Getting To Work.

The title says it all.  We're getting to work here in Flagstaff, both on the roads and on the job scene.  The fine dining scene, I found out, suits me pretty well, and its a pretty solid job on the whole.  Mr. Blood made his debut at the Kickstand Kafe today, making drinks like a boss.  After a few trips down to Phoenix, Ryan is well on the way to getting back running.  The legendary Dr. John Ball will get him on the roads in no time.

On my end, the running is good.  Back into my first full week since being in flag has been fantastic-although going up hill still sucks, literally, i suck a lot of air- and I'm starting to feel good and confident about the upcoming training.  Through the core, lifting, running at altitude, and foundation work, I wholeheartedly believe that we'll be ready to rock and roll come race time in a few months.

Our fearless leader Ryan Mulcahey has been instilling us with a sense of team unity and confidence.  As the 5 of us that make up our group are all in this together, we're all in the hunt of getting the best out of ourselves while we can.  There's a synergy between everybody and a lot of good vibes, which hopefully will lead to some great things down the road.

I'm chomping at the bit to start to run fast, but am keeping things easy, as per instruction from Ryan M.

Other highlights of recent events includes some leisure time spent in the Oak Creek Canyon (pictures to come soon) with 2 new friends and one old (all are technically new to blood) who invited us to do some swimming, bouldering, and cliff jumping.  Good times were had by all.

Moving to Flagstaff, so far, has proven to be an excellent decision, and I'm very confident more good things are a-coming.

Thanks for all the support, and thanks to everyone who happens to be reading this!  600 views?! Thats nuts.  You guys are awesome.

We're gonna make some waves for all of you.

Nick Hilton: Moderately Talented Distance Runner

PS- For all who are wondering about the cross-country cat Kiwi (loving that alliteration), she is doing fantastic and has gotten into the habit of sleeping all day, and either treating me as a steeple barrier or jumping on my head all night.