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<p>Well, that’s one way to break in the new vehicle. :eek:</p>
<p>Hey, you stuck with the plan and got in your hike. Give yourself a pat on the back!</p>
<p>P.S. You missed the new boots, I hope?</p>
<p>MOWC, thanks. Yeah, this is an interesting time.</p>
<p>I think I’ll mosey over to the “Selling Your House” thread. I have some things to chat about.</p>
<p>Where the heck is BCEagle? I’m truly worried.</p>
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<p>Not entirely. They were sitting on the floor of the passenger side – I drove up in Topsiders, not wanting to press my luck with 8 hours in the booties. Some coffee splashed on the outside of the boots, but they are waterproof. What was really fortunate is that the hiking socks in the boots didn’t get hosed! Bad enough having to wear a ball cap dripping coffee!</p>
<p>The boots were fantastic! I would have been in trouble with the trail runners today. The trail was wet, with water running down the trail in places. Would have been a major challenge to keep my feet dry. With these mid-height leather/gortex boots, I don’t care. I could walk all day in water, as long as it’s not over the top of the boot. They made a big difference on the rocks and roots. And, the trekking poles were terrific, both uphill and downhill on the steep bits. More stability and it takes just enough load off the legs to make a difference. My hips are not sore at all, despite a long, steep descent.</p>
<p>I really upped the weights yesterday and feel wonderfully slightly sore today. That was a good idea. I can do things with 15-pounders that I thought I could only do with 10-pounders.</p>
Glad you liked the boots!
I am seriously worried about BCEagle. If anyone knows his name or email, send me a PM.
My run was SO difficult! I started from up by the ski mountain (3 miles up from town)because H wanted to be dropped off up there with the mountain bike. I ran to Gothic, Co, which is about 3 tiny buildings out a rutted dirt road with lots of rolling hills. The uphills killed me. It was 4 1/2 miles out, 52 degrees and rain on and off. Not my favorite weather. Coming back was more uphill than going out, and I took a bunch of walking breaks. Averaged a little over 11 mi ute miles, even with the walking. I started at 9200 feet. It was tough and I was wiped out afterwards.
IDad- Kenneth Cooper says you can reverse almost all the bad effects of smoking pretty quickly be quitting.
<p>Boy I hope BCEagle checks in soon. It’s been too long.</p>
Statistically, that’s probably true. After 4.5 years of not smoking, my chances of smoking-related diseases are probably not much higher than a non-smoker. But, that’s only because I’ve made it 4.5 years without croaking. The damage to the lungs, however, is what it is. That’s not really reversible. If it were, COPD could be “cured” by quitting smoking. I’m not complaining. 4.5 years ago, I couldn’t walk a quarter of a mile without huffing and puffin. Now, I can walk 5.5 miles up and down a mountain.
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<p>Fantastic! It is really hard to push the weight up like that because the next size DB is 50% more weight. That’s a tough jump for anyone. What I try to do is work up to 12 reps and then drop back down to 6 reps with the heavier weight.</p>
<p>So I was trying to take a picture in the gym tonight… didn’t do a very good job, but oh well…</p>
<p>You can see some of our gym in the picture. I was working on my Turkish Get Up tonight. 20# was too heavy for me so I spent some time on it tonigt now that we’ve got new 'bells in…</p>
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<p>That looks nice.</p>
<p>I hate turkish get-ups with a red hot passion. To the point where I just don’t do them. The whole thing just takes way too long to unfold for me.</p>
<p>When I do them, a 10 lb DB and 3 reps per side is gracious plenty. It’s really exhausting.</p>
In the picture there I actually have a 4.4 pound kettlebell… it’s a nice pink color 
Dang, hops. Don’t strain yourself! 
Couple of photos from today’s hike:
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I did not get too close to the edge of those rocks. It was a long way down!
<p>I had a problem with my account last week where I stopped receiving email notifications on new threads. This happened for a few days so I decided to change my email address to see if that would clear things up. It wouldn’t send emails to either of the email accounts that I specified so I was essentially locked out of my account. I filled out the account help request form but wasn’t able to get the account working for several days. I tried again this morning (changing the email address) and the verification email came through and I have access to my account again. I’m a bit busy this morning but will post on last week later today.</p>
The email notification snafoo appears to have been on the cc side, since it apparently happened to everyone. Were you reading offline and seeing everyone’s concern?
<p>Glad to hear it was merely a technical glitch, BC. Good to have you back!</p>
Whew. That’s a much less dire explanation for your absence than most that I had been imagining! Doing the happy dance that it wasn’t a health emergency of some sort…
Now, we can hear the story of you winning your 5K age group on Thursday! 
I was so concerned about that sort of thing when I moved that I systematically went through all my important log-in accounts and changed them to a g-mail address in case I had a snafu with transfering e-mails. As it turns out, all my same e-mail addresses transfered without a hitch.
<p>Glad all is well BC! :)</p>
<p>Hike days are always messed up from a diet standpoint as I get a carb meal for breakfast, and then eat apples and salted cashews on the trail. On the other hand, I’m sure I’m burning a ton of carbs on these four or five hour hikes. I never get enough protein because I have a huge dinner salad afterwards (that’s just what I crave…)</p>
<p>Cals 2135
Fat 148 g
Cholesterol 436 mg
Sodium 3257 mg
Carbs 153 g
Fiber 29 g
Protein 59 g
Sugars 74 g</p>
<p>Fat 61%
Carbs 28%
Protein 11%</p>
<p>I drank crazy water yesterday. I have a 3-liter reservoir for my pack, plus I carry two more 20 ounce Nalgene bottles. I emptied the reservoir, killed the first bottle, and was halfway thru the second bottle by the time I got back to the car. The water tube right on my chest is fantastic for hiking. It encourages me to drink constantly.</p>
<p>Whew. 10 letters</p>