Betcha thought I was gone huh?

Yep it's been a strange old year - getting no less starnge I can tell you.


The lack of Patapsco standard trails has put a big dent in my MTB time - poor old bike just sits there in the garage and sulks as I walk past. Not even much road biking........so not much motivation to hit the blogshere and prattle away.





But, if ya thought that meant I've just spent the last year sitting on my ever expanding arse drinking beer - you'd have thunk wrong! Well mainly wrong.

Okemos MI, it's where the Bollux-clan reside

Different drum up here in MI, different beat - but still some marchin' got done. Just got to adapt and survive. Heard last year bout a cool run up here in the "frozen North", name of Dances With Dirt! Running on (and off trails) thru a cute little town called Hell. Couldn't make this stuff up could you? Trail race - to Hell and back! Couple of choices, 100 km relay (5 person teams), 50 km or 50 miler. Only one choice really. So New Years Resolution is to have a bash at the DwD 50 miler. This settled it set the tone for the year - not much biking but shite loads of running - go figure.





Cut down on the boozing (Holy Moly must be serious!) and hit the roads/trails with the Marks. Mid weeks early (and I mean seriously early - 5:30 am for F's sake) starts often times with Running Mark (6-8 miles) and then weekends 10+ miles at often stretches with pace below 7 min/miles with "fast" Mark.





By March (with Running Mark training for marathon) plenty of miles on the books. So all set up for first race in MI - the Pinkney Trail 1/2 marathon - race report to follow. Hard run but great day and a podium finish! Couple of trips back to MD and even a sneaky night ride at Patapsco. All building up to the "big one" in Hell on 09/11/10 second 50 miler.





Who said MI would be dull? No freakin way!





Later (good to be back)





DB