01-17-2011 Run

01-16-2011 Run

We finally got a day off at the last minute because our "superiors" (rolling eyes) decided that they need to spend today reviewing safety guidelines after three near fatal incidents in the past week. My suggestion was to give us more days off, so that people can try and get some rest, and so I'm not working with a bunch of zombies that could kill me with their screw up at any moment. Half the people I work with have pneumonia, everyone is coughing and sick. I was on anti-biotics for ten days, I've been off them for less than a week and I'm already sick again... The favorite saying out here right now is FML.. "Fu*k my life!"

Anyways, I got a little bit of much needed trail therapy today. It was pretty cool, because its really warm 45ish, and the melting snow is ripping down the mountains everywhere. I got nice and muddy, plus it is raining and foggy. My mind drifted back to Minneapolis and the 5 below and snow they have this morning and it only reinforced my drive to move out here. Our house will be for sale as soon as winter breaks...

*Update*
Went to Dr before I headed back to Lakeview because I was coughing up a little bit of blood and chest was hurting. I have Pneumonia. Doc put me on something called a Zpack, said it should take care of it. FML.

01-14-2011 Run

This has been a pretty tough week. As you can see, we are making progress, but it is killing us. People are getting pretty tired. Still 7 days a week, at least 14 hours a day..

The pipe is lucky enough to get carried in by helicopter, Myself... I get to snowshoe mostly.

update

OK, I have been "training" like crazy, just not running. My days have consisted of loooong snowshoe treks in in deep dark mountainous frozen forests. I have been so tired at the end of everyday that all I can think about is getting to sleep.. The worst is almost over for now, so I should get back in to the running game in the next couple of days. I think I am going to do the Mt. Shasta snowshoe race on January 30th, so at least I can say I have been training for that!

This is a pretty typical view lately. Double click on the pic to get a better view, the snow on the trees is frozen solid.

01-05-2010 Run

Another day gone.

01-03-2011 Run

Happy to get in a run!

01-01-2011 Run

Started off the year with a nice little jog. I have a lot of confidence going in to this year now that I am finally on track to get my perpetual groin injury taken care of.