Nameless update

First, it's hard to do anything profitable when you're in the same room with my fiance's vegan blueberry cobbler (actually, she ran out of almond milk, so she had to cheat and use the skim milk she had in her fridge--so not vegan this time).

Second, I've almost completely decided to register for the 50k race that is part of the West Virginia Trilogy. A little nervous about the fact that it's at the highest elevated area of West Virginia, but the time limit for finishing the 50k is by 10.5 hours. I'm pretty sure I can hike 50k in less than 10.5 hours. Therefore, I figure if it's too bad, I'll just walk for a while. No problem. Besides, I've finished my first week (third week on the training schedule) of training, and I have a good feeling about the race. Just have to keep making time to run and stay injury-free!

Third, there are few things as fun as trail running in a torrential downpour. Emily and I went out to the Gorge last Saturday (July 14) and ran one of my favorite medium training routes--Long Point Trail to Kaymoor Top via Fayetteville Trail, down Kaymoor Miners onto Kaymoor Trail, to and then up Craig Branch Trail back to Kaymoor Top, then back to Long Point Trail via Butcher Branch Trail. I saw a sweet (and very clean and wet) box turtle on Craig Branch Trail. I tried taking nice pictures of Craig Branch Trail (and the turtle), but the rain was so crazy and the light dim that the camera mostly shot blurry or very wet-looking pictures. I'm still planning on putting them up and doing a short review of Craig Branch Trail as soon as I get the pictures off Emily's phone. Little tasks like that can take me days to get around to, sometimes. Especially this week, since I'm pretty swamped with work and helping out at my church's VBS. Still, it shouldn't take long to write about Craig Branch Trail; it's not very long or spectacularly noteworthy, other than it's a good, pretty steep add-on to make a good workout out of your run. Met some bikers, too. Asked me how long it was to Cunard from the place where Craig Branch Trail hits Kaymoor Trail. I pulled out my map and tried to help them; I'm not great at estimating distances on those things. I hope I helped them. I'm sure they hit it eventually.

I keep thinking there was something important I had to say, but I guess there isn't. I'm totally psyched for this race in October now. I hope that it's not full when I get paid (I still haven't registered since I don't have money for the fee yet :P).

My Inov-8s are still doing great. I love them...still not as grippy as my old Sportivas, but I don't expect them to ever be. No problem. I also need a new hydration pack before too long...

Probably should get ready for bed. Those kids at VBS wore me out today. Maybe they're the ones who should be running this 50k. Could have been the caving group at work, too.

I still haven't remembered what that important thing was that I wanted to say. Peace.