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August 24, 2006
Another Day on the Trails
This evening's run stats:
*2 rattlesnakes
*1 big, black, scary looking black-necked garter snake...I think?
*4 deer
*and one HUGE fuzzy green catapillar that was about as big a round as my thumb and as long as my hand. I'm totally not kidding!
Posted by April at 09:59 PM | Comments (0)
August 22, 2006
Mt. Humphreys
Training continues...
Click on the photo to see the collection of photos that I took while hiking to the summit of Mt. Humphreys (12,633 ft) near Flagstaff Arizona. April is only in the first few pictures because I dropped her off so she could continue with Imogene training. She ran a nice 17 mile loop with several thousand feet of elevation gain, while I hiked. We met near a trail junction below the summit and hiked the final decent together.
Posted by Paul at 11:00 PM | Comments (0)
August 17, 2006
Quick Update
I know we've been slacking when it comes to updating our site but don't think April and I are sitting on the couch eating pizza and drinking beer everyday. That's just every other day because we are getting in tip top shape for the Imogene run coming up in 22 days 23 hours and 53 minutes(at the time of this entry).
WAIT! Actually, I'm not. On August 5th I tore my MCL, climbing! You can read up on what the MCL is but it made a similar noise when tearing, as my finger did back in December. Luckily the tear is minor (can you believe that from the clearly audible sound it made when ripping?). Minor? What does that really mean. Well, last week I couldn't make right turns when walking because the pain was pretty intense. As long as I go straight it's all good and as long as I make left turns I'm cool. If I want to go right I'll just make a 270 degree turn to the left. Overall, I can tell it's getting better.
22 days 23 hours and 51 minutes: That's how long I have to recover and blast out the Imogene race...
Posted by Paul at 08:31 AM | Comments (0)
August 04, 2006
Rain Update
I should apologize for not providing an update because several people thought we had washed away from the rain last Monday. I'd have to say we were pretty nervous throughout the day that we would get flooded but luckily the rain had stopped in the late morning.. After the rain had stopped the water level in the wash kept rising but finally reached its maximum level right below the last barrier wall. If the water went over that wall we would have been in trouble because our house is the lowest among the homes in our area. It's crazy living in the desert. I always wondered why I had to pay for flood insurance. Now I know.
Now...it's almost time for the weekend. Time to forget about the rain and get focused on some serious PTA (Pain Torture Agony) training! We've got some projects to send and a BIG, BIG trail run planned. Hopefully, on Sunday night we'll be celebrating some big successes...
By the way...almost 1 month to go: IMOGENE!!!!
Posted by Paul at 07:18 AM | Comments (0)