Quartz

At lunch today ran up Quartz to the sign that says no entry past this point without a permit (yea right). Anyway, made it all the way to Lost Dog intersection without stopping or walking (1st time) and generally had a good time, the canyon up there is nice. A little over 10k.

Yoga

4:30 class in Scottsdale with Christina. I was a little wobbly for some reason but I didn't suffer too much and finished strong.

Gateway loop

At lunch today ran the gateway loop from the Union Hills trailhead, with no walking on the way up. Did I mention NO WALKING :) 5.2 miles.

Desert Classic

It was very cold this morning. I ran at south mountain, about 2.3 miles down Desert Classic trail, then back to Beverly Canyon, up and over to the main road and back to the car. About 5.5 miles.

Gym

Yesterday morning went to the gym with the wife. Rode the bike about 9 miles and ran 5k on the treadmill. Around lunch time us and the boy rode our bikes to the light rail opening on Main street in Mesa, about 5 miles away. On the way back Jordan got a flat so I did a good old fashioned spin class sprint the last 3 1/2 miles home to the my truck and went back and picked them up.

Yoga

9am class this morning with Mandy again. Good class, nothing special in particular, felt great afterwards.

Bell pass

At lunch today ran up to Bell Pass again. In the last 1/2 mile I caught up with, passed and beat to the top a couple of bike people. That was pretty damn cool. 7.2 miles.

Yoga

4:30 class in Tempe with someone named Mandy. She seemed to be pretty new, quoted a lot of chapter and verse Bikram stuff. Good class regardless.

Sunrise

At lunch today ran to the peak. This time went the last bit to the very top as well, the view was incredible, in all directions. It got pretty cold and I just missed the rain. About 6 miles.

Yoga

8am this morning yoga with Helena. This was the 4th class this week, it gets easier with repetition for sure. Once again played racquetball with Jordan after lunch.

Yoga

8am class with the lovely Kat. A little stiff today. It was great going out into the cold after class. A little later played a couple games of racquetball with Jordan at Dobson.

Yoga

Class today at 4:30 with Eric. Dude is pretty strict, I got very tired.

Big white rock

At lunch ran up Quartz trail past Lost Dog intersection and then up the hill to the big white thing. Turns out it is some weird giant slab of quartz sticking out the of the ground, maybe 5' wide, 8' high and 50' long, pretty cool. Brutal 8 minutes from the trail up to it. About 5.5 miles.

Yoga

4:30 class with Mary Catherine. I think she digs me, I got lots of personal attention tonite. It was a great class.

Horizon-Cactus

During a rainy lunch hour ran from Horizon to Cactus/Frank Lloyd Wright intersection along the usual route. About 6.6 miles.

Spin

Went to spin this morning with Laurie (I think), good workout as usual, the bikes at LA Fitness pretty much suck tho. After played 9 at Fiesta Lakes with Jordan.

Inspiration Viewpoint

After work today ran to inspiration viewpoint this time by way of desert park trail. It was a great run and I hauled ass for the last half hour. 6.6 miles.

Yoga

Went to class at 4:30 again with Crystal. Good class, got down on elbows in fixed firm and got feet again in camel.

Northsite PR

At lunch today ran from the office to Northsite Park and back via Sweetwater bridge. Got a new PR by almost 8 minutes, I seem to remember having big calf problems the last time I ran that route. 5.58 miles.

Yoga

Went to 4:30 yoga yesterday with the lovely Crystal. She has got her rap down way better now, but I loved it when she said to bend my forehead to my knee. That would really hurt I think. I grabbed my feet for the first time in camel pose, I was smiling like a retard.

Old Jeep

At lunch ran from 124th St. trialhead on Lost Dog, Old Jeep and Ringtail. About 4.4 miles.

Gym

This morning the wife and I went to the gym. I had a pretty light workout for once, did some yoga postures, rode the bike for a while, ran about 3 miles on the treadmill, swam a tiny bit in the pool.

Free yoga!

Today was the Bikram Tempe 6th anniversary so they had a free yoga day and I went to the 8am class. There was a ton of new people and a total of 63 in the class. Amy taught and Helena was there to walk around and help people. I had a good class.

Bell Pass

Today at lunch finally ran up to Bell pass from 104th trailhead. It was hard, long and more elevation gain than I have ever done before. It was also great out and incredible views from the top @ 3200 feet. 7.2 miles.

Yoga

Class with the studio owner Nancy at 4:30 today. I bounced back real good finally and had a great class, felt wonderful after.

Quartz-Overlook

Yesterday lunch I ran from the 104th trailhead up Quartz to Lost dog, up that to the Taliesen overlook. I got very, very tired again, but didn't get clobbered quite as bad as yoga the night before. 5.2 miles

Yoga

Went to 4:30 class with Mary Catherine. Class totally kicked my ass, almost passed out on the last two standing poses, was unable to do camel. Thats what I get for getting sick and missing a couple weeks.

Sunrise

Ran up to Sunrise peak at lunch, east peak spur and back down to Lost Dog trailhead today. I didn't do the extra bit to the peak but I will next time. It was tough but real nice out and the view was incredible, about 6 miles.