BlogHide Resteemsultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 3 days agoMy Actifit Report Card: January 29 2025A bit of light snow overnight with freezing temperatures left the area with a pretty coating of soft white which was beautiful although it made the footing just a tad slippery for my run.…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 5 days agoA little bit of winter - My Actifit Report Card: January 27 2025After a couple of days of snow in the forecast, Old Man Winter finally decided to make an appearance (albeit it didnt amount to much). There were a few flakes of snow in the air for our…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 8 days agoWinter is on its way - My Actifit Report Card: January 25 2025My legs were feeling the effects of my harder trail work yesterday and I didn't get out for some easier local road miles until mid afternoon. But, it was Lulu's 8th birthday so she enjoyed a special…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 8 days agoHitting the trail - My Actifit Report Card: January 24 2025After a pretty good but boring 6 road miles yesterday I was ready to get back onto the dirt so I headed up to Granite Basin for some trail mileage. It was another frigid morning but there was no…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 2 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: November 24 2024I'm tired and resting my beat up feet and tired legs after quite a successful 24 hour effort at the Fat Ox 24 hour that saw me hit over 80 miles and a 7th place finish. Yesterday's heat made the…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 3 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: November 9 2024I'm relaxing at the trailhead of the "A" Mountain trails having napped for a couple of hours after covering 52+ tough trail miles (most of which were run (well, hiked mostly) through the…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 3 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: October 22 2024It's much nicer to be exercising now that the milder weather of autumn has begun to move in and the miserable hot summer days leave for the year. We all slept in a little bit later this morning…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 3 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: October 18 2024What a change a day makes - yesterday was sunny and warm, today was cold windy and even some wet snow fell during my frigid run. Even with the cold and rain my legs felt good and I was able to run…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 4 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: October 16 2024My legs were a bit tired today and my workout apps said I was a bit low on the recovery curve but I was able to run very well on a hilly road course. I started out with a relaxed loop around my…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 4 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: October 15 2024After yesterday's long run on the Peavine Trail, I thought that I would run along some of the trails off of the Javelina Trail. The weather was great with cooler temperatures and plenty of clouds…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 4 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: September 18 2024The cooler days are really great and it's helping me to enjoy some longer and harder runs as my 24 hour ultra is just 10 days away. No major aches from my fall a couple of days ago although I…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 5 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: September 16 2024My run started off well but that lasted only for a bit over a mile when I tripped on a rock outcrop on a hill. A hard fall onto rocks gave me a nice facial laceration and a bunch of cuts and…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 5 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: September 15 2024I'm back to steady running after my nasty fall on the 11th that left me bruised and with sore ribs but fortunately no obvious broken bones - got distracted while running on an easy trail and tripped…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 5 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: August 31 2024Well, it's the end (almost) of Summer as we head into September and I'm really happy with my training and improving health. I finished up August on a good note with another tough trail run and an…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 5 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: August 23 2024My increased running intensity caught up with me today over in Granite Basin as I felt tired and didn't have the energy in my legs to complete a hard trail run around Mint Wash. The narrow trail…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 5 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: August 22 2024A tough 10 km trail run on several Thumb Butte area trails this morning to really give my legs a workout. Fortunately the sky was full of big clouds so the temperature wasn't too hot and I…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 5 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: August 21 2024I was back on the roads today after my trail runs to see how my endurance was coming along and my improvement has been great. My legs felt fine on the gradual climb up to the first mile and then…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 6 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: August 17 2024I put in a great run on the Spence Spring trails this morning even though I wasn't feeling too good when I woke up. Felt tired and had an upset stomach that persisted into my run. Fortunately it…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 6 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: August 13 2024I thought that I would be tired today so I drove down to Congress to look for crystals but didn't have much luck and it was near 100 degrees there as well. I felt stiff as I started my run but…ultratrain (62)in hive-193552 • 6 months agoMy Actifit Report Card: August 12 2024I really put in a hard day today with 3 separate workouts with the main being a brutal 9.5 mile hike over a really tough trail around Little Granite Mountain a few miles away in the Granite Basin…