Daylight exacerbates Global Warning?

I'm not sure if there is any one who reads this blog who thinks that this whole global warming this is just a bunch of baloney, but if there is and you are reading this; this is for you.

Dry Creek Marathon

So in case everyone does not already know I am running the Dry Creek Half-Marathon on the 28th of April. I would love it if people came down and cheered me on during the race, I could really use the support. No worries if you can't make it, but it would be great to have a cheering section. Any way if your interested check out http://www.cityoftreesmarathon.com/dry_creek_half_marathon.htm for more info.
the course map can be found at http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=121025. I'm betting on a roughly two hour race time, a bit slower than my past races, but this is supposed to be a pretty challenging course; I'll find out tomarrow since I'm going to go give it a test run. Any way I hope to see lots of people there!

Honda Ski Tour - Sun Valley Idaho

For those of you that weren't able to check out the Honda Ski Tour in Sun Valley this year, it is definitely worth watching this video to see what it was all about. Great Skiing, Great music and great fun. Something Sun Valley has long been overdue for! Mark your calendars for next year!

Ode to a running shoe

Oh running shoes you have hurt me, hurt me deep, deep in my feet specifically. I'm afraid this last episode is the straw that broke the camels back. You got me to the top of the mountain fine, but on the way down you where a great disappointment; you know what I'm talking about, don't deny it. The big blister on the big piggy that went to market, the one on my heel (I thought it was a rock in my shoe at first!) and the other little ones around the ball of each foot; yes you did that. Yes it could be my running style-not as smooth as it could be- or I might not be the best shape for such a long run, but I still think it is you running shoe, not me. You are the reason why this running relationship isn't working out. Sure its bad now, but it would just get worse if we stayed together; its blisters today, tomorrow its blood blisters. But think of all the good times we had! Remember running the 8th St. loop? Getting stalked by a mountain lion? Hahahha that was a good time wasn't it. Hiking in Moab? Yeah that was great, but it was then that I knew our time was coming to an end, yes you started to hurt me then, and you can't blame that on me, that is for damn sure. You've had a good life though running shoe, I mean your almost a year old and that is a long time to be with the same shoe. You can look at me all mournfully with my Wright Socks (synthetics only, cotton kills!) stuffed inside you, but that won't change my mind, we are through. So tom arrow you go to GoodWill and I go to the running store to find a newer hotter model that will treat my feet right. Those new Salomon XAs or the Inov8 Roclites look really hot, maybe I'll give them a spin. I'll miss you running shoe, good bye.