Month: August 2013

  • A Temple Visit

    A Temple Visit

    Day 8 (Wednesday) Kathmandu, Nepal Once again, we were able to sleep in, but I did not. It was another great morning in God’s word. The ladies all trickled down and we made our way to breakfast. It was our last breakfast as a group of 10 as the men were all headed back that…

  • Survival…

    Survival…

    We managed to survive this year’s Grand Teton Relay. It was a rough one for me and others on our team. Some of us were coming into it with injuries and others had minor issues during the run. I happened to have both. If you remember my post a few weeks back, you would have…

  • Humbled by a Bed

    Humbled by a Bed

    Day 7 (Tuesday) Kathmandu, Nepal We were told that we could sleep in, but that wasn’t going to happen for me. The bed that I was on was really hard. I honestly spent a little bit of time complaining about this. I had spelt terrible that night. I woke up early and went downstairs to…

  • Cell Service

    Cell Service

    We live in a prosperous country, with ample technological resources. Nearly everybody owns a cell phone and we have come to depend on them for our communication needs. While our coverage still isn’t 100%, it is improving steadily, typically only inaccessible in regions blocked off by rugged terrain, or low population density. That is why…

  • Running Injuries

    Well, it is probably about time with running in for 4 years that I get some type of an injury. It finally hit me this weekend. I went on a run Friday night and by the time I finished my right foot was stiff and sore. I wasn’t able to walk on it very well…

  • Let’s Go Ride 200 Miles

    Let’s Go Ride 200 Miles

    A couple weekends ago, Brent and I went on an adventure with a couple of our friends. We took off and headed to Seattle to ride our bikes down to Portland. I was a little worried about how it would go because I had not had as many successful training rides as I wanted to…