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Yeah, sort of. The wind was sustained 40 mph at the top, so, not shorts weather haha.

It's a tricky thing, mountain running. You sweat your a$$ off on the ascent but you have to manage the sweat so that when you reach the top and stop moving, you don't freeze. Then the descent is a gradual warming. Lots of layers is the trick, and shedding them before you start to sweat through. 

Haha! Sounds just like how hiking tends to go for me. Clearing the trees usually makes a substantial difference! Torso changes at least have been fairly easy with layers and vents. Lower extremities would take more thought with running.

Great job at achieving pie, PRs, and summits, racing/hiking manatees!  Initially I was worried about Erin's J on Sunday morning, I didn't get any updates...no updates...no updates...then I embarassingly remembered AZ is a few time zones away from the East Coast!  D'oh!  Big congrats to J on a great IM finish!

Ha!!  Funny you should mention that whole time zone oops... I did the exact same thing!  I was wondering where the hell the IM tracker updates were until my friends who were in AZ jock-strapping started posting updates.  What a great day out there - PR's for everyone I knew doing the race!!    

It was a great day, albeit windy. I got to watch Jason cross the finish (via computer) but couldn't stay up for coach. I had 3 hours sleep in Omaha and had been up since 3:00 AM my time.

By the way guys, I get to toe the line with Lauren Fleshman this Sunday! Should be a great race. It's my home course (literally, just down the street)

Pretty cool? What race is this?

Pac Northwest USATF Regionals XC 

Way awesome!!!!!!!!

VERY cool! 

Awesome!

Salty that is beyond way cool to toe the line with Lauren Fleishhman.  

Super cool!  Plus having the race on your home course is a wonderful advantage--you know every dip and turn and there aren't any "leash your dog" signs to run into!!

Hahaha. I will need every off leash dog (and sign) in the neighborhood to make up the 4+ minutes she'll have on me

J starting the run. My fav pic of the day.

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Salty-

Beautiful pics. Loved the IG one of stars behind the peak.

Two races, two motivations. Pretty cool about your dad and Fleshman.

that's great!

I'm not actually a horoscope person, but from time to time I like to check mine on freewillastrology.com.  It has the greatest horoscopes.  Here's mine for this week - I don't know that this can be topped!!

Naturalist Greg Munson says that many dragonflies are great acrobats. They are the "Cirque du Soleil" performers of the animal kingdom. Not only do they eat in mid-air, they also have sex. While flying, two dragonflies will hook up and bend into a roughly circular formation to accommodate the idiosyncrasies of their reproductive organs, thereby forming a "mating pinwheel." I don't expect you to achieve quite that level of virtuosity in your own amorous escapades, Leo. But if you're adventurous, you could very well enjoy experiences that resemble having sex while flying. 

DANG - that is some serious cool factor right there!    

Any history buff geeky types in this pod?  I need some partners in crime for my next HM.....April 18  Historic Petersburg  HM, runs through Petersburg Battlefield where there will be a Civil War reenactment going on.  Promises to be a challenging course cause the battlefield is full of hills that are short & steep with hard banks.  Petersburg itself is also moderately hilly,

Well, thanks for that. I now know mine.   

And I read the site as freewillyastrology.com. hmmmm....

Great pic Erin!  

I'm glad I'm not the only one!!! 

hahahaha

Super cute!