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Oh man... I really messed up my back skiing Friday. :( I sat on the couch all day Sunday and made good use of our DVR.

Western WA Fat Ass 25k

2015 was the year this event blew up!

Always a good time at the annual Tiger Mountain trail run.

There was snow on top this year but it stayed cold enough so I didn't get wet. Nice. I took it pretty easy climbing but then picked it up on the descent. I had just gotten off the slick part of the trail near the top when this woman blazed past me so I - naturally - picked up the pace. :) She was hauling but I slowly caught up. Whew. I could not catch James Varner when he passed me on the same descent.

Near the top of the rerouted course.

Here are all the pictures and video.

Sleep	6
Waking HR
Body Weight
Body Fat
Breakfast	6:30 AM - apple sauce, scoop protein powder, Udo's Oil
Lunch
Dinner
Nutrition	2 bottles each w/2 scoops Perpetuem
Recovery
Injuries
Therapy
Time of Day	8:00 AM
Workout Type
Weather	low 30s, some clouds, dry, calm
Course
Results
Time
Distance
Pace
Equipment	Brooks Cascadia 10, Ultimate Direction SJ Ultra Vest 2.0
Clothing	Injinji Run Original Weight Mini-Crew, Brooks Equilibrium CoRe Short, Brooks 5" Essential Run Short, Craft Active Classic Long Sleeve Baselayer, Patagonia Capilene LS short, Brooks short sleeve EZ T III, Brooks Vapor Dry Glove II, hat

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skiing at Crystal Mountain

Nice! First day on the board this winter and although the snow was not great I had a blast. I went up with Tony Callen, Mike Deilke and Shelley and we hit quite a few runs at Crystal Mountain. Good times.

Except I forgot one thing... I originally herniated a disk in my back skiing and I got a tiny bit too agro today which caused it flare back up big time. Sigh.

I tried to numb it with beers and nachos at the Snorting Elk to no avail.

So I tried again at Hudson on the way home. That didn't work either.

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Mailbox Peak

Oh my... when the scenery in the Cascades is good it's really, really good.

I got the call up from Ben Luedke to join the Seattle Mountain Running Group dawn patrol today and the goal was to catch not only the sunrise but to be at the top for first light.

Last night was New Years Eve so let's just say I got less sleep than I wanted to. But was it worth it? Hells to the yes.

We went up the old trail and down the new. The trail was frozen at the bottom and when the trees were not providing adequate cover we had snow on the trail as we climbed. At the top there was about one foot of snow on the ground. Traction was amazingly good except for a section through the clearing where it had gotten packed down and iced over a bit but my shoes did fine. I still managed to slide out on the same same turn I fell on the last time I was here... luckily no damage today. I saw the ide, slowed to a walk and still fell down.

On that topic - today was my first day in my brand new Brooks Cascadia 10 shoes and I loved them! The lacing system has been improved and in combination with the redesigned upper these feel really good. I'm so psyched to have a comfy trail running shoe.

Here is a taste of what it was like.

I didn't pack enough clothing to hang out very long so Ben saved my bacon with his puffy jacket.

A few minutes after we shoed up a couple of women arrived to celebrate the New Year. How fun!

Here are all the pictures and video.

Sleep	3.5
Waking HR
Body Weight
Body Fat
Breakfast	4:30 AM - apple sauce, scoop protein powder, Udo's Oil, Omnibar
Lunch
Dinner
Workout Food	2 bottles each w/2 scoops Perpetuem
Injuries
Therapy
Time of Day	5:45 AM
Workout Type
Weather	30 degrees, calm, dry
Course
Results
Time
Distance
Pace
Equipment	Brooks Cascadia 10, Ultimate Direction SJ Ultra Vest 2.0, Black Diamond Sprinter Headlamp
Clothing	Injinji Run Original Weight Mini-Crew, Brooks Equilibrium CoRe Short, Under Armour tights, Craft Active Classic Long Sleeve Baselayer, Patagonia fleece top, Patagonia Houdini Jacket, buff, Polypropylene gloves, OR overmits

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