Congratulations to Liz Fancher and Dave Webster on great runs this past weekend at the California
International Marathon. Both Dave and Liz have been putting in a lot of hard work and it's nice to see it paid off; Dave was 2nd place in his age division completing the race in 2:57:27 and Liz ran a 3:58:26!! All the results are here: http://runcim09.flashresults.com/Searchable.htmCongrats to all of you!
Keep running, Rob
donated to NeighborImpact. It gave us all the warm fuzzies to see the community come together for some exercise, pie, and a great cause. This is our third year for I LIKE PIE and it has more than doubled each year.
With the recent blanketing of snow and an itch to get out of the routine we decided it was time to work off those pre-Thanksgiving calories and make some turns on the Cone. We hiked on both Sunday and Monday; both days reminding me how much of a contrast the weather at Mt Bachelor can be. Sunday there was almost no visibility (wind gusts exceeding 50mph) and on Monday we couldn't have asked for a more perfect day! 
I bootpacked and Amy skinned (she's a little less stubborn than me.. and/or just smarter). Either way, we both earned our turns leaving us smiling hiking up and skiing down!
Brooks running beanie and mmm, mmm GU Chomps.
Sugoi Sensia pant- It's brushed interior keeps me warm while running in Central Oregon's colder winter temps. 
not to mention, the compression technology, this all sport undergarment offers some support and the best part--- lots of warmth! Complimenting the boxers is the Sugoi Subzero Zap Tight. It’s a thermal regulator for the entire leg. They’re coated with DWR (Durable Water Repellent) for those snowy and rainy days, they have 3M Scotchlite reflective accents help keep me seen when it’s dark. In addition to being ideal for running, they’re just the right baselayer for downhill skiing and do not comprise chamois comfort for winter mountain and road biking. 
For winter, I like lots of things. But here is what really makes me happy on those cold days: Sporthill Northwind Unders, aka peter heater. Without these Clay would have never seen the light of day. 
For the first 20 min. I run with the hood on over my hat. Then flip it off when I warm up without having to lose a layer. Super easy. It’s nice to have if the wind kicks up, starts to snow, etc.
*Chocolate Outrage GU... No ifs ands or buts... It is the stuff that warms you up and keeps you smiling... or running!
The run will be 3 miles or less (probably less) with a trick or treat stopover along the way
A FootZone prize will be offered to the person with the best costume
We’ll end at Jackson’s Corner for post-run refreshment
Safety First! Bring a light, a jack o’ lantern, or something reflective (it’s getting dark)
Turns out this tpg crowd can fire up some good grub and Max cooked up enough burgers, dogs, and gardenburgers to send all home happy and full. It was a great turnout (40 for the workout, and a few more for the bbq), a solid hill workout, and really nice to hang a bit with this good group of people. Thanks to Max for coordinating and cooking, Bart at Rebound Perfomance Lab for hosting, and everyone else for bringing all the good food. Seems like we'll have to do that again sometime! Cheers-Teague
Several folks doubled up this past weekend with runs at two tough events over the weekend. I caught this foursome as they we're testing a new recovery drink from Starbucks, resting up from various distances at Crater Lake in the morning, and picking up their packets for the Haulin Aspen Half. This wasn't the first time I've felt like a bit of a slacker just running around the FZ fitting shoes. Left to Right: Mark Koopman, Jennefer Lloyd, Tonya Koopman, Tonya Koopman and Kathy Lein. Nice work-Teague
The boys ran first starting at 11:30am and Friday was hot. We were thankful for some great comic relief along the way. First was a 62 yr old retired nurse who developed a persistant fondness for one of our runners. Second were some exceptional volunteers who immediately upon our arrival at one of the exchanges began fanning James and Andy with huge paddles and followed them around with umbrellas to provide shade. Everybody ran great, but there was some suffering going on between Diamond Lake and Beaver Marsh. The lasting image for me was patting James on the back after his ultra exposed, 7ish mile leg and realized that he was so cooked that he was no longer sweating. I actually had a couple drops of moisture and some shade on my leg 2+ hrs later, and it still might have been the least fun 5.5 miles I've ever run. We weren't sad to hand off to the more than capable ladies van to run the road on into Silver Lake. 
Things get a little blurry the farther we went into the night but it was spectacular to watch the guys clicking off such fast legs. We handed off to the gals again around 1:30 in the morning and got to catch up with the ladies a bit before driving off to the next van exchange and hopefully some sleep. The first 7 miles of that drive was the leg Jill just started running and it was uphill and lookeded like it might never end. We found out later that she rocked it (no suprise). 
We managed a whopping 1:15 of sleep before the call came at 4 am that we'd be moving again. 
ooth and strong down to the INN and Ahna smoked a hot leg to the finish. 
comraderie you can only get after more than 24 hours in a smelly van with your sleep deprived cohorts. It was an honor to run with these guys and gals and kind of them to fly the FZ colors!
