Well what can I say? I finally broke down and joined the blogging scene. I figure it can be a way to get out frustrations and energies not spent in daily training. I was supposed to do a bike trainer (indoor) workout today, but the trainer broke! I never thought during all those winter days stuck inside the house cranking turn after turn of the cassette that I would actually miss not being able to ride the trainer. I learned to hate that thing and long for sunny days, it wouldn't even have to be warm, just sunny so I could use it as an excuse to get out and about on the ole' trusty road bike. But now that fall is just around the corner trail running after work for trail training is becoming ever more difficult with the sun setting at 6:30pm: and I mean pitch black setting. I still have 4 more races before the end of another great trail running season. 2 ultras and 2 regular races. The next few day's training are critical. If I allow the weather and darkness to take hold now I may not finish the 50 miler I've been aspiring ever since I discovered the grand tree series 3 years ago. This race has been 3 years in the making, and 3 years of ever more challenges and pushing through injuries. I have to remind myself that days off are ok, but not when the trainer breaks and there's ice cream in the house.....