No time to blog tonite.
Scorekeeper reports the day 10 finish times for the 41.45 miles:
Justin 9:19:06
Mike 11:48:03
Jennifer 13:03:42
Friday, June 8, 2012
Day Nine: The LONG Day!
Day Nine started with cool weather and an escort of 2 police cars and a WA Hwy vehicle to cross the Columbia River on I-90. Cross time was 5:15 to help avoid heavy traffic!
Cool weather turned to rain. Jen's quad muscle was still bothering her so Mike walked the route with her.
Needless to say the sun popping out toward the end was welcome. The rainbow was beautiful.... but the storm that followed was daunting!
The 44.74 mile day ended with all soaked, but pizza putting them in a good state of mind.
Scorekeeper:
Justin's Time: 8:30.27
Jen and Mike in at 14:39.23
Heidi updated for day nine as Mike just wanted sleep. More tomorrow....well guess that would be today....later tonight;)
Cool weather turned to rain. Jen's quad muscle was still bothering her so Mike walked the route with her.
Needless to say the sun popping out toward the end was welcome. The rainbow was beautiful.... but the storm that followed was daunting!
The 44.74 mile day ended with all soaked, but pizza putting them in a good state of mind.
Scorekeeper:
Justin's Time: 8:30.27
Jen and Mike in at 14:39.23
Heidi updated for day nine as Mike just wanted sleep. More tomorrow....well guess that would be today....later tonight;)
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Day 8 - Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Four runners started day eight at a fast walking pace. Yes, four runners started as great friends Kevin Dorsey and Leigh Tanner from Memphis visited the Run Across America on Trail group Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Kevin started with Jennifer, Justin, and myself and walked eight miles of the route before we said our goodbyes. Kevin and Leigh are on a multi-year effort to complete a marathon (Kevin) and half marathon (Leigh) in each state. They had just completed runs in Oregon and Washington this past weekend and are running again this Saturday in Utah. It was great to see Kevin and Leigh after being on the road for seven weeks.
Today was once again filled with high winds that just about knocked us down at times, but the day slowly warmed. Sunglasses were even called for late in the day. Yes, in a matter of mere moments it seems our group transitioned from the wet dark forest to the dry open high desert - from hand warmers to sunblock - from sea to shining sea (ok - that last part will take 80 days). I enjoy high desert scenery, but I know it means that the heat is coming.
A shout of THANKS to my sister Kari who provided some Kinesiology Tape to me to take on the Run. I believe Jennifer benefited from using the tape today, and I might use some of the tape on my left hip as the hip is just not one hundred percent.
Once again, it is the crew that deserves the credit for getting the runners through the day - THANKS!
Scorekeeper reports the day eight times for the 30.40 miles from Ellensburg to Vantage, WA:
Justin 4:52:27
Mike 7:09:06
Jennifer 8:05:11
Today was once again filled with high winds that just about knocked us down at times, but the day slowly warmed. Sunglasses were even called for late in the day. Yes, in a matter of mere moments it seems our group transitioned from the wet dark forest to the dry open high desert - from hand warmers to sunblock - from sea to shining sea (ok - that last part will take 80 days). I enjoy high desert scenery, but I know it means that the heat is coming.
A shout of THANKS to my sister Kari who provided some Kinesiology Tape to me to take on the Run. I believe Jennifer benefited from using the tape today, and I might use some of the tape on my left hip as the hip is just not one hundred percent.
Once again, it is the crew that deserves the credit for getting the runners through the day - THANKS!
Scorekeeper reports the day eight times for the 30.40 miles from Ellensburg to Vantage, WA:
Justin 4:52:27
Mike 7:09:06
Jennifer 8:05:11
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Day 7 - Week One Done
Make it six out of seven days of rain now, and one day of wind. Not sure I would ever write in this blog that the sun would be nice to see during the Run, but the sun was indeed a good friend this afternoon as a cold wind reduced the feel like temperature low enough so that hand warmers were again much appreciated.
23 miles on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail (yes, the trail was named after the famous actor) today and 16 miles on lightly traveled road. Once again I was running well - although it seemed to take a bit more effort to run just a tiny bit slower than previous days. One possible reason for this is the John Wayne Trail surface. It is a great trail with a fine running surface, but I believe running the stone and gravel ballast surface of the trail is just not as efficient as running a paved road. For the first time in the run my right Achilles tightened up a bit, but it is fine as I write this. As has been the case in five of the previous six days, Justin and Jennifer were out of sight in just a couple miles after the start, but I caught up to Jennifer this afternoon when she was forced to a walk due to a muscle issue. I walked with Jennifer for a number of miles this afternoon and we finished the run together.
Scorekeeper reports the day seven times for the 39.84 miles:
Justin 6:04:55
Jennifer 10:35:30
Mike 10:35:30
23 miles on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail (yes, the trail was named after the famous actor) today and 16 miles on lightly traveled road. Once again I was running well - although it seemed to take a bit more effort to run just a tiny bit slower than previous days. One possible reason for this is the John Wayne Trail surface. It is a great trail with a fine running surface, but I believe running the stone and gravel ballast surface of the trail is just not as efficient as running a paved road. For the first time in the run my right Achilles tightened up a bit, but it is fine as I write this. As has been the case in five of the previous six days, Justin and Jennifer were out of sight in just a couple miles after the start, but I caught up to Jennifer this afternoon when she was forced to a walk due to a muscle issue. I walked with Jennifer for a number of miles this afternoon and we finished the run together.
Scorekeeper reports the day seven times for the 39.84 miles:
Justin 6:04:55
Jennifer 10:35:30
Mike 10:35:30
Day seven is off !
Day Sevens starts in Easton, Wa where the weather is Rainy, Windy, AND Cold;). All seem in good spirits.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Day Six - Snoqualmie Pass
Eight days ago the John Wayne Pioneer Trail Snoqualmie Pass Tunnel was closed and there didn't appear to be a plan to open it soon. Well, the tunnel was opened sometime last week - definitely good news - but not for the Run since I didn't know about the tunnel being open until after we had run the extra six miles to bypass the tunnel. Everyone who knows me well knows I am beating myself up about not properly ascertaining the status (prior to today) of this mile and half long tunnel that I would have loved to run through. Enough said - all is well.
41 miles today - about 8 miles on road and 33 miles on trail - mostly on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail - also called the Iron Horse Trail and the Old Milwaukee Road. We were treated to fantastic views - the best of the run so far - as we passed Keechelus and Easton Lakes and enjoyed the scenery of the western Cascade mountains - at least when the clouds lifted. Five days out of six now we have experienced rain, but no injury issues to report.
Jennifer slowed down enough so that we could run together today. The miles passed quickly as we talked about running, friends, and family. We both got a little colder than we would have liked at several times in heavier rain periods. Hand warmers helped to fight off the cold - great thanks to the hand warmer inventor(s)!!!
Justin and Katie celebrate their first anniversary today - Happy Anniversary! Katie is returning to work, but we look forward to seeing her again in Des Moines.
I appreciate all the positive encouragement and thoughts sent our way from my family and friends/runners. Be safe out there!
Scorekeeper reports the following run times for the 41.00 mile day six:
Justin 7:05:00
Jennifer 9:22:09
Mike 9:22:09
For more pictures, please join the Facebook Group:
Run Across America on Trail
It seems to be the best way to upload current pictures at the moment until the iPad and Heidi make nice again :)
41 miles today - about 8 miles on road and 33 miles on trail - mostly on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail - also called the Iron Horse Trail and the Old Milwaukee Road. We were treated to fantastic views - the best of the run so far - as we passed Keechelus and Easton Lakes and enjoyed the scenery of the western Cascade mountains - at least when the clouds lifted. Five days out of six now we have experienced rain, but no injury issues to report.
Jennifer slowed down enough so that we could run together today. The miles passed quickly as we talked about running, friends, and family. We both got a little colder than we would have liked at several times in heavier rain periods. Hand warmers helped to fight off the cold - great thanks to the hand warmer inventor(s)!!!
Justin and Katie celebrate their first anniversary today - Happy Anniversary! Katie is returning to work, but we look forward to seeing her again in Des Moines.
I appreciate all the positive encouragement and thoughts sent our way from my family and friends/runners. Be safe out there!
Scorekeeper reports the following run times for the 41.00 mile day six:
Justin 7:05:00
Jennifer 9:22:09
Mike 9:22:09
For more pictures, please join the Facebook Group:
Run Across America on Trail
It seems to be the best way to upload current pictures at the moment until the iPad and Heidi make nice again :)
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