Salt Lake City 1/2 Marathon - 18 April 2009

I ran in the SLC half-marathon this morning. 13.1 Miles!!! Its been a goal of mine for a long time to finish a half-marathon. The course started at the University of Utah, followed the east bench down into town, past Sugarhouse, and back north into downtown SLC, finishing at the Gateway Mall.

My final time was 2 hours 07 minutes with an average pace of 9:45. It was tough, but a good time. My legs are feeling it tonight. Time to start preparing for the next one.

Boy Scout Kayak

I am in the process of building a wood/canvas Kayak with my older Boy Scouts. We are going on a High Adventure activity in June to Hume Lake in Sequoia National Park. We have been workingn on it since late January. This past week, Tyler, Nate, Zach, Scott and I put the first strakes on. All of the strakes are not on and the frame is almost all complete. Next step is to build a plywood floor, seat cusion and seat back, paint the frame and then cover it in canvas. Last step is to paint the canvas and then take it for a test drive. I just wonder which boy will win the coin toss as to who takes it for the first burn around the lake.

Before anyone thinks I crafty with wood and such, this whole thing was built off of a set of plans I ordered online and constructed with materials from Lowes and basic handtools. It is really quite easy once you get going. I was a little intimidated by the plans, but the plans turned out to be very well made.