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So, how’d the hike go? Well, it didn’t. I woke up Saturday morning to a head cold, and Ash wasn’t feeling so hot either (although Johnny maintains Ash just has allergies…). We spent a miserable few hours trying to figure out what the heck to do while moaning and groaning about the heat. If it were cooler, we could just go hang out downtown or out in the wild somewhere. Finally, we decided to take turns watching Ash so Johnny and I could each get a little bit of a break. I enjoyed my break by reading a novel (start to finish, woo hoo!) and resting my weary head. Johnny took his break the following day by hiking up to Linda Vista Saddle in the heat, whew. We also decided to buy a bike for Ash. He’s been tricycling everywhere lately, and we figured it was bike time. Ash loves it! I’ll have to post pictures…

We had a blast last night at a birthday party for Mike’s son. And, no, Mike did not shave his beard as of last night, even though he got 100 miles last week.

Also over the weekend, Johnny was able to finalize plans to crew and possibly pace a friend at the Hardrock 100 next month. He is very excited – he loves the mountains of Colorado and wishes we could live in Silverton. He knew he wasn’t trained to do a 100 this summer (even though he wanted to) so he’s doing the next best thing. He’ll get to spend close to a week up in the mountains, while Ash and I stay home. So it’s a big deal, yay for Johnny!

With the gallbladder and cold, I got zero miles this week. I’m not sure how I feel about that. On one hand, I think now’s the time to rest. On the other hand, I’m afraid of losing fitness. But if I’m going to get my gallbladder out, I’ll be out of commission for at least two or three weeks, and then start back up slowly. So will miles right now have any training benefit anyway? Well, maybe not training benefit, but I’m sure they’d have mental benefits. Any other benefits? I don’t know. Am I hurting myself or future training plans by not running? I don’t know.

That being said, this morning is the first time since S&S that I actually feel excited about running and/or training again. The spark is finally beginning to come back. So I’m planning on going out tomorrow morning with Paki, even though I’m still recovering from the cold. We’ll see.

PS Weetabix is a popular cereal in the UK that I had heard about via books, movies, etc. So when I saw it in Trader Joe’s, I just had to pick up a box. It’s sort of like original shredded wheat (the big biscuit kind), only it’s more flaked than shredded.

PPS Don't forget to congratulate Jack for finishing his first 50 miler and Olga for making it through this year's brutal Western States Endurance Run (100 miles)!