Mr. Guinness says he love the birds!

Another great day out working on the birds. It was hot, but the pups were happy. Here are a couple pics.



A great point! He held his point so well for just using pigeons. We were proud parents.




Just another rough day for the mister. Hot but having a great time!

It's All Good

Well, a few changes in the past week or so. I have been teaching spin more than I would like, but I think I could hold some serious power out on the road now. Those classes are hard as hell! I recommend them to any cyclist or triathletes over the miserable CO winter months ;) Yesterday was an hour spin class and an hour run. The run was hard and my legs are still a bit out of sync. That is my own fault. I have been fully consumed by accounting. I take two full-term classes over a six week period. It is great to get through this accelerated program so quickly, but it is gnarly. Always reading, doing problems, HW and tests. It is a full-time job on its own. I was offered a new job as well. I have been trying to get my foot in the door at an oil and gas co. here in Denver. I finally have an opportunity, and I am taking it. I will be working at Anadarko in the Production department. I will let you know how that goes. Hopefully it will let me get some morning runs in (since I will no longer have to get up at 4:20am). That is one of the greatest parts of the whole deal. Damn 4:20am! We took Guinness out to work on birds this past weekend. I will post a couple of pics when I get home. He did great! It is amazing to watch the pups work and love what they are doing!

Hopefully more runs here this week. I have a brief respite from the grueling accounting schedule.

Guinness Says

Go Running. And get this hat off of me:)



Can we go yet, Dad? It almost fits.

Spinning, ponds, and adventures

I have started teaching spinning over here at the gym. I filled in one day for a guy that could not make it. Then, another instructor has a bum calf, so I got suckered into teaching four classes this week. I have not cycled for the better part of the last year. Spin is hard. We lay down some good work for an hour. I would recommend it to any cyclist or triathlete for a very good power workout. If it is hard to get on the trainer and put in some serious power, the spin class is a good place to get it. Running has been slow, but maintaining. In the past two weeks I have had two midterms, 7 quizzes, and a final. My accounting classes are edging on being overwhelming, but I have done fine with them. I am learning a lot and the accounting requirements for the CPA exam will be completed at the end of next semester.

Our basement was just textured and is now ready to paint. We bought the flooring to go in and will be finishing that over the next couple weeks. I will paint it all and then lay the flooring. It will be a nice place to hang out. I installed a pond this weekend. I will post some pics. It is complete with waterfall, and now FISH!!!! We love it! The little patches of Scottish moss will grow into a carpet of beautiful green. :) A little oasis after a long day of studying and work. I really want to try an adventure race, so I am contemplating jumping into the xstream adventure race in Vail. Hopefully I don't get long. It is a 12 hour race with Mt. biking, running, kayaking, and orienteering. I will give you an update on that soon!

Until then...

Steps?

Sorry about the delay. I guess I did not find much to write about at 30-40 miles/week. Joe and I decided that a proper build is the right decision, and I am enjoying short easy runs. I do not feel like I am doing a whole lot, but I know that with a proper build, I can get into training that I have not done in quite awhile. So, until then, it is easy runs and steps...

Steps?

Yep. Steps. Adrienne's office is having a competition and I was invited to play. There are teams of five and the team at the end of six weeks with the most amount of steps wins:) So, we thought that I was going to be on my own team, but I am not. And gratefully so. With this new build and the lack of miles, it would have been tough work to get in enough steps to beat five person teams. I will let you know how the competition goes. I just take the total from the podometer each day and enter them in. I love a good friendly competition.

I will update soon.

Time Off? I Still Don't Care For It

Well, after feeling a bit run-down, and my legs having constant aches and pains, I decided to take a bit of time. Something like two weeks, but I am not sure how long exactly. I have rarely taken time off in all my time competing (some 13 years), and I am still not a fan of it. BUT, it was nice to just relax, get more done on the house, and have a bit of extra energy for all the accounting I am taking. Yesterday was a six miler. The thing I dislike about time off is the way you feel when you return. I was so out of touch with running yesterday. Just not smooth and hurting a bit (for an easy run). The run was a flat 38min nice and easy. I know that by the end of the week I should be feeling back to normal, and my legs and body thanking me for the much needed rest. I really do miss the track, the speed, and the intensity of the mile or steeple. I am excited for the Olympics (probably the topic of many future blogs), and I look forward to building back up and getting going again. So, a blog of fairly unrelated thoughts for today. Back soon with the progress, and some fun races.