Rave Run

My friends Quinn and Brad invited me along for a trail run in the Swan Range, and they brought friends Erich and Jaime (sp?) and I brought Callie. Erich ran Hardrock in 33 hours or something, and Quinn and Brad are both uber athletes. I think Jaime is an uber athlete too but his knee was hurting so he ended up getting lost. I'm not sure that's cause and effect but they're related as he fell behind the front runners and was without a map. Callie and weren't horribly far behind, which was a pleasant surprise.
The weather is rainy and cool this weekend, so the vegetation was green and lush. We had a couple short sections where the trail was very overgrown, which added to the fun.

Our friends were nice enough to put arrows at the turns for us so we wouldn't get lost. We weren't familiar with the route and these arrows were a welcome sight. Of course, without checking the map we assumed the arrows were for us. Luckily we assumed correctly.

Callie and I were giddy with excitement as we took in the dramatic cloud covered/misty views. The landscape is always differently beautiful in cloudy conditions.

Brad amused himself while waiting for us by putting grapes in his nose. And below is Erich and Quinn. And Zella, who didn't seem the slightest worn out by her run.

So, as far as my eating goes, I've been really good except for on Fridays, which seem to involve alcohol and "sometimes foods" as cookie monster says. Despite the Fridays, I've lost a few pounds or more. I've been focusing on lean protein, veggies, cherries (because I have many) and nuts. It seems to work pretty well. I think I'd probably lose more weight if the Friday problem didn't happen... but hey. I'm doing relatively well I think on my "cleaner eating" thang.