guy Dave/David is strong.
Man, I'm really jonesing for a Chipotle burrito.
Wednesday
1 hr ride in the park (AM)
Ride to Target, G-Will and Dunn Bros w/Lilly.
Dunn Bros is out of business? Hunh.
Thursday
9-mile Champlin run
Jeez, the dewpoint must be 70
Hard run
Got my burrito for lunch.
Friday
Commuted to work/preschool with Lilly
El Torro on the way home
Lilly swam with Rose and Owen
Neil and I had a beer in lawnchairs
Does that say summer, or what?
Saturday
4 hrs on the mountain bike
Trails in the park with the early TH crew
Dirt/grass in the park with Andy
Super prime, trails, Champlin roads with the TH crew
Boated during a tornado warning
River cruise with the "church ladies"
Sunday
8 mile run in Champlin
New running shoes
HUMID - holy smokes
I am a mole killing machine
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Summertime
I'm glad it's finally hot.
Monday
1 hr run through the park
Rode w/ Lilly and the neighbor kids to the "river park".
Tuesday
1 hr easy ride in Elm Creek. (AM)
Trailhead (Monticello blankity-blank'er) Ride (PM)
Politely declined to ask Neil what candybar he was buying.
Wednesday
1 hr ride in the park on ol' green
1/2 of which I was lost in the woods
Mosquitos!
Dinner and skiing on the river.
Lilly skied w/ me:
She said afterwards, "I'm never skiing again!" :)
Thursday
9-mile Champlin run
Lilly and I watched some of the tour.
Now Lilly says she'll ski again.
Friday
1hr in the park - wet trails on the green machine
Chipotle!
Drive to Amery, WI
Hide in the basement of the lodge while a thunderstorm passes.
The tent is still there afterwards so bed time.
Saturday
12 mile run on WI cty roads
All-day camp fun.
Grilled 2 dozen burgers and 48 dogs
on a 3'x15' grill.
Sunday
Drive home with a stop at Zantigo.
Mountain bike Elk River.
Teeter-totter!
There has been some serious trail work
done since the last time I was there.
Monday
1 hr run through the park
Rode w/ Lilly and the neighbor kids to the "river park".
Tuesday
1 hr easy ride in Elm Creek. (AM)
Trailhead (Monticello blankity-blank'er) Ride (PM)
Politely declined to ask Neil what candybar he was buying.
Wednesday
1 hr ride in the park on ol' green
1/2 of which I was lost in the woods
Mosquitos!
Dinner and skiing on the river.
Lilly skied w/ me:
She said afterwards, "I'm never skiing again!" :)
Thursday
9-mile Champlin run
Lilly and I watched some of the tour.
Now Lilly says she'll ski again.
Friday
1hr in the park - wet trails on the green machine
Chipotle!
Drive to Amery, WI
Hide in the basement of the lodge while a thunderstorm passes.
The tent is still there afterwards so bed time.
Saturday
12 mile run on WI cty roads
All-day camp fun.
Grilled 2 dozen burgers and 48 dogs
on a 3'x15' grill.
Sunday
Drive home with a stop at Zantigo.
Mountain bike Elk River.
Teeter-totter!
There has been some serious trail work
done since the last time I was there.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
July
What??? What happened to June?
Monday
1 hr run through the park
Tuesday
1 hr easy ride (AM)
Signed up for Firehouse 50 2-person time trial w/Holly as partner. Should be really cool.
Trailhead Tuesday night ride (PM)
Felt ok. My knee was feeling better but man was I tired by the end.
Saw Dave Hoglund on his mountain bike while
riding back to Dave and Dianne's house.
He was carrying a bag full of what I can only assume was beers. Or Rhubarb.
Wednesday
7 mile run
Raised the training wheels on Lilly's bike.
Took out the little green boat with Lilly. It fired
up after 3 pulls. Man, that thing is cool.
Thursday
Biked to work w/Lilly!
Biked to the dam after work and met
Wade, Stacee and Lachlan.
Holly, Lilly, Rob and I ate at Mavericks.
Biked home.
Friday
Ran 1 hr in the park.
Met Holly's family at Valleyfair.
Q-Fanatic that evening.
Had a fire by the river.
Saturday
Holly and I shared a great ride.
We fell right into 1 minute pulls and rode well together.
How nice it is to ride with someone or a group where it just clicks.
Very fun.
Threw the boat in and skied.
I got up on a slalom ski for the first time (after wakeboarding for years).
Lunch break of left over BBQ.
Lilly's birthday party.
More skiing.
Played with the lift and Rusty was able to
squeeze a few more inches out of it.
A nice cruise down the river.
Sunday
Jerry bought a new slalom ski for the boat. It worked great!
Tube wars. I tubed for a half hour straight against
Jackie, then Kalie, then Jackie & Kalie.
Cleaned up and put the jetskis back on the trailer.
What a great weekend.
Monday
1 hr run through the park
Tuesday
1 hr easy ride (AM)
Signed up for Firehouse 50 2-person time trial w/Holly as partner. Should be really cool.
Trailhead Tuesday night ride (PM)
Felt ok. My knee was feeling better but man was I tired by the end.
Saw Dave Hoglund on his mountain bike while
riding back to Dave and Dianne's house.
He was carrying a bag full of what I can only assume was beers. Or Rhubarb.
Wednesday
7 mile run
Raised the training wheels on Lilly's bike.
Took out the little green boat with Lilly. It fired
up after 3 pulls. Man, that thing is cool.
Thursday
Biked to work w/Lilly!
Biked to the dam after work and met
Wade, Stacee and Lachlan.
Holly, Lilly, Rob and I ate at Mavericks.
Biked home.
Friday
Ran 1 hr in the park.
Met Holly's family at Valleyfair.
Q-Fanatic that evening.
Had a fire by the river.
Saturday
Holly and I shared a great ride.
We fell right into 1 minute pulls and rode well together.
How nice it is to ride with someone or a group where it just clicks.
Very fun.
Threw the boat in and skied.
I got up on a slalom ski for the first time (after wakeboarding for years).
Lunch break of left over BBQ.
Lilly's birthday party.
More skiing.
Played with the lift and Rusty was able to
squeeze a few more inches out of it.
A nice cruise down the river.
Sunday
Jerry bought a new slalom ski for the boat. It worked great!
Tube wars. I tubed for a half hour straight against
Jackie, then Kalie, then Jackie & Kalie.
Cleaned up and put the jetskis back on the trailer.
What a great weekend.
Week after RAAM
We're back from RAAM. Great to see Lilly and Boo again. I had to bale our lawn even though Tom mowed it once for us. Jason and Julie cranked up our boat a little higher while we were gone also as the river went up with all the rain.
Monday
1 hr run
Tuesday
1 hr SUPER easy in the park
Watched Beth and Geoff play beer league softball.
You can really tell Beth played in high school.
Wednesday
1 hr run (in Boulder)
Jeez - what a view.
I swear I saw 200 people biking over the course of the day.
All sorts. Grandmas to Toyota United riders.
Thursday
1 hr SUPER easy in the park
Friday
1 hr run
Saturday
Rode 3+ hrs really easy spin. Through the park, to the dam/610, etc...
WCCO interview at Elm Creek.
Trailhead reception and raffle drawing.
After party at our place. Great time and the weather held off.
Sunday
1 hr in the park (w/ some off-road action)
Davanni's pizza and beer while floating down the river.
Skied for the first time this year - my knee hurt a little bit.
The river is low enough that the boat won't go back on the lift.
Monday
1 hr run
Tuesday
1 hr SUPER easy in the park
Watched Beth and Geoff play beer league softball.
You can really tell Beth played in high school.
Wednesday
1 hr run (in Boulder)
Jeez - what a view.
I swear I saw 200 people biking over the course of the day.
All sorts. Grandmas to Toyota United riders.
Thursday
1 hr SUPER easy in the park
Friday
1 hr run
Saturday
Rode 3+ hrs really easy spin. Through the park, to the dam/610, etc...
WCCO interview at Elm Creek.
Trailhead reception and raffle drawing.
After party at our place. Great time and the weather held off.
Sunday
1 hr in the park (w/ some off-road action)
Davanni's pizza and beer while floating down the river.
Skied for the first time this year - my knee hurt a little bit.
The river is low enough that the boat won't go back on the lift.
Post RAAM
So it's over. I'm still thinking of answers to the, "How was it?" questions. All-in-all it was fun. Riding my bike in terrain/scenery that was constantly new to me was amazing. Pairing with a super dedicated and capable athelete was inspiring. The crew really pulled through and made it surprisingly smooth. Knowing there were so many out there watching us and cheering us on reminded me how fortunate I am. Being married to someone who encouraged me to do this, kept me positive throughout the training and preparation and even sacrificed her time to crew....well, I'm not sure I can do that one justice with words - thank you. There were moments when it wasn't the greatest, but all-in-all it was a very positive experience with some great people.
I'm sure I'll write more on it later...
I'm sure I'll write more on it later...
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