Day 6 Dec.31 '08
The last day of 2008 served up another day of beautiful Arizona weather...clear skies and 74 degrees. Tucson is a training oasis. The training on the other hand is not nearly as nice. The legs again felt like lead when I woke early this morning. A quick bowl of oat meal and then it was off to the Tucson Mountains to run the rockey, hilly, sandy 10 mile Yetman trail loop. Another trail with awesome scenery in which I have logged a few thousand miles over the years. The legs actually came alive and felt good for most of the run. The last long climb at the end of the trail took its tole though...man did it hurt. Another 1 hour 20 minutes of running to add to the total talley. After returning home and downing 5 eggs scrambled with cheese it was off for a 2 hour bike ride. Hills were in the future with climbs through Starr Pass followed by Gates Pass and then some rollers on the way home. More food and then it was off to work...another 8 hours on the feet!

3 more days of fun to go...of course once camp is over I still have a lot of training on the books. In case anyone is wondering, all this is to get ready for a race that is in November of '09...Ironman Arizona!