Red Dirt Harriers

Alot of changes around here these days. Norman is back in business with OU starting up. At the same time it's a little lonely too with the sudden departure of Jordan ( hope all is well, man). It was nice to have a counterpart on the roads and at the shop but the siren song of Charlotte, NC doth beckon. Anyway, my foot is still improving and I hope to be able to return to the roads soon but I'm having a hard time freeing up energy while working at the shop. I intend to keep things as light as possible but there are big shoes to fill. I also am hoping to get a couple projects under way in regards to putting together some training resources for local runners. Post title refers to the fact that one of salt's many uses is a neutralizing, sterilizing agent, and all around good luck charm meant to shake up the way things have been unfolding, presumably for the better. Evidently such glam sluggers as the Hanshin Tigers have made fervent their belief in such miraculous fixes. In an...

Monsoons this morning left things nice and cool for a quick jog and some pet-sitting errands for myself but sabotaged Kinley's workout. I always liked running in the warm rain but if you're raging 4hundos in spikes, I reckon it's best to wait it out. Yesterday, it was around 100 as I put in some biking after dropping my car off to fix a flat and heading east for pet-sitting, I managed to get a decent workout over the hills. The biking makes the heat less noticeable but it subtly rears it's head and I managed to get a bit of a head ache from the sun beating down on my noggin. There was a nice dynamic on Boyd St. as someone laid on the horn at me for riding across the intersection so they had to yield and then not a half mile down the way a nice gal said "Hi" as she walked sown the sidewalk. However, my car did make it back from the shop, the animals were fed and medicated, and I got in a jog on the grass loop since the OU football team continues to hold practic...

Maybe I'm just the everlasting cynic but I'll continue on with this existence anyhow. I'll go further to add that it breaks my heart to see other, fellow cynics sell out. Case in point, Anthony Bourdain doing a candid ad for Bing.com. Just when I thought I knew the guy he betrays his image for something. Oh but for what cost is the question I s'pose. My foot seems better maybe, but I'm not running yet. Spenis and I have convened at Lake Hefner a couple times for some laps in the saddle. I continue to enjoy the bike ride to work and just wish there were a little more scenery along the way. I'm always listening to tunes on the bike which may lead to my demise, but it adds some pep and seeing as how KOMA is the official station of OKRunner, it's hard to get much musical interlude any other time. We'll work on that one day at a time...