Thanks to Wiley for pointing this out. It's an actual ad in Singapore, see an article on it here.Now I'm hungry. Any of you ladies out there wanna grab a burger with me for lunch?
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
have it your way!
Thanks to Wiley for pointing this out. It's an actual ad in Singapore, see an article on it here.Now I'm hungry. Any of you ladies out there wanna grab a burger with me for lunch?
HPb - June
One last good month. Finished June with 300.7 miles. My second month in a row, and third of the last four, of 300+ miles. Got some good elevation in as well, spending a good chunk of the month above 10,000 feet and bagging two 14ers.
At the halfway point of 2009 I had run 1684.9 miles, well on my way to my new year's resolution of 3000 miles. Need to average a scant 7.3 miles a day from here on out. Luckily, that's about the distance from my house to work.
At the halfway point of 2009 I had run 1684.9 miles, well on my way to my new year's resolution of 3000 miles. Need to average a scant 7.3 miles a day from here on out. Luckily, that's about the distance from my house to work.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Hardrock on twitter
I'm not really sure what twitter is, and I'm afraid to look into it more since I already waste enough time on the internet, but you can follow Hardrock on it. Go here to sign up.
As usual, you'll also be able to check on runners at the Hardrock website.
I'm gonna be making all my final plans this weekend when I'm hanging out in Leadville. Should be finishing early enough to celebrate at the Silverton brewery this year.
As usual, you'll also be able to check on runners at the Hardrock website.
I'm gonna be making all my final plans this weekend when I'm hanging out in Leadville. Should be finishing early enough to celebrate at the Silverton brewery this year.
Monday, June 29, 2009
fucking turtles!
The Colorado Gator farm was definitely worth the $12 entry fee. If I ever figure out how to upload something to youtube yunz guys will be in for a treat...
Mile High schedule announced!
Mile High just released the schedule. See it here. Not too many conflicts. Having to decide between the Black Keys or Ben Harper on Saturday is about my only tough decision. Here are the bands I'll be checking out:
Saturday - Rocco Deluca, Galactic, Lyrics Born, Big Head Todd, G Love, the Black Keys, Tool, Widespread Panic.
Sunday - the Wailers, John Butler, Buddy Guy, Robert Randolph, Gov't Mule, the Fray, Widespread Panic.
Panic is playing 10:45PM to 2AM on Saturday and again from 9:15PM 'till 12:30 on Sunday! Six and a half hours or Widespread Panic! Woohoo! Guess I better take Monday off...
blanca peak
Made it to the summit of 14,345 foot Blanca Peak on Friday. Took a lot longer than I expected, the total round trip time was over nine hours (that includes a half hour on the peak to celebrate with a cigar and a PBR). It's a hard hike if you don't hike into Lake Como the day before. O'Day has a good trip report here. My 24th 14er, and the 45th time I've hiked to the top of a 14er.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
weekend
Should be one helluva weekend and best of all it starts on Thursday!
Heading down to the Sangre de Cristo mountains today after work. Sleeping in the bed of my brand spankin' new Ford Ranger, after putting away some PBR's of course.
Friday morning I'm gettin' a super early start (4AM) to hit Blanca Peak (14,345 feet) and Ellingwood Peak (14,042 feet). Taking the Lake Como route, probably be at least a 15 mile hump. My buddy O'Day is already down there, and I'm gonna meet him at Lake Como for the climb. He recently managed to DNF the Sailin' Shoes 10K, and I'm sure most of the hike will consist of making fun of him for that.
Friday afternoon will be spent touring the finer points of the San Luis Valley. The UFO Watchtower, the Colorado Alligator Farm, Sand Dunes Hot Springs, and of course some of the finer dive bars in Alamosa.
We have about 80 hashers from the Front Range headed to the Dunes to camp out, and we have all the campsites reserved, so that should be a blast. Lots of bum wine in the forecast.
I'll go for a run on Saturday morning. Not sure where, either on some trails in the Sand Dunes National Park or a few hours out and back on Medano road, which passes through some awesome shit. I'm haring on Saturday afternoon, have a pretty sweet trail planned, and after that I should be good and drunk the rest of the day.
Have lots planned for Sunday, but we'll see how I feel. Would love to bag Star Dune, which has somehow avoided me despite three trips to the Dunes. But this year I'm definitely getting out to Zapata Lake, so we'll see how early I can get up.
How to recover from all this? Easy - drive home through Salida and hit Moonlight Pizza!
Heading down to the Sangre de Cristo mountains today after work. Sleeping in the bed of my brand spankin' new Ford Ranger, after putting away some PBR's of course.
Friday morning I'm gettin' a super early start (4AM) to hit Blanca Peak (14,345 feet) and Ellingwood Peak (14,042 feet). Taking the Lake Como route, probably be at least a 15 mile hump. My buddy O'Day is already down there, and I'm gonna meet him at Lake Como for the climb. He recently managed to DNF the Sailin' Shoes 10K, and I'm sure most of the hike will consist of making fun of him for that.
Friday afternoon will be spent touring the finer points of the San Luis Valley. The UFO Watchtower, the Colorado Alligator Farm, Sand Dunes Hot Springs, and of course some of the finer dive bars in Alamosa.
We have about 80 hashers from the Front Range headed to the Dunes to camp out, and we have all the campsites reserved, so that should be a blast. Lots of bum wine in the forecast.
I'll go for a run on Saturday morning. Not sure where, either on some trails in the Sand Dunes National Park or a few hours out and back on Medano road, which passes through some awesome shit. I'm haring on Saturday afternoon, have a pretty sweet trail planned, and after that I should be good and drunk the rest of the day.
Have lots planned for Sunday, but we'll see how I feel. Would love to bag Star Dune, which has somehow avoided me despite three trips to the Dunes. But this year I'm definitely getting out to Zapata Lake, so we'll see how early I can get up.
How to recover from all this? Easy - drive home through Salida and hit Moonlight Pizza!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Cheyenne Canon Ale
Might hafta drop by the brewery on my way to Sand Dunes!
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Hello Members of The Friends of Cheyenne Canon,
Did you know that drinking beer is helpful to North Cheyenne Cañon Park? Well not just any beer, but drinking Cheyenne Cañon Ale certainly will. The official release party for this fine brew will take place at 5:00 pm, June 25th in the brewery’s tasting room on S. Tejon Street. Come join us andshare the excitement as Mike Bristol unveils this years creation.
For the third year in a row, Bristol Brewing Company will release its Cheyenne Cañon Ale on June 25 to benefit our city's beloved North Cheyenne Cañon Park. In the first two years, the popular ale sold out quickly and brought in over $30,000 for the park. Cheyenne Cañon Ale is a pinon nut brown ale, offering a malty sweetness up front, with a hint of nuttiness in the finish, thanks to the addition of roasted pine nuts to the brew. It will be available in 22-ounce bomber bottles and draft for a limited time at select liquor stores, restaurants and at the brewery.
Cheyenne Cañon Ale is one in the brewery's line of Community Ales, beers brewed to benefit selected community treasures that contribute to our quality of life. 100% of the profits from the sale of each bottle or pint will be donated by Bristol to the Friends of Cheyenne Cañon.
Thanks for all your continued support of The Friends of Cheyenne Cañon. We continue to fulfill our mission because of you.
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Hello Members of The Friends of Cheyenne Canon,
Did you know that drinking beer is helpful to North Cheyenne Cañon Park? Well not just any beer, but drinking Cheyenne Cañon Ale certainly will. The official release party for this fine brew will take place at 5:00 pm, June 25th in the brewery’s tasting room on S. Tejon Street. Come join us andshare the excitement as Mike Bristol unveils this years creation.
For the third year in a row, Bristol Brewing Company will release its Cheyenne Cañon Ale on June 25 to benefit our city's beloved North Cheyenne Cañon Park. In the first two years, the popular ale sold out quickly and brought in over $30,000 for the park. Cheyenne Cañon Ale is a pinon nut brown ale, offering a malty sweetness up front, with a hint of nuttiness in the finish, thanks to the addition of roasted pine nuts to the brew. It will be available in 22-ounce bomber bottles and draft for a limited time at select liquor stores, restaurants and at the brewery.
Cheyenne Cañon Ale is one in the brewery's line of Community Ales, beers brewed to benefit selected community treasures that contribute to our quality of life. 100% of the profits from the sale of each bottle or pint will be donated by Bristol to the Friends of Cheyenne Cañon.
Thanks for all your continued support of The Friends of Cheyenne Cañon. We continue to fulfill our mission because of you.
Born to Run
Finally finished this book on the bus ride to work this morning. Real good read with lots of stuff on two of my favorite things: running insanely long distances and drinking insanely huge amounts of booze. Plus, super hottie Jen Shelton is in the book, though they sure could have used some pictures. Lots of info about Leadville as well.Can anyone out there confirm that Ms. Shelton drinks as much as portrayed? I find it hard to believe that someone who finishes at the front of the pack can get away with that. I know it definitely affects my training, and hence my racing, but I'm not trying to win or set any records.
I've been on a reading tear since the Fruita 50, where I picked up a copy of Ed Abbey's "Desert Solitaire," which was on sale at the Colorado National Monument bookstore. Great read, sure wish I woulda picked it up before my Grand Canyon trip. Up next on the list is "Halfway to Heaven," something about some old dude climbing all the Colorado 14ers. If I can make it through that one, the three books in a year is probably the most I've read since my colledge days.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Pic of Kimchi hasher STD Bitch in her shack over in Iraq, posing with the post cards I mailed her. She'll be home soon, so I have a new Iraqi pen pal - NIPS. You can write to him at:Bruce Huber
Night Eagle Asst. Site Lead
TF ODIN
COB Speicher
APO AE 09393
27!
Just talked to a former meth junkie who claimed he once stayed up for 27 days straight while on a binge!
let the taper begin!
Great, great weekend of training. Saturday was a 3.5 hour hike up to Barr Camp with a 40 pound ruck, then a run out to Elk Park and back, including the Oil Tunnel. Even made my first trip to AdAmAn Rock.
Sunday was a hard hike up to Pikes Peak, a run back down the Cog to Barr Camp, and a hike back down to Manitou with the pack, though it was a lot lighter after drinking all the beer the night before.
Today I'll end my streak of 16 straight days of running (I could count the DIM hash tonight as a run, but I'm not lame like that) and begin my taper. The rest of this month I'll cut out my two-a-day runs and come July I'll only run every other day. I've been going hard since October and it's gonna be awesome to enter a four month period where I'm either recovering from a big race or tapering for another one.
I'll be getting some altitude this weekend on my first road trip with the new truck. Hitting a 14er or two on Saturday and then hanging out at Zapata Lake right around 12,000 feet before camping at the Sand Dunes. The following weekend will be spent at Alma or Leadville.
Really worked my ass off to get ready for the Hardrock/Leadville double, here's hoping I can get an extra 30 miles this year...
Sunday was a hard hike up to Pikes Peak, a run back down the Cog to Barr Camp, and a hike back down to Manitou with the pack, though it was a lot lighter after drinking all the beer the night before.
Today I'll end my streak of 16 straight days of running (I could count the DIM hash tonight as a run, but I'm not lame like that) and begin my taper. The rest of this month I'll cut out my two-a-day runs and come July I'll only run every other day. I've been going hard since October and it's gonna be awesome to enter a four month period where I'm either recovering from a big race or tapering for another one.
I'll be getting some altitude this weekend on my first road trip with the new truck. Hitting a 14er or two on Saturday and then hanging out at Zapata Lake right around 12,000 feet before camping at the Sand Dunes. The following weekend will be spent at Alma or Leadville.
Really worked my ass off to get ready for the Hardrock/Leadville double, here's hoping I can get an extra 30 miles this year...
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
what about the bears, man?
Steve B caught this guy emptying his birdfeeder this morning. Same exact place he got the pic of the bobcat earlier in the week. I told him he should open a zoo.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
WTF?
The Thirsty Parrot charges $2.00 - for a glass of water! Hell, PBR is only $2.50 there. What the fuck is up with that? I hope the next asshole yuppie who picks up a DUI after drinking there sues the bejesus out of that shithole bar.
Great concert though. Even a decent turnout for Colorado Springs. Got to meet the band during their break, have some great pictures to download.
Great concert though. Even a decent turnout for Colorado Springs. Got to meet the band during their break, have some great pictures to download.
good luck!
Lots of shit going on this weekend.
Locally, we have the Sailin' Shoes 5K/10K. Katie is volunteering. She's super jealous of the sweet PPRR volunteer hoodie I recently got and wants one real bad.
I'm kinda bummed that I won't be down at the San Juan Solstice, one of my favorite races. But Dave will be representin', and he sure picked a doozy for his first 50 miler. And kudos to fellow HCTR member Mike S for taking on such a challenge!
Lots of locals heading up to Wyoming for Bighorn as well. Harry, Shad, Pete, and Nick are all running the 100 miler. Brooks and John are doing the 50 miler.
Hope everyone has a great race!
Good luck to mopper as well, she's taking the MCAT today.
Me? I'll be spending the bulk of my weekend up on Pikes Peak. Heading up to the top on Saturday, then spending the night at Barr Camp. Sunday morning it's back up for some donuts and to play preacher man for Melissa and Mike. It wouldn't surprise me if I'm struck by lightning during that ceremony...
Locally, we have the Sailin' Shoes 5K/10K. Katie is volunteering. She's super jealous of the sweet PPRR volunteer hoodie I recently got and wants one real bad.
I'm kinda bummed that I won't be down at the San Juan Solstice, one of my favorite races. But Dave will be representin', and he sure picked a doozy for his first 50 miler. And kudos to fellow HCTR member Mike S for taking on such a challenge!
Lots of locals heading up to Wyoming for Bighorn as well. Harry, Shad, Pete, and Nick are all running the 100 miler. Brooks and John are doing the 50 miler.
Hope everyone has a great race!
Good luck to mopper as well, she's taking the MCAT today.
Me? I'll be spending the bulk of my weekend up on Pikes Peak. Heading up to the top on Saturday, then spending the night at Barr Camp. Sunday morning it's back up for some donuts and to play preacher man for Melissa and Mike. It wouldn't surprise me if I'm struck by lightning during that ceremony...
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