Nothing else better to do than run.

A very early morning, 5:00am wake up call. Met my friend Rob for an early morning run around the Taylorsville area. Plenty of hills to climb near 5400 and 6200 south. The miles seemed to fly by quickly which felt really good. Talked about the economy and the elections coming up. Some very interesting discussion about the blame people are putting on the government and investment houses when a lot of the issue comes from people not being financially responsible and biting off more than they can chew. I think there is plenty of blame to go around but I hope and pray that we can learn from the mistakes of the past and move on. Human nature is such a crazy thing and I am not sure an election is going to change or improve everything. It seems like an attitude adjustment and taking responsibility for our own actions will bring about real change.

Went on an afternoon run to stretch out my quads, they are tighter than a drum. It was mostly uphill and I took a path was was gradual on the downhill.

By the way, I love Fall! Love the colors of the leaves and the crisp air. Can't wait to run with the group tomorrow and hear what everyone has going on. Great to have good company to run with. 

Didn't feel that well this morning when the alarm goes off so I went back to bed. I am such a slacker. When I don't feel well I know I won't be able to keep up with the group so I will try another day. I did however make it for an afternoon run which I took very slow. My quads have been very tight lately, probably because of all the hills I have run lately. I love this weather, 70's in October, who would have thought.

Actually got some much needed sleep last night. I am trying to hold of a sinus infection but it is proving to be tough. Need to start popping the Sudafed and Vitamin C. I went for a run this afternoon and it was incredible. Lots of leaves crunching beneath my feet, and the temperature was perfect. Lots of people out a lunch time trying to out-run the reaper.

Read a very interesting study about running on MSNBC yesterday. It turns out this study has been going on for twenty years and measures the life expectancy and quality of life for runners and non-runners. To qualify as a runner one must run for 30 minutes 3-4 times a week which hardly qualifies them to access this blog. Anyways, life expectancy was estimated at an increase of 10+ years with a dramatic decrease in disease and illness. Also a myth that was busted is about an increase of knee injury. There was no significant data that showed an increase in knee damage in both groups. Although I have had knee surgery on one knee it was not running related, but it has always been a sore spot with my family and in-laws, and this study gives me some ammo.

 Keep on running. 

I am still on a quest to get more sleep. Things have been improving and I don't feel like I am walking around in a sleep deprived haze. Hopefully it will improve performance and help get my weight regulated.

 Great morning run with the BGMK group. Stayed on the Jordan River Parkway for the distance. We were running along and a pure white horse just walked out on the trail and stood there for a few seconds, really quite a strange sight. Ran with Peggy for a while and we discussed formatting formatting CSS stylesheets. Running is so much fun when you can "geek" out at the same time. I love running with a group of friends with so many diverse backgrounds and interests. 

Happy Halloween everyone! Yup, made it another whole entire year. Clouds have started moving in and the winds are starting to pick up and blow all of my autumn leaves off of the trees. It seems as if my favorite time of the year is coming to a close. 

Went for a 4 mile run up City Creek. Not a whole lot of people out so it was fairly tranquil and serene. I love running because it allows me some time to think and relax while whipping my butt into shape. I listened to the Nightmare Before Christmas Revisited soundtrack that came out this month. A very enjoyable listen. 

Found it very difficult to get up this morning. Halloween and the kids did me in so I slept right through my planned early morning run. So at 10:30 this morning I headed out for a run in the daytime. Very pleasant day for November 1st, The warmest day I ever recall for this date. Slight breeze, temp in the low 60's and gas is 2.47 at the Holiday Station by my house. Shaping up to be a good day.