Cool Croom Video

Hey, I know you saw the slide show a couple of weeks ago, but this is an actual cool video from the Visit Florida people. I love the video, but man, the dude that made it must have interviewed me for 10 minutes, I poured my mind out to him, and I ended up on the cutting room floor. What a gyp!

http://www.youtube.com/user/wahoohiker#p/a/f/0/4XFVvWymdNo

Shrek out the link man, Shrek it out! Sadly, you have to click on the link because one need subscribe to embed the video. Still, it's worth it :)

The Kettle is Heating Up!

As the weather heats up, so does our preparation for the Kettle Moraine 100.

Look out Cheese Heads, the Cigar City is invading in Early June!

The night run was a great tune-up for what is to come. I think we got two new recruits out of it as well. Traci Cole reeled off her 50 Miler with no problem and plenty of tea left in the Kettle! I think Traci is saying to herself, "Shoot, if these boloes can run a hunert miler, why can't I? Oh, wait, I can, I can, I will!" Hey Traci, I agree!

Jim Sullivan, well, he read about our night run, he saw the pix, he can't resist a party! Welcome to the Tea Party Gentleman Jim!

We should do very well out there. Lot's of sub-24's and a 100% finish rate, no doubt!

Running all Night

This weekend was our Croom Night Run.

It was a lot of fun. We had not one or two crazy folks out there, but count 'em:

Andy, Andy, Andrea, Jon, John, Becky, Tracy, Traci, Wendy, Justin, Frank, Steve, and Mo.

That is a baker's dozen (Unless you have my baker, then there would be 9, "screw him, he doesn't need two Andy's, and two Tracy's, take back one of those Jon's too! But, my guy is cheap!) 13 people to run from 8pm Saturday night till 8am Sunday morning.

I guess I have a lot of friends that don't have much of a life! "Say dear, would you like to go to the Theatre on Saturday night?" No way, I'm going to Croom to swat at bugs, drink luke warm Gatorade and try to bogart one of A2's PB & J's!

"Hey hon, that new place with the Pizza Shooters just opened, you want to try that Saturday night?" Nope, I'd rather run 50 miles in the dark with 12 other people!

"Sugar-babe, what do you say about checking out that all-you-can-eat breakfast place over on Main Street? It's only 2.95 from 6 - 9 on Sunday morning!" I told you, I am running through the night, with a lamp on head on barely marked trails, eating completely gross foods, while listening to stories that I've heard 100 times!

Yet, just try to find 3 other people with whom to play cards. You'll have to postpone at least twice. 13 people, no lives, it was another great night!

Running with the Ponies!

I love my boys Davo and Randy. However, running with them, well, it's probably good for me but..... they are SO much faster than I am. Last night they brought their lovely friend Pam with them, I hoped that would slow the group down, sadly that was a pipe dream (has anyone ever had a pipe dream? I guess maybe an Alaskan or Siberian Oil man, or perhaps a crack addict, but personally, I've never had a pipe dream) as the gang chatted as they glided, while I did a big bad wolf and huffed and puffed as I hung on.

The song is slow, the gang is fast, but I like them both!

Sum Summer

The sum of it all is that it's summer in Florida. It's very sad, but it's very true.

Yes Chase, we have bugs and yes they are already out.

How do I know it's summer? Well, there are the aforementioned bugs, there is the heat and humidity which has returned, and the most telling point..... my man Jon called me on Friday night and asked if I would go to Croom with him at...... gulp.... 3 am, and I said .... yes. He went on to ask if I thought anyone else would want to go, well, I don't know anyone as crazy as Jon and me, that would go to Croom at 3 am with only 6 hours notice, so I didn't call (it's not the real heat of summer ..... yet).

Well, the nice thing is we only have to put up with about 6 weeks of summer before the Kettle Moraine 100 Mile Trail Run (June 6), then we can all retire to our air conditioned houses and lounge at the pool!

The Longest Short Week!

Gee, feel bad for me! I only had 11 days off for Easter Break, so this week back, WAY TOO LONG! Heck, I only had Monday off this week!

Whoa is me, I must have the hardest job in the world, May 25th can't get here fast enough!

Waiting on the Sister

Well, one good race and now I'm no longer thinking of retirement, rather I am thinking about so many races that doing them all will surely put me in an early grave!

Obviously next up is the hand made copper kettle from Kettle Moraine. Then, in July I can either go to Oregon for the Ashland 50K (photo on left) and see Sister Alice or go and visit the Chaser in Denver and Slide down for the North Fork 50 Mile. They both sound so good.

Ali and I haven't been to Northern Cali/Oregon since 2005 (except for the brief Fire Interrupted Trip to Western States in 2008, Greg you still owe me about a grand!). I really want to take Ali back there to see Sister Alice and visit some of Mom's old stomping grounds, but we have to check on schedules.

So, one way or the other, I'll be running somewhere in July.

....... North Fork 50 Mi. 40 miles SW of Denver .....