 Okay, I'm going to go to the airport, I'll come for a cup of tea, but I'm starting to change the option. Boys, I love you. We'll see you after New Hampshire, okay? Okay. I'm off to the airport. You guys enjoy your enjoy your yogurt. Yeah, yeah. U.S. Mountain Championships in New Hampshire. And here's little Michael. Alright, Michael. We'll see you later, buddy. He just woke up. He just, he just woke up. All right. Bye, my love. Oh, I need you. It'll be a good trip, great trip. We're going to crush it. We're going to go crush it. All right. I will. Okay. All right. Here we go. Let me think. I got this. Yeah. Perfect. All right. Chow chow. Go fight wind. All right. We're rolling now. And yes, everyone. Love you. Chow chow. I slept so well last night. And yes, yesterday's blog was all about sleep. I'm feeling good about the situation. Feeling good about the situation. YouTube family says hi says goodbye too. All right. Who's that Michael? Bye Michael. Precious. You better believe I've got my compression sleeves on for this. Pretty, I would say it's probably a four and a half hour flight to Boston from Denver. So it's no, you know, it's not a one hour or two hour flight. So it's a little way. So I have my compression sleeves on, my calves, my hamstrings, just trying to keep those legs happy. After yesterday's 20 miler, they're definitely, they're feeling good. But you know, I've got a couple of days to freshen up before New Hampshire before the race. But I just got to do the little things. Do the little things every single day. And frankly, at this point every single hour is what it feels like. All right. Cruising to the gate looking at some pictures. Here's Denver, Colorado. That's the hometown with the mountains there in the background. That's where I live. And then down here, everyone, this is where I went to school. This is Boulder, Colorado. There's the campus and there's the flat mountains off there in the distance. Pretty sweet aerial view of Boulder. And then I believe this mountain real quick is where the race was canceled. I think this is Aspen ski resort where my first race of 2019 was actually canceled because of an avalanche danger. So maybe this next year, I'll be able to do it with my brother who he is here at the airport, but I got held up in security because of my electronic foam roller, the Hyper Ice Viper 2.0. I was held up, so he went through. So anyway, I got to go find him. They just were really quite concerned about this. It kind of looks a little funny. Yeah, even just using it on my feet for my potential plantar fasciitis issues. You just stand on it. I don't think it'll be too loud because of the carpet, but... Yeah. You can feel it. How much is this? It gets a little crazy. Yeah, buddy. I'm getting father's right there. We're getting the rental car and then off to a quick shake out. Shake off that four hour flight from Denver to Boston. Let's see where the keys there are. Got Joseph and Mackenzie here. Hopefully it's not too dark in here. Oh man, we made it through the airport. Let's see. Actually, you know what? I might... Hold on. I think I got it all plugged in. Okay, you're gonna have to teach me how to do this. Those people walking over. Putting the running shoes on. Do you smell that? Do you smell it? I smell sea level. That's what I smell. We're going for our five mile shake out after the flight. Let's go. We got the food. We got the food. All I know is it's nice to be in oxygen. That was amazing. That was amazing. Alright, you got some food? Oh yeah, let's see it. Let's see it. Salad time. Boom. There it is. Alright, so run is done in Boston. Now we're two hour drive to New Hampshire. Again, I just can't emphasize enough. There's oxygen here and it tastes so good. See you in New Hampshire. Good evening everybody from Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. This is my abode with a nice canopy for the next two days. Lovely, lovely. This is where I'll be staying. And holy smokes. Alright, I've got to talk a little quieter because Joseph and Mackenzie are asleep just a couple doors down. You know how I like to talk loud. I get a little excited when I'm talking with all of you. So I've got to talk a little quieter. But I just, you know how I like to publish every single day at 5am, right? I'm committed to that. And so the wifi here where we're staying is not working. I don't know what's going on. We can't figure it out. But I may have found a workaround through the 4G network on my phone. I don't know. I'm going to give it a shot. And hopefully this vlog that you're watching right now publishes on time. Okay. I'm going to sit down and get you the question of the day. Now that we are here we're pulled in for the US mountain championships. And basically we're all in this together. We're fighting together here on this YouTube channel. And in April in case you're a new subscriber, I had a stress reaction in my left foot on my second metatarsal, third metatarsal area. And it didn't feel good. I was getting ready for the Cleveland Marathon. And so I decided through that injury not a wise move, but a good move to open up an opportunity for all of you out there to chime in and share with us, this YouTube family, YouTube running family, about your injuries that you are struggling with right now. Or I'll just put a qualifier on that. Maybe it's not an injury. Maybe it's a niggle. Meaning an ache or a pain that has the potential to turn into something more serious. And you want to get on top of it. Meaning you want to nip it in the bud as we say here. And at least that's what we say in Colorado. Nip it in the bud, meaning get the niggle to go away before it turns into an injury. Now another asterisk or big qualifier is that I am not a doctor, not a medical professional. Just so you know, I've dealt with IT band issues, shin splints a little bit. My specialty, sadly plantar fasciitis and stress fractures. Those are the two injuries over the past 21, 22 years of running that I've been doing that I've struggled with the most. Plantar fasciitis, PF, and stress fractures in my bones. So I can help you there especially. But the question of the day, and so what I decided because of my injury is to check in with all of you once a quarter. So four times per year. So July, August, September. We're almost into October. I decided today's vlog was going to focus on this question of the day. What injury are you struggling with right now? What niggle or pain are you struggling with right now? And what advice or simple, simply support would you like to receive from all of us? We're here for you. Injuries are no fun. They take you out of the passion, the game. But you will get through it. I know you will. It's and listening to the pros, the medical professionals, and getting into that cross-training routine. So we are here for you. That is the question of the day. And so far for me, I am right now pretty much niggle free. Maybe I'm just kind of sore and tired more than anything. But no sharp pains as I continue to tell Brigid and my massage therapist as well. There's no sharp pain so that is a good, good time. Alright, I love you all. Signing off from Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Pretty exciting stuff. Tomorrow we get to pick up the packets and then relax, rest, stretch, foam roll, explore, not explore. But look at the mountain that we're racing up. Kind of check out a little bit of the footing. Make sure it might rain tomorrow actually. So it might be a muddy course on Sunday. The race starts 10am eastern time on Sunday morning. Now the ladies started 8.30am. So they're an hour and a half before the men. Just so you know, in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Alright, I'm going to toss it back to a couple old race blogs on the right and the left. Thank you all for being here. Thanks for your patience in case this did not publish on time. But I'm hoping that it does. See beauty, work hard, and love each other. See you tomorrow.