Running isnt for cowards

My running shoes were dusty.
The iPod had no juice.
It had been months since I have run, so today was quite a test.

Could I...would I... run with the rest of the super runner dudes on Thanksgiving weekend?

My conclusion after around 3 miles...running isnt for cowards.

Lance Armstrong once ran a marathon and said that it was the hardest thing he had ever done!

I might have been able to keep going longer. But since I didnt I don't know for sure. I'll try a longer one in a week or so. Um, or more. Have to get to 6.2 by Thanksgiving. That is, if the other runners don't want to push me in a wheelchair.

Btw - I did ok...just kept going, but I will say that months of not quite neglect since i do FB regulary, just neglect of running, has resulted in a different running experience, not necessarily a bad one.

I really don't miss it....then again as I said, running isnt for cowards.

Camping

What better way can a grandpa spend a weekend?
...than camping with his son-in-law and grandson?


Watching a couple of ace fishermen...


Taking a walk together...


Watching this ace pitcher throw rocks into a stream...endlessly.


I had a blast (I think the others did as well). Anyone else want to rent a slightly used grandpa?


I'm available!


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Lo-cation Weekend

What did you do this weekend?

When we decided to stay at home rather than travel away for a getaway in October we looked around for what we hadn't done locally. And what a collection of this and that we came up with.

(before you read on you ought to know that when you live in the southwest things are very different then they are in the northeast).

SanTan Brewing Company - a local brewery and eatery that we have wanted to check out for some time. The food was really decent and different. And it was right across the street from where we headed next. We had some fun sitting on the patio now that its a little cooler here and enjoyed the people watching too.

Mariachi music and dancing - You heard that right. Chandler the next town over from us had a small festival in the town center where many locals performed Mexican cultural activities and some crafts as well. It was small time but interesting to do...











Casa Grande Ruins National Monument - 45 minutes away and what a facinating relic to an ancient civilization. It's hard to describe this place - you really need to see it. Discovered in 1600's by a Spanish priest, its what's left from a community that some think are the predecessors to various native american tribes dating back to the 1300's. We even broke out our National Passport book and got a stamp in it. The town of Casa Grande got its name from the big house you see covered by that roof structure.














Left Behind - ok you can make your own judgements on this one, but we went to see it because it opened this weekend, has Nicholas Cage in it, and we wanted to know if it stuck close to the original movie and the book series. No comment except that you might want to rent it in DVD.







Mod Pizza - A new place near us - makes pizza Subway style where you pick your own toppings and it cooks is 4 minutes. Would have been really great except that some jokester decided to loosen the top to the grated cheese at our table :(. The place was good enough to cook me another one. Its not Italian pizza but definitely worth checking out for the fun of it. (check the shaker tops first).



Home for some R&R today. taking it easy catching up with the kids is the order of the day. In the end it was the nicest stay- (i mean loc) cation we've ever had.



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