I typed an entirely different update here...

then I deleted it. You want to know what I've been doing? Honestly, I spent 47 miles this week trying to outrun my problems. So far it's not working, so next week I'm shooting for 50.

Yeah, it's been a while.

In my defense, I was on tour for a month. Or, I'm lazy. :P Now I'm home, so I have no excuse. Here's the tour recap:

Week 1:

Lincoln kickoff show was rad. Played a house show in Omaha with Houston Calls (great band. awesome dudes.). Two days in Springfield with our good friends. Went cliff jumping (50 foot cliffs) at a lake and grilled in the evening. Hot Springs, OK with The Last Slice (great ska band. crazy kids.). Another couple show in Oklahoma.

Week 2:

Dust storm in Lubbock, TX and friends. Show in a weird metal venue/practice space and friends. Day off at Elephant Butte Lake with Mike's relatives. Awesome relaxations times. :) Tucson show where kids were singing the words to our songs. Tempe with Nebraska friends. DISNEYLAND!!!

Week 3:

San Diego - got to eat at Sombrero's! Couple shows in the L.A. area. Awesome backyard house show with our Claremont friends. Concord show with our NoCal friends. Beautiful drive through northern CA kind of reminded me of home. Hotel in Oregon upgraded w/ a pool! Beautiful running trail. Portland has the biggest bookstore I've ever been in. <3

Week 4:

Unexpected Nebraska friends in Seattle. Met Mike and Tom from MxPx in Bremerton (Tom was our bartender at the venue)! Super nice people made us feel at home. The Pacific NW is beautiful. It's a crazy, mountainous forest! :) Boise is an AMAZING town with really cool people. Two shows that night. Todd was super great to us. Logan, UT is quaint. Slept in the venue. Had a great (and hilly) run there. Beautiful views. Ft. Collins show was a bust, but got to see old friends. Fun show in a weird venue in Denver. Drove home that night. Blew a tire on the trailer at 6:30 in the morning. Made it back alive!!!

Came back to my job at The Lincoln Running Company. Love that place. Picked up a second job at the YMCA (so I can do swim workouts again). :) Ramping up my training in hopes of doing the Des Moines marathon. Will be my first full if I can make it without getting injured. 36 miles last week, 42 this week. 14 mile long run this morning with Ben. Went in the country where it was SUPER hilly. Both of us felt bad. Averaged about 8 minute pace. That's not going to cut it, but I'll worry about speed later in the training (and on a day when I'm feeling better). Top of my right foot has been hurting a bit. Don't know what it is, but it's not slowing me down so I guess I won't worry about it for now.

Now you're all caught up.