Red Dirt Harriers

So while we in the OK state were all enduring last weekend's freezing rain and Billy G's biscuits and gravy, Wolfman Trev and his lady friend Seamus Gurley were tackling the Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon. What does a quadrathlon enatail, one might inquire (surely it involves some use of firearms)? Well actually, the race fuses running, biking, XC skiing, and snowshoing in a out/bacl format to the peak of 11,000'+ Mt. Taylor covering 42 miles in all. It looks tough and I would have no business participating in the snow sport portions of the event but nonetheless it sounds like alot of fun that may have to be completed by more of us in '09. Anyway, I think Trev got 2nd in his age group and there are some really good athletes participating in the event like Josiah Middaugh. So props to my Duke City comrades for getting it done. Just thinking about the Duke City leads me to wishing for some green chile laced foods. However, since we are seriously lacking in this department, I will...

From hence forth, I dub one Mr. BJ Grona as my personal rejuvenator. I headed up to T-town for a relaxing weekend. On Saturday, Bill and I met Steven Murphy for a long run. It was a nice relaxed run and we covered Riverside and some other new bike paths that run on the west side of the river by Turkey Mountain. The run was tough as we had freezing rain for like the middle 45' which had us somewhat miserable for a while. Anyway, we managed to get it done and then Bill and I grabbed a fritter at some redneck donut shop where Bill was sure that this old lady in the kitchen had grabbed a shotgun upon our entry in rainsoaked half tights and short shorts. I can neither confirm nor deny the authenticity of this accusation. The rest of the weekend progressed in a nice similarly lethargic manner. We ate alot of food and zonked out for a while and then watched an enthralling episode of Nature. My legs have been really feeling good, so I'm getting excited about doing a couple more workout...

So when I left off, I was just about to go see the Bob Dylan semibiographical "I'm Not There." I don't know if I would recommend this movie to people just because they are fans of the musician, but it was an interesting take for sure. THe movie is highly stylized and shape-shifting, so in that way it could mimic its intended characterization. THis is not a straight-forward film and if you don't have patience for the nuanced blotter style where we visit and revisit the various characters throughout the film in non-chronological order, this may not quite appeal to you. I think it is important to read a review to sort of grasp what your getting into plot-wise. THe film portrays a number of Dylan-like roles. I can point out that the movie, while it sheds light on the multi-fringed life of Dylan, it seems like it is a bit short-sighted over the most popular Dylan catalogue. I still don't know quite how I feel about this one, but I like to think that I could see it...

Spring more or less arrived in Norman and that means lots of wind. I'm not sure what it's good for but maybe there's a training stimulus to be made of it as there've been proponents of everything other environmental hardship in regards to running. It's all a callusing effect as Martin Smith would attest. Just a quick update as I've been pretty busy with some business and house sitting. I'm excited about going to see Todd Haynes' "I'm Not There" a semibiographical account of Bob Dylan. If the Duke of The Duke City is reading this, I'll post a report to sum up whether it relevants your tiempo. I've been getting to know a little about the Oklahoma Sustainability Network and at this point I can say there are some very proactive people involved and it is an exciting forum to opine about sprucing up the state and Norman in particular because the people here know alot more than I do about getting that voice heard. I'm out...