Superior Trail Races (fall) Week Recap

Superior Trail Races (fall) Week Recap

"I've ridden in fear although I was afraid, every single time." - Zack Bryan

Overlooking a lake between Silver Bay and Tettegouche.

I heard a poem the other day while I was in the car with my daughter.  Zach Bryan came out with a new album recently and there is a quote in his poem Fear and Fridays that resonated with me and I would imagine a lot of other people too.  

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"I've ridden in fear although I was afraid, every single time." - Zack Bryan

I don't hear him talking about fear or being afraid so much as I hear what he's done and I believe plans to continue doing.  "I've ridden in fear although I was afraid, every single time."  That's courage and every single time is relentless courage.

Flooring

I grew up watching my Dad work on the house.  He still has about ten projects going at any one time.  So, I enjoy putting things together.  In a gap between jobs here I took on a job installing laminate flooring.  It's one of the skills I do have having installed five floors in the last two houses we've lived in.  Here are a few pictures.  

Superior Trail Races 2023 (fall)

This year was different in the sense that I hadn't planned on running any Superior fall event for the first time since 2013.  The last two years I was unable to run the marathon due to illness. (covid in 2021 and a bad head cold in 2022)

This year it was all about volunteering and pouring into the race that has given me so much.  I invited a friend of mine, Josh to join me and we had a great time running trails and giving back!

We put in 11 miles on Thursday afternoon and were set to put in a little over seven when a mile in on Friday morning I got caught running a bit tall and "pop" went my right ankle.  I ended up with a high ankle sprain and will take a short break from the trails, not too long though, even if it's just hiking.  

Thank you to Paul Broman at Broman Chiropractic in Maple Grove for keeping me on me feet and knowing just what my body needs to keep that healing process moving along.  

Rockstar aid station crew sponsored by Performance Running.

Josh and I cruised between Silver Bay and Tettegouche on Thursday.

That right ankle is a bit swollen. A week later the swelling has gone down quite a bit and the healing is happening.

It takes a lot of tents to run 13 aid stations. We dried them out on Monday after the race at RSR HQ.

SKOL

After heading back to Minneapolis on Saturday, Katie and I took in the Vikings home opener against the Bucs.  Katie won tickets on Instagram through Scheels and invited me to go.  Thanks Katie!

The Vikes lost the game but it was a fun day.  I rented one of those scooters you can get downtown now and it was a great way to stay off my ankle.

Our first Vikings game!

Employee Wellness Management Services

Tuesday I started a new job with Trustmark/Healthfitness working corporate wellness at Boston Scientific in Minnetonka, MN.  It's a perfect part time gig that fits right into my professional wheelhouse, employee wellness.

I do have time to take on a client or two in addition to my hours at BSCI.  If you are interested in a getting a proposal, let's set up some time to talk through what a program could look like at your business.  Some of my work is done digital and some is done in person.  Creativity is something I'm good at and I'm always concerned with how it contributes to helping my clients grow.

Visit the "employee wellness" page and reach out.

My first regular hours job in a long time.

Wrap-up

It has been quite a couple of weeks around here.  I'm just getting warmed up.  We've all got things happening.  Hopefully, if nothing else, my story can inspire you and encourage you to keep moving, keep growing.  

"I've ridden in fear although,I was afraid ,every single time." - Zack Bryan

If you missed my last blog post with my Pikes Peak 50 Mile reels.  Here is a link to that post.  I tried to tell my Pikes story through short videos from the course.