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Renee

Jock Report

After my re-set I woke early on Friday for a ride out to the Dalles again.... I went sans music which is new and weird.  I felt like getting quiet and clear, and guess what? I saw a bob-cat's butt! I've never seen a bob cat and never seen a real wildcat in Oregon.  Once a cougar watched us teach in Yosemite and once a cougar yelled when I lived in a Yurt on Mount Hood, but I saw this lil guy's spotted butt rock hopping.  I slammed to a stop, cut my knee and clickityclacked up some rocks in what in afterthought was a very not sneaky approach.  Obviously the cat hid.
 The other exciting part of the ride was running into a friend on the trail.  I feel more and more like this Hood River place is somewhere I could hang.  Schemes of trailers and nesting and dinners and gardens and settling in are all over my rides and runs.
 We drove to Walla Walla after my ride where I've been running out along this trail called Mill Creek which is a shallow creek with geese and ducks and tiny waterfalls.  Tonight was a night run to get in my 2.5 hours today around teaching and my so-kind coinstructor met me at the most amazing Thai place: Bangkok 103 in College Place, WA for a spicy feast post cold dark great run, best Thai I've ever had.  I'm getting well again and training is getting fun again which is great.  I'm excited to be home again tomorrow night and back in the pool this week.
This is a total "jock-report!"

Re-set

I am so lucky that there is the Town Hall here.  Just as I went to go take a nap I got an email from the incredible Sybil that there was Therapeutic Yoga at 6, I immediately fell asleep like a baby pony until 5:30, and man oh man, Sybil does it right, I feel massaged to my core. 
The moon is huge, Mount Hood is bathing in silver, and I'm dreaming of a life where I get to go to Sybil's classes, pottery classes, come home to the Silver Streak, have a job that leaves time to train while keeping me laughing and connected with those I love.  It's just around the bend I can feel it!
 Base 3 ends Monday, that means a recovery week.  Though I missed a lot due to health, work, life stuff, I hope to finish strong.  Tomorrow is a long ride and a swim before 3.  It's early to bed for this pony.

Horse nap

Drove home from Fossil, parked in Hood River,  ran up through the Twin Tunnels to Mosier the light on the water was beautiful and the sun went down, I'm still clearing out some fantastic things from the depths of my respiratory system, but feeling otherwise well, and I love running in the dark.  From there, joined my coach, her boyfriend and fantastic masseuse pal at their new place for delicious dinner, wine, laughs, and a mini massage that melted me.  I got bossed by the masseuse to "go get a massage, jeez!" Yes mam.  I was asking for a suggestion for Mondays 4 hour ride and my coach's boyfriend asked if he could join me, of course he could, but know he's sort of a fast big deal, like he places in international races and it's hard to tell in Hood River who is actually some humble elite maniac or what. 
  I slept like a rock and didn't wake until 9 when I skedaddled down to meet him for a beeeeutiful ride through the twin tunnels, through Mosier, to the Dalles, and up around back to Mosier and back through the tunnels.  Here's the animals we saw: Horses, Cats, Dogs, Barkyasscrazydogs, Ducks, a hawk, a dead opossum, geese, chickens, cows, goats, sheep, and a skunk.  My ass got a little handed to me, but isn't it rad how we can't remember pain but can remember beauty?
 I drove that day to Sisters OR where it was snow and Ice, dinner with Dad and working a course. I got some snowy runs in and just got back to the Mountain. 
 It dawned on me I've been home 4 nights since 2011 and life's been big with blessings, opportunities, work, and challenges.  Tomorrow I go work in Walla Walla which will be fun, I'm feeling really ready to settle into Hood River come June.  It's time for some inventory and prioritizing.  Less is more. 
 Driving home today I saw some sleeping horses.  I just love it when horses lay down.  It's almost the cutest thing. This cowboy in Hawaii told me they forget they can, then one does and the others see it so they are like "Dang! Looks nice!" so they lay down too.  I'm laying down.

Still Ill & Wild Pussy Prints

Pussy Prints!

My Coach says take 3 days off.  She's right.  I'm super sick.  Still.  I'm sad not to go on the epic bike ride I had planned but instead I'm making facinating goobers, I wont say any more about those.  Because it's gross.

I'm still teaching in Fossil Oregon.  It's the day off and it's super pretty so that helps.  I went on a nice walk today, which was special because lately I've been just running or biking and going too fast to look at little things.  In talking to the ranger he had said maybe I shouldn't walk or run alone at dusk.  I figured leaving at 4:30 would give me ample time to stroll and look at stuff.  I saw fossils, wildcat tracks, lots of wildcat tracks, and nervous deer.  The food chain is still in full effect.  Be advised.  Turns out it gets dark fast.  It's also a brand new moon.  It feels so good to be in the nature.

 My homegirl who I'm running the Eugene Marathon with on May 1st has issued a request that I not only be ready to bring it race-wise, but also thriller-dance-wise, come to Eugene to join or enjoy the first annual thriller marathon.

Bucky + Arlene forever!

Bucky

Look at my new house!
 For a while now I've been all like: "Gee I hope one day to have a home that is Arlene the trailer plus an Airstream to make an awesome little home" but alas, no silver beauty....UNTIL! I ran into friend on MAX when I gor back from Hawai'i who must sadly pass on her amazing Silver Streak trailer and who has a good home for it.... MEEEEEE!
 It is silver and beautiful and worked on a lot, and I am so excited to continue the amazing work that's been started on it. 

Fossil

Exciting times.  I'm out in Fossil Oregon, which is beautiful desert.  It's the land of silouettes.  Last night when I was running, the sun went down and all around were the outlines of the goofy rocks looking like a puppet show.  Tonight was a line of deer like they planned it.  Standing right along the top of a hill. 

Oregon is Awesome

 There are two Great Horned Owls here, they have broken wings and we got to watch them take their dinner.  I am in love with their slow blinks.  The rabbits watch and are little jack asses because they know the owls can't get them.  Punk rabbits.
 It's crazy cold here.  I think it was 7 degrees at one point yesterday.  Farenheit.   I am living in a little desert cabin across from Stu and Mariah the Owls.  I am also sick.  I've had this niggling cough since I got back from Hawai'i and it's giving me the smack down now.  Luckily I'm working with a kind nurse and just buckled and am doing antibiotic warfare starting tonight.  It's on. 
 Training is good, It's nutty fitting workouts around work.  It looks like, get up before work, get on trainer, go to work, run or bike at lunch, run or bike after work... It actually is feeling like it's helping the lung crud.