Around The Lake

It was the most dreary looking day I've seen in a long time.  But at least it wasn't raining or snowing and was actually fairly warm, at 44 degrees.  So I did make myself go out and run around the lake for my usual 5 miles.  I was much slower than usual, and it took me a while to really get into the run. But it was surprisingly nice running conditions.  I saw a few small flocks of Sand Hill Cranes along the west side of the lake.  There were a couple of seagulls who were extremely unhappy with their presence and were circling around them and making a lot of noise.  The cranes were squawking back and it was quite entertaining to watch.

I'm getting bored with the same old 5 mile run every day but there really aren't a lot of other choices around here.  So I guess I'll just keep doing the same old run.

Snowing!

I woke up to snow falling outside my window.  So I decided today would be a run on the treadmill because no way was I going out there in that muddy windy and snowy mess.  So I washed all the dirt off my running shoe so they wouldn't get the treadmill dirty. But the thought of running on the treadmill just didn't excite me at all.  I procrastinated and procrastinated until almost 5 pm.  Then I noticed it has stopped snowing.  But it was only 33 degrees and windy.  I started to change into my running clothes then decided that a little snow isn't enough to keep me inside.  So I did my usual 5 miles around Colleen Lake.  It started snowing as soon as I stepped outside and continued for the first mile.  But then the storm passed on by and it was just kind of chilly and windy.  It was actually quite nice! There wasn't even much traffic.

The Lonely Road around Colleen Lake

Nice Run!

When I woke up and looked out the window I thought - no way I'm going out there!  It was rainy and windy and dreary and gray.  I procrastinated for at least an hour then decided that I really didn't have anything better to do.  Really, how bad could it be?  It really wasn't raining anymore.  So I begrudgingly got into my running clothes and dragged myself out the door.  I didn't have to go very far before I realized that it was really perfect conditions for running.  It never did actually rain during my usual 5 miles around the lake, but it was so misty that I had to take off my glasses because they were too wet to see where I was going.

I need to make a note to myself that even if it looks terrible outside, it is still probably just fine for an outdoor run.  If it turns out to be too awful, of course I can always turn around.  But today was really nice even if it looked like the end of the world!

I would like to see the sun again someday though!

5 Around The Lake

Another 5 miles around Colleen Lake.  Kind of chilly and overcast and dreary.  But still better by far than the treadmill. It is always refreshing to spend some time outdoors every day regardless of how nasty the weather might be!

Colleen Lake

I'm back in Deadhorse for the month of September.  I had to search a little for some ambition but finally got out for my typical 5 mile run around Colleen Lake.  It felt good to get outdoors even though it was kind of cloudy and nasty.  I see that now that I am done running, the sun has come out and it's lovely!  I did hit one section of mud that made my shoes weigh about 5 pounds each.  But once I knocked that off, it was a good run.  A little slow but better than parking on the bed in front of the TV like I did yesterday.

Leading Ladies Marathon

A lovely race in South Dakota.  All women!  Also mostly downhill.  It was also gorgeous.  Once again I was first in my age class.  Nice sometimes to be old!

Medal & Age Group Award

I spent a few days with my friend Alyce who lives in Rapid City.  We did some great sightseeing to Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and the Devil's Tower.

Mt. Rushmore

Danang Marathon

A very hot marathon, but a really nice course and wonderful race directors and volunteers.  It was 97 degrees with about 95% humidity.  There were water stops every mile which really saved the day.   I was not last but was very close to last.  But still got first in my age class.  I was the only person, male or female over 60.

After reaching the finish line!

Danang was an amazing city and I really enjoyed everything about it. So many fascinating sites.  I loved the Lady Buddha Statue and the Dragon Bridge the most.

Lady Buddha

Dragon Bridge