Killa Hilla Time

• 10.25.09 Since Saturday, was hill time, I decide to do my Yokuts to Bagels hike on Sunday. We had a large fun crowd that moved along rather quickly too. We stopped at Bagels & Blenders for a quick snack and then headed back to Yokuts. The hike was a little less than 8 miles and we moved along at about 16 minutes a mile.
  
• 10.24.09 Saturday's ten miler was very different from last week's ten miler because of the hills. The first third and last third on the bike path were the same but in between there are some nice hills. The bike path loop is 3.4 miles but the Killa Hilla out and back is a little over 5 miles.
  
• That mile and a half is where the hills are. We have the long ravine that goes to the bike path and is nice and rocky. Then it is up the log hill and down the other side. Then up to the little gorge and do it and back to the fire road. The fire road is about the only place, one can make up any time and really run fast on the hills. But when you get to the bottom of it, you have to go up the long steep slash to the bike path.
  
• What make this run great is you get to do all the hills in reverse on the way back.
  
• 10.23.09 On Saturday, we will be meeting at the Panorama Bluffs at 7am for a ten mile run using some of the trails this time. On Sunday at 6:30am, come join me on my "Yokuts & Bagels" hike. I will be leaving Yokuts and hiking to Bagels & Blenders. Grab a bagel or two and head back. Bring water & cash (for bagels).
  
• 10.22.09 Parlauf? No not Parfait? A parlauf is a relay race and means parlauf means equal runs. Tonight we had two teams of four and covered three miles in under 18 minutes. The teams were Kim's family with Lori and the rest of us. Even with a couple minutes rest in between each sprint of about 200 yards, this relay was hard and in the end it was basically a tie between the teams.
  
• 10.20.09 Tonight we ran four times Lil Yo (3/4 of a mile) with a three minute rest in between.
  
• 10.19.09 Saturday's LSD (long steady distance) was a success. Everyone looked strong from the beginning to the end despite the high humidity of the day. Next Saturday, we will do ten miles again at the Bluffs but we will hits some of the trails this time.
  
• On Sunday, our Mr. Toad's hike ended up being 8.5 miles and with Steve and David in the lead, we did it rather quickly too. Forgot how hard Bastard, Hang Glider and the Notch are.
  
• 10.15.09 Since we still have daylight, I wanted to take advantage of it and get in some hills before it is to dark to run my 24th street bridge run. Tonight we ran 5 laps of the 0.4 mile loop with a short 0.1 mile walk between each loop. Though the hills are short, the two trips across the riverbed makes the loop a good one.
  
• This Saturday, we will meeting at the Panorama Bluffs for a ten mile run (3 laps) at 7am.
  
• Then on Sunday, I am doing a hike that will cover the middle third of the Mr. Toad's Wild 20k run. We will leave Thorner Elementary school at 630 am (Directions HERE) and hike up Bastard and Hang Glider hill plus the notch.
  
• 10.13.09 I am sure our families thought we were nuts when we left our homes to go to running camp tonight. After such a wild, windy day, it ended up being real nice at Yokuts and we had the park to ourselves. Plus today was night was a speed night. We did 4 x 200, 2 x 400, 1 x 800, 2 x 400 and 4 x 200 with a couple minutes rest in between each rep.
  
• On Thursday, wear your getting sandy shoes because we will be going over to do the 0.4 mile loop under the 24th street bridge. Besides the three hills, you get to run through the riverbed twice on each lap.
  
• 10.12.09 This week will be running at the Panorama Bluffs on Saturday at 7am. We will stay on the bike path and most should do three laps (10 miles).
  
• Our upcoming Saturday schedule is: Oct. 24th - Panorama Bluffs (7am), Oct. 31st - Dollars for Scholars 10k, Nov. 7th - BPD Memorial 10k, and Nov. 14th - BTC Half Marathon.
  
• 10.10.09 We had a good showing at the BTC Fun Run. Most ran the 5 mile and several had PRs. Photos HERE. Our results:
  

5 Mile open

1. Denise Jorgensen 43:50 BDP Young 35
   
2. Lyndi Wilson 45:14 BDP Young 34
   
3. Kim Nance 51:05 BDP Young 30
   
4. Diana Daves 55:04 BDP Young 30
   
5. Kelli Kelly 62:23 BDP Young 30
   
6. Lisa Sorenson 62:35 BDP Young
   
7. Gabrielle Alexander 62:49 BDP Young 30