Month: January 2013

  • Where did 1207 miles take me in 2012?

    Where did 1207 miles take me in 2012?

    The year of 2012 was a great one for my running life. I logged 1207 miles over the course of the year. That is almost 160 miles more than 2011! I loved that I logged more miles. I do know that I did slack a little during the summer and later in the year. Overall,…

  • Ultra Training

    My training for my ultra began at the beginning of the month and boy has it been a trip so far. The weather has been blizzard like, freezing cold (temperatures below zero!!) and not to mention mostly extremely icy. This is much different from the warm winter we had last year. I am loving all…

  • Snowshoeing in the Chilliness of Winter

    Snowshoeing in the Chilliness of Winter

    Last weekend we decided that we wanted to take put on the snowshoes and go for a little hike. We found out that some of our friends were already planning on doing this, so we joined them. We did not really know what we were getting ourselves into. It was -5˚ when I got out…

  • A Drive Through the Gorge

    A Drive Through the Gorge

    When we were in Oregon, we took a day to drive through the Gorge and enjoy the scenery. The only problem that is was chilly and extremely windy. We enjoyed the little bit of time that we took. Here are some pictures from the days events. Enjoy!

  • Winter Running

    Winter Running

    Since Brent and I got back from Oregon our Internet has been down. We will post about that trip when we get it working. We got back into town late on Sunday night due to bad roads. Brent left early Monday morning for a work trip. He got back into town tonight in time for…

  • Oregon Trip

    Oregon Trip

    While we have been out here for a few days and have had a great time catching up with family. We went on a couple trips towards Portland and here is some of the photographic evidence. At least of the waterfalls anyways. It was a beautiful sight, seeing the waterfalls with a touch a frozen…

  • An Oregon Run

    An Oregon Run

    Brent and I were able to go on a chilly yet beautiful run the other morning in The Dalles. I ran up a hill to gain about 1000 feet. It felt great and the view was beautiful. It is a great way to start my training as it is a fresh start. Running in a…