It's Been Awhile

I don't need to point out the fact that it's been quite some time since I last posted. It's not for lack of stuff to write about - we're still really busy even though Doug and Donald are pretty much the only ones still at home. Doug has games 3 to 4 days per week and we try to make it to as many as we can, even though if he's not pitching his appearances on the field are limited to chalking the batter's box, or playing bat boy.

I've been running a lot more consistently, and have finally started to drop some of my fat. I still have a long way to go to get to where I need to be weight-wise, and even farther to go to get to the point where I can start trying to be competitive in races.

I've run a 3 mile hill route at OIT several times in the last couple of weeks, but it still beats the snot out of me. I went for a 4 mile run last Wednesday, and then ran the 5k course at the Sports Complex with a co-worker (she had a race yesterday) on Thursday. We went to Steph's swim meet in Bend over the weekend so I didn't have a chance to run, but I made up for it by killing myself on the OIT route on the way back home. It's a challenge to run it, but it's helped me considerably on my flat runs.

I only have about 6 1/2 weeks to get ready for Crater Lake, and I'm really nervous about the altitude. The race starts at about 7600 feet, and I know from elk hunting at that altitude that it's not going to be pleasant. It usually takes me 2 days of hiking around to get so I can breathe normally - I think running 6.7 at altitude might actually kill me. Guess we'll see!