who are those hooded hordes

a new year...a somewhat uninspired run on a sore knee, i'll try to refrainfrom whiningbeyond that.  Wish I was still in Utah skiing!

wakey, wakey, I'm outta shapey

I feel so old now when I start running, joints and brain slipping I guess.  was a pretty morning run

a few moments respite from the buzzing of the buzzsaw

tried not to look at garmin much, just wanted to slip 'er into cruise control and get some base miles.  turned out to be a much needed mental break, gorgeous late afternoon run along the north bayshore trail and path.  This takes you behind some of the stores, hotels, shops where people are all out escaping from their cubicles and mad spouses for 15 mins to steal a smoke and a few precious rays of sun.  it was oddly comforting jogging through their midst.  the bay was smooth as Pineview in the morning.  Bros woulda' loved it

running to clear the old cranium, sort of a stop start deal to take pics of cool sunset of the bay, also stooped in the middle to talk to gdoc, who was luxuriating in the land of bikini and mushy fish dishes (thanks for the mojo bro), here's to the future...

run with Harry

early mornin run

 a great trail run with Harry, Castle Rock State Park, great fun today.  needed it desperately!

Mushy mind and legs but sommit

early morning.  knees hurt but was sweet to be out this morning, great weather here.  i haven't been using my music on morning runs, sorta nice, guess I'm gettin' old

I attacked a hill I haven't done in awhile, Sweeney Ridge, up to overlook where you can see Pacific on one side, bay on the other, stopped am few times to text the ole' bros

as GDoc said to me when I was stuck in Brazil, "what can I say? I'm glad I'm home!"

tough to get started this am!  But out I went, need some new shoes, mine are bleeding heavily...rolled from the my salty bluecollar neighbors up to the white startched collars digs.  always funny the different vibes you get.  I like my salty surroundings

needed some miles to find my smile.  actaully I smiled the moment I walked into the local donut shop and smelled the coffee and had a cinnamon twist, morning light, joe, and donut...all downhill sorta speak after this moment.

 Anyway, went to the old standby loop, along skyline to S. Sawyer Camp trail, 6 miles up the trail, tough bugger hill about mile 9.5, there was a carrot so I did give chase up that hill, yes a caught the carrot but then I felt like what was left of the twist was coming back for a reunion...alas I calmed down and settled into a nice morning sunshine finish.  Avg. 9:10 

a mellow run in the morning light, very relaxing today which was nice!  I didn't trip today, which was also nice

a sweet warm dusky run post a valentines' giddy-up. killers, zac brown, m83, it worked

wasn't planning on running but the 74 degree temps proved too enticing.  California would be totally awesome if it weren't for all the ...Californians

was great morning for a run.  warm breeze by the bayshore. 

morning run with Harry on the trail above the pacific. sweet, we mostly screwed around and ran 2 miles only.  2 more miles later on dreaded treadmill (oreo) I have no idea how you do this regularly.  i barely eked out 2 before a nice massage and steam room

what can I say but...need me some vacation, campfire, booze, and bros

after work, awesome warm weather run with my old pal Sampo The Finn who was back in town for a bit, we spent more time bitching about church than actually running, sweet

well it started today with 6 hrs of tooth bombardment and saliva diving

then there was couples workout followed by a sweet eve run 

doughnuts, morning light, did the old pedro trail over mt from montero to pacifica.  so good

followed by the buzzsaw delight, buzz buzz. glad I got the couples workout in yesterday 

awesome, sunrise run. melanoma go to hell

jet-lagged and be-dragled, be-deviled and beset, now off to get the ole' stitches removed

F.T.I.G.H.

this was a nice morning run, first after my back scar making.  felt ok, got pretty sore in back later that day though...oh well

Early morn spiel esker dig

Bdrin bdrin bdring

Spin around the ole universidade

Ran with Glotka by my side

Morning blitz, dreamt I was asleep dreaming I was awake, wondering if I'm dreaming...

an afterwork, summery run.  nice out and back on bay trail.  the return trip was a head-on wind-fiesta! ole'!!  Nice to run for first time in a month with no stitches in the ole' back

Falls Canyon Death Valley trail, sweet vistas.  stopped a lot for my heaving for breath son.  Gorgeous views

this run back home after 1520 miles on the road.  fun times!  Felt good to be out, ran around Coyote Point as I am want to do, rounded the corner with great view of bay and all landing planes into SFO, looked up and there was Air Force One. Pretty sick, HUGE plane. later

Fairly uneventful run, couldn't catch the carrot...

Morning roll up to the rich lands and back to the po' land. Hills kicked me trash

good times aren't here again

my dreams have been dark of late

my birthday run. hoot hoot

Zion's the way it should be done, with the brothers. totally awesome

just rollin

hot, felt ok, saw snake, glad to not get bit

tried to run for a bit but it just felt better to walk...so I did.  awesome sunrise

another short run before a ball bustin day at work. want to stay outside n play

morning jog into the void

last hawaii

a short, painful, unhappy deal

nice windy afternoon run with Harry, he gettin faster

after work wind fiesta d resistance

morning before work. windy windy fun.  good thing there was a public restroom about halfway/turnaround i had an emergency "All-Bran Bomb" jettisoning moment ala GDOC. good good times indeed. my achilles have been a aching..

A cold and windy start. Took awhile to warm up into the headwind on the San Andreas section of crystal springs trail. I needed a hammer packet, cytomax, and my tunes to step this one up. Finally got the high I've been searching for. Almost as good as some reverse cgrl.

Mostly hiking with Bellsie, but we did run approx a mile. Total hike 4.6 through some sweet redwoods

early morning trail, tried a new trail by crystal springs. could be cool but is too overgrown and I got tired of the weeds in my face, etc whiney whiney whiney

morning before back to work, nice mellow morning on the bayshore

Awesome trail in Big Woods state park, skyline to the sea

two quick ones before the indoctrination

some before work action, of the 2nd choice sort

Hot morning. Had a sore throat, headache, runny nose. But heck I felt pretty dang good for all that.

debated back and forth wether to go out or to just watch Dexter on ipad, eat cookies and drink stuff.  I never regret gettin out, I never regret eatin cookies and drinkin stuff either though... anyway. a sweet roll up a quick 700+ ft gain in first 2 miles. then  sweet views of bay on one side and pacific ocean on other.  Now, nothin but angst and wanting to be in the wilderness

a short turn around the point before work to try to kick out the angst and cobwebs

Early morning up and over one of my favorite runs. I call it "pacadee" because it connects Pacifica and McNee state park. Sweet elevation gain over the pacific. Total today, 2906ft up and 2816ft down. Basically up to the top, down the back side, back up and back down to start. Bros need to come do it

some morning ditty

Fantastic morning roll in Oreo's yard.  Up in Snowbasin country, sweet sweet sweet

thanks bro, missed G 

Sardine loop with Oreo and Hairdog.  Sweet run and good brothers

Morning trot in the valley.  Oreo and G off to work..so on my own.  Started at Quist beach, highway to middle inlet, run on beach around middle inlet and back, highway to Rasley junction, back past ma and pa'Buck's road.  Funny little run down memory lane.  My arms feel like gigantor alien nubs.  Need to ski again!

sno b rd

a slog up snowbasin road

landed in oakland from salt lake, 2 hr bart and shuttle to millbea, then a three mile trip on foot to house with heavy bpack in tow, even with the weight I felt the difference being back at sea level. ran all but about .5 mile.  sad to be out of Utah :((((......

 later...ten mile bike ride on the bayshore trail to san mateo bridge 

after work bayshore jaunt, felt heavy, good stiff breeze

after work, down to the upper portion of skyline-to the-sea trail.  Not as scenic as the Big Basin Middle section but still fun.  Should have brought water, got totally dry. Thank goodness for the corner market on the drive home and the lemon pelegrino mmmmm

after work, started sluggy but perked up with a nice sunset on the bayshore around cayote point

decided to do some road miles, uphill and around the bends, felt mostly like pooj

Yosemite! Good times with good brothers. thanks to them for keeping me somewhat sane. hey, why does my Garmin report say total ascent 10,044 and descent 9794ft?  different than you got gdoc on your phone app? oreo? thanks good bros. so fun

Sund"ie" morn run with bellsie then robyn the meself. pretty good burn last 2 miles to the farm.

Morning b4 work. Tough to get out of bed! Glad I did

Thought that I would drum up some mind-number miles. Actually nice run to bridge, out and back. Bay trail. Nice headwind coming back.

Well, I just sorta ran and stuff

Tahoe heaven

After work warm but windy, want me some "up in the air"

mornin joe

actually a nice run, felt good.  worked through some mental hurdles, clarity reignith

mostly paved trail, avg 8:56. a few bumps 

this was a hot slog full o' beans without brown sugar.  After a couple of bi oottchhhy work days.  Only after about 4.5 did I feel aight, as Oreo would say, and that only lasted as long as the .38 special song.  got me some choc. cake and grandpa Froerer Ice cream to look forward to tonight though....

sawyer camp after some stomach gambu and b4 fly to utah equals crrraaapppp

after driving all day in the smokey desert was good to roll on the sawyer camp trail.  an out and back, gradual downhill on the out and feeling all the gradual up on the back until last mile and half which is all up. gut buster but oh so sweet  AVG. 8:18  

Morning roll up from my turf to the richlands and around the ol horn back down to the scratch and claw

felt like Sand dan Glotka on this one.  spittle flying from my brutish maw. weaksauce

labor day. sweet trail in the redwoods. huddart state park. awesome.  with Harry so there was a few sit and wait moments due to that kid is outta shape. gotta toughen him up! bros would like this one.  2007 ft elevation gain

short n sunny in SF

might be my favorite coastal trail yet, awesome sunny morning

a tired business

more tiredness brimeth

nice but heavy run up from edgewood to huddart redwoods. after a night of debauchery and a morning of excessive eating. good stuff

after work, achilles unto bursting. get er done. need me some carrot juice

sweet morning sunrise run by the bay. gotta give my knee a rest me thinks, may the sap flow my brothers

Mornin dip in the ole' pool. the water was flat and lucious.  started slow joggin with Robyn. bumped it up a touch. to the bridge and back "the bridge run" achilles sore on left but overall legs feeling better after a weekend of rest and eating

Early morning roll, awesome sunrise made the old man joints loosen up a fraction

After work friday afternoon nice warm breeze run, did the "figure 8" by the bay.  high tide and nice calm. avg 8:30

morning in the dark before work felt like no air-heavy heavy

morning short, and stiff.  and dark

Sons Worthy morning run up McNee with awesome sunrise views over the pacific. glorious, grand, and a wee bit infidel!  I was a bit slower up the pitch than usual, bit sore from a long day of mostly belaying and some climbing-good times. Let's plan some brothers of doom nonsense me hearties!

after work jog to the point

Ah a fab run up deer valley mt, elevation tanked me quick but was so sweet

Dragged a complaining harry around the point

nice, awesome warm eve run after a lot of tooth work.  great sunset, ready for weekend!

morning roll up to sweeney ridge, spent a few stops to look at view and snap the bro-nerds

after work special, saw a burning up car and enjoyed Burning Flame

Tough freaking trail "run" mostly grinding up awful hills with a few scenic spots that I didn't care about because I was too tired! Can't wait to do it again!

some mind number road miles, haven't run for a week since the half with vert from hell, legs are surprisingly still beat to crap, hurt on the slight uphill today. well, enough of my complaining...negative, negative, we have a small reactor leak here, give us some time to lock it down...

early headachy cold, sunrise got it going though.  I know a way to save han..

afternoon roll.  tried to put it in a lowish gear and maintain.  mostly flat, felt good to get in a mindless groove on the paved bayshore trail. awesome sunset colors.  serious stomach cramps after, too much toast and paenut butter cookies before run. oh well, the force is still true. avg. 8:21

sunrise pound up to sweeney ridge, love it, what can I say

Was up at dawn, now I'm down at dark

Fun road race, I probably felt better on this than any race I've ever done. I was never in any pain cage, which was refreshing, could have run middle a bit faster maybe but I feel good about this one here. On to the next I guess..

went up the backside of the montara mt. locally called "planet of the apes' because it's like a lost civilization, old road with tons of overgrowth. once up on the single track its awesome views of the pacific. went up slow to enjoy the views and went down slow to enjoy my achng hamstring good times

hi ho hi ho, it was a run, then it was done

got out on the bayshore for a nice mind-number. 

Morning runt up the hill and around the Sweeney, feelin heavy after the Thanksgiving!

In San Diego, bronchi full of goop, some splendor to be had on the beachfront of mission beach

it was a few days and drinks ago...

in the cold and the dark goeth I

Early start in the dark. Up my fav hill to some sweet overlooks. Awesome needed roll. Later was probably the best day of surfing ol Harry and I have had! Sweet day

Got outside after a day of workness, family shrinkness, and greasy Chinese food. Awesome to be all alone on the bayshore.

perfectly crisp morning run by the bay. sometimes you just have to eat all the cookies

got out into the night air. clear starry night with a bright moon. nice and crisp like a fine wafer cookie.  I was running out of fuel at the end and even though it was midnight by the time I got back I wanted a bacon cheesburger, settled for a powerbar and o.j.  good times, wouldn't mind a dive bar right about now, oh well guess I will just go to bed...

crack of dawn christmas eve run with my buddy Fewkes. awesome sunrise today

Just some flat lander stuff by the bay shore

Sundy mornin. Started out hatin it but it turned into a nice crisp morning roll