It runs!

I got my old dirtbike running today.

It's a 1987 Honda XR200 that I bought brand new back then. It had been sitting for several years needing some TLC. I finally got around to it, and now I can sell it.

I rode it around a bit, and it's just as fun as I remember. Dirt bikes are so lively and nimble compared to streetbikes. I'm definitely going to have to get my dual-sport K175 Kawasaki project going once I sell the XR.

Proof

Just to show that I'm not making the running thing up...

Run For The Hills

The 8k trail run on Sunday was a ton of fun. Weather was awesome, and there was a huge turnout that raised over $5000 for the local trail group.

I finished under 45 minutes (44:54) which was my goal (9 minutes a mile) and I felt pretty good about. That put me at 13th place in my age group (30-39) out of 23 entrants and 65th overall out of 177 total. The winning time and new course record was 30:34 which is just plain crazy fast.

Tracie entertained our moms by (slowly) doing the 2-mile paved walk with them, and she even won some free coffee drinks from two local coffee shops at the post-event raffle, so that's a bonus.