Two Week Countdown

Watching the sun come up as you are running across the side of a mountain is always a great way to start your day. The hard part, obviously, is getting out of bed in the dark so that you are on the trail early enough to enjoy such a sight. I have really been enjoying all the running this summer, and with the last couple of morning feeling a little cooler than the others I can’t help but think that it won’t be long until summer is gone, and soon the morning air will have a cold bite to it. I am really looking forward to that though. Looking forward to being able to run in the mountains again when it is safer for the dogs. Soon enough…

Because of kind of a hectic work schedule lately I have been only making it into the gym for Jiu Jitsu on a sporadic basis, at best. As a result I have been a little frustrated with my Jiu Jitsu lately. Last week was the first consistent week that I have had in about the last six, so that was a nice change. These days I am really motivated by our crop of Purple Belts coming up. They are technically progressive, physically aggressive, and very motivated. As a Black Belt I feel like I am learning more from them right now than anyone else, and their passion is motivating. I am really excited for another consistent week in the gym, and am excited to open up my game a little bit. I think that lately I have fallen into the trap of only using the techniques that I am really comfortable with, but my goal for the week is to play around with all the techniques that I know, while not worrying about the result of that.

If you live out west there is a bird season of some kind opening up in just two weeks. I don’t know about you, but I am ready to go. Dogs are in shape, gear is organized, ATV is serviced, and I could be out the door ready to hunt in less than 5 minutes. It couldn’t come soon enough….