Friday Follies...

Up and running now... in more ways than one. Charter finally got the stick out of their southern most orifice and sent a repair man out to have a look. Multiple issues OUTSIDE of the house, so Ozzy, the most-excellent repairman dude, fixed it all up. No more internet interruptions, hopefully.

Before the Run

After the internet fix, the family was off to Crater Lake - myself, Tracy and the gang, as well as Keith's girlfriend, Cera. I needed to get some altitude acclimatization in the worst way before dropping down to near-sea level at Camp SOCK. By 1:45 pm, we arrived at the Mt Scott trailhead. I told Tracy to meet me back there in two hours and took off up the trail. 7400 feet to 8900 feet, 2.5 miles each way. I hammered up to the top in 40 minutes... it was only 2.25 miles by my Garmin Forerunner GPS. Back downhill for 20 minutes; I did not make it back to the trailhead. 2.25 up and 1.75 back for 4 miles in 1 hour. Slow, but hey, it was at twice the altitude I normally train at. And that increase was the objective for running this mountain.

Turn around and do it all over again. Second lap, I was slower going up, 1.75 miles in the same 40 minutes, then down all the way for a finish in 2 hours and 9 minutes for the total of 8 miles. Tracy and the kids had walked up the trail to greet me since I was a little late. Felt good. My right knee was talking, but not screaming. I did not warm down well enough and cramped up on the ride back to the Rim Village. Once out of the car, I loosened up nicely walking around the tourist-infested area.

After the Run

Not bad for having been awake for 30 hours. I had to work night shift last night and did not sleep when I got home. I am bad about burning the candle at both ends.

Don't know if I will get any more in tomorrow. We'll see how I feel in the morning. See ya.

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}:[: ) Ken "Moose" Muller
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