Taking a break

Well, here we are amidst another snowstorm. Not much news to share since the snow and low temperatures (can you say -25 degree windchill?) have kept me on my little stepper machine more than outside. I did devise a way to watch TV, instant message, surf, and use the stepper at the same time today. That really seems like an unhealthy amount of multitasking. Hey, Elliott was taking a nap so you do what you can with those moments.

I've decided to take the month of February off from blogging. There is some interesting stuff going on at work that is keeping me busy and I'm starting to get burned out on winter so I haven't been all that motivated. So why push it? Here's my plan. First, any running I do during February will be fun and not associated with any training plan. Second, I won't keep close track of any of it. Third, by the end of the month I will have picked a 100 mile race for this year. See ya'll in March.

Oh, one more thing. There was an update to the Paint Creek 50k results. I got bumped to 4th, but that's cool. Congrats to everyone who ran!

              1. Tim Collins = 5h 11m
              2. Mike Dobies = 5h 21m
              3. Craig Mulhinch = 5h 28m
              4. Brian Thomas = 6h 01m

Paint Creek 25k/50k Results

Hey, maybe a few inches of snow works to my advantage.  I placed third in the 50k!  Check out the results below:

             15 Ran the 25K
             13 Ran the 50K

    *25K: 1. Jack Hund = 2h 35m
              2. Lisa Taylor = 2h 42m
              3. Ron Dober = 2h 42m
              4. Harold Curley = 2h 43m
              5. Jim Zittel = 2h 44m
              6. Tony Mattar = 2h 48m
              7. Gabriel Kohn = 2h 55m
              8. Frank Jobe = 3h 07m
              9. Emiko Tawarada = 3h 20m
            10. Bruce Geffen = 3h 20m
            11. Tim Looney = 3h 20m
            12. Michael Swaney = 3h 20m
            13. Wayne Hanlon = Finished
            14. Walt Storrs = Finished
            15. Al Durham = Finished
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    *50K:
              1. Traildog = 5h 21m
              2. Craig Mulhinch = 5h 28m
              3. Brian Thomas = 6h 01m
              4. Ultratrailman = 6h 08m
              5. Angie Failla = 6h 12m
              6. David Ostafinski = 6h 25m
              7. Marit Janse = 6h 35m
              8. Bill Fuchs = 6h 35m
              9. Tony Mazur = 6h 48m
            10. Bruce Purdy = 7h 08m
            11. Jim Chiado = 7h 08m
            12. Dick West = 7h 19m
            13. Dan Dewey = 7h 39m