Monday, August 25, 2008

State Fair

Our state fair is a great state fair.

Monday
9-mile run through Champlin
Half day for the State Fair!
Food, rides, animals, art exhibition,
activities (sewing/cooking/super awesome kayak)
Lilly fell asleep on the bus on the way home






Tuesday
1+ hr ride - 610 and back (AM)
Lilly came super close to riding w/o training wheels!
3 loops in the park (PM)
Saw Tom C and talked cyclocross, waterskiing and chili dogs

Wednesday
5 mile run w/Wade at lunch. Very nice.
Rode with Lilly to the library after dinner.
Lilly beat me at Candyland.

Thursday
1 hr run in the park (about half was in the dark)
Dropped Rob off at the cycle shop in Ramsey.
Pulled over for "illegal U-turn" on hwy 10.
"Summer sledding" (big wheels down the grass sledding hill)

Friday
Biked to work w/Lilly.
Forgot her helmet at home so she rode in the trailer
on the way to work and borrowed her "school helmet"
for the ride home.

Saturday
Biked to Elk River to mountain bike.
Met Rob for a lap and a half.
~ 1hr up there (15 mi),
3 laps (21 miles),
~ 1hr home (15 mi) (WINDY)
Had to make a choice right away in the morning
as the mountain bike trails are a right turn:


Boated with kids (swimming off the boat)
Gopher football game w/Neil, Craig, Kyle.

Big 10, Town Hall (never again) for food and beers
Walked through campus

Sunday
Took the green boat out of the water:
Lilly and I drove the trailer to the landing,
played at the park and walked home. Started up
the green boat and drove down to the Rum River.
The boat died and I couldn't restart it.
Luckilly the wind was blowing just right to take us to
the Point Park docks. Tied it up and walked home.
When Holly got home from the Chili Dog ride I walked
back over and got someone to tow me up the rum.
One person denied me saying, "I would, but we're not going
that way." Jeez, thanks - it's all of 5 mintues.
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Golfed at Green Haven with Rob.
Rob and I met Holly and Lilly at Moonrock afterwards.

Monday, August 18, 2008

End of Summer?

I've heard a few people talk of the end of summer. Even one who believes we're in for a very early winter. All I know is it is dark longer.

Monday
1 hr ride through Champlin
Swim (wade) with Lilly and Hailey - they caught minnows
Made quesadillas on the grill
Mowed (baled) the lawn
Setup the mole traps...we've gotta have an army of moles out there

Tuesday
9 mile Champlin run - felt great - nice cruising pace (AM)
Rode to St. Paul and back (~ 60 mi) - from Mpls to Anoka in the dark

Wednesday
1 easy loop in the park
Swimming w/Lilly
Trailer train to Rocket Park
Rode the trail-a-bike over some ramps in the skate park

Thursday
1hr run in the park

Friday
1hr ride AM
Badmiton with Hailey
Slow night bike cruise through Anoka.

Saturday
Ride to errands
Fast tempo run (Anoka-Coon Rapids 8 mile route)
Skiing

Sunday
Chili dog ride
Dave, Carol, Mike, Noah and me
I'm the only one manly (stupid) enough to do the chili dog
Beer at Dave's afterwards
Skiing
Tubing (Jacob tubed from the dam to the bridge)

Monday, August 11, 2008

Okoboji Vacation

Summer vacation at the "Iowa Great Lakes"
Tuesday - Sunday

Monday
1+hr run in the park
Jeez my legs are feeling tired

Tuesday
1hr ride (AM)
Trailhead ride (PM)
Holed out the rain shower in the Lion's club
shelter in Rockford.
Bernie rides faster the less he rides.

Wednesday
1.5hr ride (AM)
Drive to Okoboji.
Arnold's Park.



Made homemade pizza for dinner.

Thursday
Ran around East Lake Okoboji (14.5 mi).
Wizard of Oz play at Okoboji Children's Theater
Ate tacos at the Taco House.
Sat at the pool.
Swam with Lilly on the lily pads.
Boated & skied - realy calm for Okoboji
The Barefoot bar and Braco's for some LI Iced Teas.

Friday
50 mi ride with Holly.
Quiet Iowa county roads.
She pushed well and I was along for the ride.
My liver hurts.

Saturday
Ran 1hr on Iowa county roads. Very nice.
Drove to Sioux Center
Trampoline, sand volleyball, 4square, town biking

Sunday
Boating on Okabena Lake in Worthington, MN
Picnic with Holly's family
Pizza in St. Peter
Home around 9:30pm.

Monday, August 4, 2008

4Runner Took a Poop

Let's see how we do with one car. Thank goodness it's summer.

Monday
Rode to work.
Drove down to Rochester to pick up Lilly!

Tuesday
Rode to work w/ the trailer train, Lilly got a ride w/ Holly.
Rode home w/ Lilly.
1st to the store to get stuff for National Night Out.
Saw Erik @ MGM.
Home for party. It was great!

Wednesday
The 4Runner is fixed. The insert worked.

1hr run in the park
Caught a ride to/from work w/Holly.
Rode to the grocery store after Lilly went to bed.

Thursday
Trailer train to work while Lilly drove with Holly.
"Tour of Parks" after work with Lilly.
Saw a reggae band at Coon Rapids Dam ("The damn park")
Shared a cone with Lilly at DQ

Friday
9-mile run
Mowed the lawn
Beers at Neil's

Saturday
Rode to Duluth/Superior to pick up 4Runner w/ Dave
160 miles in ~ 8 hours ride time
Dave was really strong for almost the entire ride
Before Lunch:
We averaged over 20 for the first 70 miles (Hinkley)
Slight headwind
Then we "toured" (read: rode side by side at 19.5) on the trail
I bonked bad
Lunch:
I had a burger and Dave had a steak
at Peggy Sue's in Willow River
After Lunch:
The wind is now close to 20mph
I could hold around 18 or so into wind after lunch
but didn't have any more than that
Gatorade G2 saved me in Carlton
The bridge into Superior was super cool and pretty windy
The 4Runner is back!
A big Thank You to Dave for going along and keeping me going

Sunday
Ran an easy 4 miles
Waterskied close to a half hour (3x ~ 10 min runs)
Wow am I beat