Hello Everyone

Well once again I have fallen down on my responsibilities of keeping you all informed. I have extremely busy. Hard at work and hard at play. Basically work sucks. Updated that for ya. Onto the play section. I have started making homemade wine and beer. It is pretty fun to drink something you created. On the running front I have done several race since the last post. I ran with Clint in the Memphis half marathon. We fininshed in 2:25:21. A coyuple weeks later, we ran in the Swampstomper. Clint finished his first 25k and I posted a 6:36:00 for the 50K. I had fun that day. The weather was perfect and there were a lot of people I knew who were running. The next weekend Drew and I went to Huntsville Alabama for the Mountain Mist 50k. This is supposed to be one of the hardest 50k's in the southeast. We started strong and finished it up pretty strong. There were rocks of all shapes and sizes. I fell down 4 times during the race. I ended up stubbing my big toe. The next day it was black and blue from top to bottom. I am pretty sure that the toe nail is going to hang on. Bonus. We both finished the race together at 6:06:00. This was a new PR for both of us and the course was tough. Overall, I had a blast. I would recommend this race for someone who wants a challenge. This weekend, I am taking off in preparation for next weekend. John Manley, Patrick and I are travelling down to Huntsville, Texas for the Rocky Raccoon 100 miler. John and I are running and Patrick will be pacing us through the night. This will be my second attempt at a 100. I hope all goes well. The course is supposed to be relatively flat and mostly trail. Everyone says this is a good race to set a PR for the 100. I just want to finish. Sub-24 hours would be nice. Anyway, I will keep you posted.

Happy Trail