Thankfully, the back pain from last month did not return and I was able to fit in a number of runs and hikes (not listed here, but on Strava) during the remainder of August.

I ran a bigger version of the squiggly wiggly. Lots of fun.

Some HOT BST action:

An awesome morning run up Grove Creek to Chris Flats. Bagged my first Mountain Goat sighting.

I even ran some pavement. Possibly the first time this year! Actually, it was kind of exhilarating to click off miles at a faster pace than I’m used to, but it was painful.

Plus, some nice blister pains during an attempted Big Baldy Summit. Woot woot.