2005 Mountain Ranger Run

Well, I did it again for the third year in a row. I still can't run the entire thing due to those hills. I really need to work on my hill running and my ability to just gut it out. 9.3 miles x 210 lbs is a little too much. I have got to drop back under 190 lbs. My goal for next year is to knock off 15 minutes of my time from this year. As long as I train hard on hills it shouldn't be a problem. There are some hilly trails nearby. I need to hit those at least once a week. Oh yeah, I wore my high-speed trail running shoes and after about 6 miles my feet were killing me. I'm only going to wear them when it's really wet and if I'm only doing a few miles. I should have worn my regular running shoes. They fit just right. Oh yeah, right around mile 6, I tripped on a tree root and went down, but I came back up running. The heart rate jumped up quite a bit for about 30 seconds. I'll post some photos later of the Ranger Open House. It was pretty cool.