Howdy from Big Sky Country!

I spent last week at my family’s cabins in the “Last Best Place” – MONTANA!

I traveled to Big Sky Country to visit my family. And since I come from a long line of endurance sports junkies, it was only natural that the week kicked off with a trail run! Ebeth convinced my cousin, Collin, and I to join her for a ” not-really-that-difficult” 8 mile race along the continental divide.

Unfortunately, I forgot my mother’s definition of “not-really-that-difficult” is completely insane and the run was BRUTAL! The first 5k were completely uphill, followed by some quad crushing downhills, and the entire race was at 7000 feet elevation! 

And if that wasn’t enough, the race director actually thought it would be funny to have a guy dressed as a wolf scare people on the course! My poor oxygen deprived heart almost couldn’t take it!

Ebeth, of course, crushed the course and won her age group!

And once we escaped the wolf unscathed – even Collin and I were all smiles!

I spent the rest of the week enjoying some scenic rides, running along gorgeous trails, and teaching my cousins how to make perfect S’mores.

I even paid a visit to the world’s best sandwich shop and collected on my promised tuna sandwich!

It was absolutely delicious!

I was sad to leave my family and Montana, but I know I’ll be back, and I have lots of fun training to look forward to in the next few weeks!