Not happy
IT Band issues suck! 2 weeks and it was getting better, but any little downhill and its flaring back up. This post is a reminder to myself to stop abusing my legs until they are healed! I was barreling down the trails when we did Alum Rock park, so I know they can do it.
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2000/02_00/fredericson.htm
Patrick's new shoes
You've seen them before on this blog, nice and shiny. Here is an updated photo of their condition as of yesterday. We will keep you updated on this topic.
A muddy PG&E
It was Sunday, sunny and muddy. We've made it to the bench in x+42 minutes, and back in 50 minutes via Rogue Valley. x is a unknown scalar, denoting the time it took me before I realized that we are going to arrive to the top at no (zero) time unless I will press the watch's Start button. It's value believed to be around 10 minutes :-)
We enjoied a good weather; cool but not freezing, sunny but not hot, and muddy, of course. Most of the mud was at the bottom of the PG&E trail, after the water tower junction going up the uphill section and the flat that follows it. The rest of PG&E is mostly in good condition. We also ran into mud on the way down, on High Meadows about half way to the junction with Upper Wildcat. Rogue Valley was in great condition. We do not have videos of sliding through the mud but we have some pictorial evidence of surviving it without diving head first.
Patrick and Dayle at the famous bench.
Dayle's orange slices have become a trademark.
Happy to be back at the parking lot. It was 9+ miles and a nice run.
It surly feel more muddy than it looks in this picture.
Go Geek!
http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_id=12713Great little article about the Garmin heartrate/GPS watches. The writer also bicycles, so its a perfect match for me! :P
Nutrition Info Website
Interesting website I found while trying to find a calorie calculator
http://www.nutritiondata.com/calories-burned.htmlIt has a general nutrition summary including images of Nutrition Facts labels, interesting charts that you can click on and get lists of foods based on its fat/protein/carb ratio or filling/nutrious cross section.
http://www.nutritiondata.com/explorer.html
New Shoes too (2?)
Northface Ultra 103 XCR, water proof and rock proof. Of course it feels like running on a couple of planks with all the reinforcment in the sole...
Dayle's orange slices have become a trademark.
