consecutive months

I've run at least 100 miles a month for 53 consecutive months! That dates back to February 2007. I do almost anything I can to ensure that I achieve my monthly goal!

Just got back from a business trip in Colorado. I must say, running on dry pavement was VERY nice. Now I'm back in Alaska, running on snow and ice. I have to say, looking forward to Tucson in several years.......permanently.

Running on snow and ice

Ahhh, well I've been running on snow and ice for about a week now. First snowfall on the lower hillside was Saturday and for the rest of Anchorage it was Sunday. Nothing like running on loose snow on top of ice to keep you on your feet. Pun intended. It will do nothing but get worse from here.

Fall running in Alaska

Well, our wonderful summer has come to a close. Each day's run is met with falling yellow leaves and a "bite" in the air that reminds you winter is literally nipping at your heels. The mountains are about 40% covered with snow. Every week it will get a little bit lower down the mountains and then we'll be making snow angels for the next 7 months.

This time of the year the forest can smell a little rotten. I guess everything is dying out and the smell can be quite horrible. A wet, rotten dog is the best way to describe it.

Yesterday I went for around on a new trail. The trail isn't done yet, much to my dismay and I ended up running in the forest. Very eerie and spooky running in the woods. Every stump and fallen tree looks like a bear or a moose! The bears and moose can be cranky this time of year, so it's best to be very cautious when running in their backyard (so to speak). I had told myself I wasn't going to run in the forest any more because of the bears, but when the new trail ended it left with me nowhere else to really go. I'll try not to do it again.

Any one of my next blogs could definitely be about the "first" snowfall. Give me a freakin' break!!!

consecutive 100 mile/month streak is still alive and kicking

Let's see (I'm counting on my fingers and toes) I've got 31 months in a row with at least 100 miles in each of those months. After 3 more days of running I'll have month 32.

7.20.09 - King Salmon!

I was running along my normal Ship Creek route last week. Sometimes I look over at the creek, but most of the time I just keep my eye on the trail. Lately I've been taking glimpses into the creek. Last week I took a "looksy" at the creek and noticed giant King Salmon laying in the creek. This time a year the salmon are good and red, so much easier to see. Many of them were at least 24" in length and several were much more than that. It was quite a sight, as it always is! How many places in the world can you run on a paved path through the wilderness and see giant King Salmon swimming up a creek. Quite beautiful and amazing!

7.01.09

Taking a four day break from running. Got my 100 miles in on Saturday 6/27 (29 consecutive months). Couldn't run Monday thru Wednesday because of work. Nice break for the old legs.