Back on the wagon
Whenever I fall off the blogging wagon it’s usually due to 1 of 3 things:
- training is not going well
- work has been busy so there’s no time for side projects to write about
- instead of writing, I contemplate quitting blogging
This month, it was a combination of all three! Things are on the up and up now: I’m almost fully recovered from a whopper of a cold that’s left my training diary in shambles, Cyber Monday is behind us, and I’ve convinced myself to keep blogging. All is well.
In a little more depth…
Training isn’t really going horribly. I’m really enjoying running again, and look forward to staying with the guys for as long as possible on Sunday mornings. Some times this is 9 miles, other times it’s 40 minutes. Swimming is so-so. I’ve made some improvements to my stroke, but haven’t spent too much time in the pool the past couple of weeks because of being sick. I’m not dealing with the bike right now. Some rides here and there. Nothing significant.
Hands down this is the best time of year at work. Obviously because ski season has begun, and sales are up because Christmas is a comin’, but it adds an element of fun to the whole thing knowing that what we’re selling is going to make a lot of people really happy on Christmas morning. It’s super corny, but totally true. A couple of weeks ago Jordan and I went on a little reconnaissance mission to Lake Tahoe, and after we were done with the work aspect, we were able to run on the flume trail near Incline Village and collect giant pine cones, among other things! (See all the photos from our trip on my Flickr, here)
That’s it for now. The first post is always the hardest. But I’m back on the wagon, and I promise not to fall off until next November.
View from the trail leading up to the flume trail.
After 70 minutes of climbing, on the flume trail at last! Um yea, the run was an hour fifty...
Sunset on Lake Tahoe.
Proof that we did some work too -- a shop dog that is almost as big as ours.
