Whoa Nelly!

Crazy wind today... got some great photos on my run!

This is about the point when I realized I really shouldn't be this far out on the pier...
Can you see the large tree that was blown across the top?

In the lee of the lighthouse... looking a little wind and water-spray bedraggled. :)

Picnic anyone?

"Look how far we've come..."

Made it home alive. Sopping wet and covered head-to-toe in sand...

In Other News.

An elite runner named Patrick Makau raced to a new record at the marathon distance in Berlin last weekend... an almost unfathomable 2:03:38!!! His average pace per mile -- 4 minutes and 43 seconds.

Just to compare, my fastest mile ever was somewhere around 7:30 and that's when I was in tip top shape! I can't run one mile under 5 minutes, let alone 26 of them!

Congratulations, Patrick!

Run started with a "little" roadblock... tree down in Duncan's Woods

On to the beach... not a soul on the volleyball courts today.

Almost the end of the season for campers.

I still get a little jolt of adrenaline when the waves are big. Love it!

These are the waves the surfers wait for.
Lake Michigan: UNSALTED!

Wish I could capture how big these waves really are...

I have a little thing for beach trees.

Little gem on the way home through Duncan's Woods.

Just a few today.

Wish I could have captured all of the awesomeness of this run, but here are just a few...

Fall Wind & Sun

Another fun run to the pier and back.

The kite-boarders were out...

Catching some big air!

Waves in the channel were impressive... not quite over the pier, but getting close.

At the end of the pier

It must be fall... running past a big, EMPTY beach.

Wishing I felt in better shape, but glad to be out there again!

Monday, Monday.

Feels like summer again! Which is a good motivator to get out the door.
That, and the HUGE lunch I had at Olive Garden with Breck today!



I even made it out to the end of the pier again.
This is probably my favorite running route, and it involves lots of hills to and from the beach...
good for building my muscles and stamina again!

A New Beginning.

This week was the first week back to school for the fall. I had good intentions of getting a few runs in, but between the holiday on Monday, babysitting Tuesday and Wednesday and doing Jacob's paper route while he's training for cross country... today (Thursday) was the only day that it all came together. I guess it's time to get used my new schedule.

Just around the corner.

I even made it to the end of the pier for the first time since my ankle sprain there in June... traitorous shoes and all. I still love to run here.

Beautiful day.