 All right, here we go. So, oh boy, oh boy, oh man, just getting organized going for my lunch run here in a minute. But first, a couple boxes arrived yesterday. Let's grab those. Let's see, hold on. That's right, the Territory Run Company. And then another box from Amazon. I think I know what's in here, but I'm not exactly sure. Let's figure it out. Come on now. Oh boy. All right, here we go. Oh man, I got a little surprise for you at the end of the vlog. We did something. We did something in the backyard today. One, two, three. Oh my goodness. Mizuno in the house. Mizuno in the house. Da-da-da-da. Mizuno in the house. That's right. We got the Wave Rider 23 here. Wave Rider 23 from Mizuno. Look at that. All right, we're going to be putting that through the paces. But I'll just be frank. I'm putting off. You may have noticed I haven't been doing double publishing lately because I'm all in. I just told true love that I'm all in on training, recovery, preparation for Pike's Peak, which means I'm not running as much, which means I'm not testing out as many shoes. So thank you for your patience. Don't worry. I haven't forgotten about all the shoes, the Hokel Carbon X's, the Nike Pegasus Turbo II's. These guys are the Ultra Escalante. So I just, I love honing in and prioritizing. So that's what I'm doing in the next week or so before Pike's Peak. Okay. And then let's figure out what is in this box together. Very lightweight. I think I know what it is. I hope I know what it is. Da-da-da. Yup. Yes, indeed. All right. Here we go. One, two, three. What did I say? I'm all in. Hold on. Where is it? There it is. This is my trigger point foam roller, but it's not really a foam roller. It's basically a little bit of a torture device. It hurts. It gets the knots out. It's amazing. See those ridges? And yes, it is available down below from Amazon, but so is this one. But this one, this one is too intense. It like just digs in like you would not believe. And so I need a foam roller. That's just a little more gentle and calm so I can warm up the legs before getting into this guy. So that's what this is for, but also you can put it in your suitcase for traveling to your races. So that's what I'm talking. It's like they're just the perfect size for that. And it's just a piece of foam. This was 10 bucks again once again from Amazon. Okay. And last box we're going to open up today. Here we go. Territory Run Company out of Portland, Oregon. All right. You ready for this? Let's see. I actually don't know what is in here. Really. Boy. Oh. Boy. We got some outerwear. Oh, wow. Oh my goodness. Look at this. Okay. So we got some soccer. Oh, yeah. Let's see. Trail running goods. Freed in the forest. Oh, that is awesome. Freed in the forest. What does it say? Freed in the forest. Runners of the Wild Territory Run Company. Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. You know how I love my green, in fact it's right here, my crazy hair, my green Solomon hat. What? I'm not afraid to change it up a little bit every now and then. Oh, let's do it. Oh, whoa. Oh, that's comfy. Oh, it's a little tight. Hold on. Just a little tight. Oh, that. Oh, that's. Oh, that's quite nice. All right. Enough talking. Got to get ready for the run. 10 miles and then into the gym for stretching, pool, rolling out all that. Actually, can roll out here now too. A little better. I'm excited about this now, right here. Boom. And I'm in my car at the rec center, going to run from here, definitely taking out the Territory Run Company socks today just to give them a test, even though I'm not out on the trails today. Oh, man, they just feel quite, quite comfy in the hands. We'll see how they feel on the feet. There it is. Oh, yeah. Okay. What am I listening to? I'm not listening to podcasts, no sports talk radio. I'm listening to, I think right now, some Tchaikovsky, just nice and calm. That's what I'm talking about. And yes, love in my Territory Run. This is a very, very comfy t-shirt. All right. Let's go into the gym, get our cross training on, meaning aquajogging, very gently stretching, and a little bit of calf raises, a little bit of upper body as well. All right. Let's go. All right. I'm cruising now off from the gym, heading to my massage, my once a week massage. I must say, I think it's been worth the money to get a weekly massage. In fact, down the road, I wouldn't mind bumping it up to twice a week. We'll see. You know, it's not inexpensive, but it's, oh, it is so worth it. It's actually a great deal. The lady that I go to, I know it's a great deal compared to a lot of other masseuses out there, but I'm telling you, it's like those little, little action items that I hope are going to keep me healthy more so moving forward as I continue, as I continue to train and get ready for Tchaikovsky and other things down the road, such as the Amsterdam Marathon. And yes, I did just swing into the t-shirt shop, dropped off my singlet. We shall see. A lot of you have asked for a nice dry fit singlet for racing with a Seek Beauty work card and Love Each Other logo on it, but oh my goodness. We're talking, first of all, the company I work with for t-shirts doesn't do singlets like in polyester. And for racing, like that's what I would prefer to be selling to all of you. So I don't want to be selling you something that I personally wouldn't be racing in. So anyway, I'm just being patient. So today, again, when I have a little more time, maybe a little more help with inventory because oh baby, you know, if you're in business, you understand inventory is a big deal because you have to sit on that investment until it sells anyway. Long story. So we're getting there folks. All right. Heading in. Woo. It's hot. It's hot. Happy birthday. Happy. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Happy. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. What do you think guys? Joseph, it's an ice cream cookie cake. You guys run up to the top, okay? Birthday boy first. I remember we've been talking about this for two years. And I had this item in my backyard growing up in the universe. Joseph, go to the top. And so basically we've been pinching pennies, saving up to do this, and we finally got it done. Lots of hard work went into this. And the boys, all right, I'm ready when you are. Set Joseph first because it's his birthday. Oh man. It's a doozy. It's a doozy. YouTube family. All right. I'm ready when you are. One, two, three. It's all right. Come on. Nothing better than a zipline. And yes. Key word. Zip. That's right. Key word zip. All right. Set, do you want to turn? All right. There we go. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid to hop on a zipline, and yes, it is rated at 350 pounds, so we are good to go there. Oh, good times in the backyard. Okay. Just so you know, if you're a new subscriber especially, but if you've been around for a long time, you know this. This is definitely a daily running vlog YouTube channel. I publish every day, 5 a.m., but here's my theory and my thesis is like running is part of life and life is part of running. And I'm not afraid to integrate the two on this channel, meaning share more than just running, share more about my life, my family life, birthdays, good times and bad times. So anyway, that's what we did today, sharing a little bit of Joseph's birthday with just a little slice of Joseph's birthday with all of you. And because it's just like, running is obviously so important for all of us. For mental health, physical health, just seeking joy, like finding joy in this world, seeking beauty as well. But there's a lot more to life as well in addition to running. So anyway, I'll get off my hobby horse now. That's my thesis and yes, I believe today's run took us over 50 miles in the Nike Zoom Fly 3s today. It was a 10 mile run, 16 kilometers, 750 per mile. I believe, oh, I think it's about 450, I'll confirm in the title on the screen right now. I think it's 450 per kilometer. So bottom line, a solid, just like cruiser day, the taper is definitely in full effect. Tomorrow will be a very easy day. And then the following day will be my last mountain workout. So high altitude, speed workout up at altitude. And I will keep all of you posted, but I'm really excited 24 hours from now to see how my legs feel, to see how they are reacting to the tapering, reacting to the massaging, reacting to the pool, just reacting to all these little steps that I'm taking to begin, to really begin the freshen up process. Like we're, we're under, I think we're under 10 days when you're watching this. So I will keep you posted to see how the legs are feeling. And I just need to, Joseph was excited to open presents this morning. So we were up at the crack of dawn. So I need a good night's rest tonight. And I already gave you the keyword zip question of the day. I love this question of the day. I only ask it. I try not to ask it too often because a lot of you have already answered it, but definitely answer again, because there's a lot of new people here. But I love it because it shows the global nature of this channel, but of the passion out there for running. So you know what it is. Where are you from in the world? That's right. Don't give your specific address. Just give your city or your country. You can just give your country even wherever you want. Your city or country. I love this question because it just shows the universality of this passion for long distance running and just getting out the door in our shoes and enjoying putting one foot in front of the other. And yes, I have been filming and publishing a daily vlog on this channel for almost three and a half years. So we filmed a lot of birthdays through the years now. So there's a couple of birthday vlogs on the right and the left right now. Go just dive in and see the kids when they were younger. It's just a good time. So all right, that's it for today. Thanks for watching. Thanks for tuning in. See beauty, work hard and love each other. See you tomorrow.