"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift"
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

RECAP : June 18 - June 24

--- Monday - 06/18/12 ---


Pineridge - 31:10


A scorching hot day -- 99 degrees. (just brutal)  Ran easy at first, but picked up the pace towards the end as I was more than ready to hit the air condition in my truck and down some water. Was planning on running 2 laps, but with zero shade in these temps -- 1 lap was just right!
- Maxwell lot was still closed, so parked at the West lot.




--- Tuesday - 06/19/12 ---


Neighborhood run in the PM - 27 minutes


Easy paced run around the neighborhood. Busy day at work and another scorcher -- 96 degrees.  Decided to wait until the sun went down for a balmy 83 degree easy evening run.
Started at about 9:30pm
- Running up in RMNP (Rocky Mountain National Park) in the morning so a super easy trot through some back streets tonight felt good.




--- Wednesday - 06/20/12 ---


(RMNP) - Flattop Mountain > Hallett Peak > Emerald Lake - 2hrs 45 minutes


The last few days have been just brutally hot in town, not to mention I have been yearning for some high altitude running action the last several weeks... and so when I got a message from Phil K asking me if I would be interested in a run up in RMNP mid-week -- It was a no brainer!  YES!


Myself, Phil K, Steve S, and Mathew F -- all carpooled together. Myself, Steve and Mathew met up with Phil at the K-mart parking lot in Loveland and from there we drove up together in one car.


Got to the Bear Lake trailhead at about 6:45am, with clear blue skies overhead, cool temps, and a mostly empty parking lot --- Perfect!


The last time I ran up Flattop Mountain was August 1 of last year. I remember it well because I was trying to set a kamikaze downhill land speed record down the technical jagged rocky trail -- when I somehow landed wrong and tore up my right ankle pretty bad! A severe sprain that blew up like a balloon within minutes.  Ughh!  I can still think back and remember how that felt. --- I became a couch potato the entire month of August last year.  Not fun.

Thankfully I was with Steve and with his help, I hopped up and over rocks on one leg for the final 2 mile descent back to our car.  Took about 45 (painful) minutes to cover the final 2 miles. Ouch!

....So this time out I was more than happy to get in a solid run without trying to break the downhill sound barrier.

The climb up to Flattop was nice. Only had to jump over 3 downed trees on the trail and had zero snow pack the entire way up. We passed only a couple of people on the way up -- it felt like we had the mountain to ourselves. Ever since Quad Rock 50 last month my uphill climbing has been off.  And today was no different.  My legs really had no kick on the way up. So I settled into a pedestrian like groove and took my time to the summit.  Made it to the summit of Flattop in a slow 1:05:50 .  I have gone sub 1 hour to the summit in previous runs -- but today I was content with just getting in a solid run without paying too much attention to the clock.

As usual, temps were chilly and wind was brutal.  So we quickly made our way over to the summit of Hallett peak -- a sketchy rock-hopping traverse that takes about 10 minutes or so.






from L to R - Phil, Mathew and Steve

Phil, Mathew and Myself

It was super cold at the summit and wind was blowing pretty good. I didnt pack any gloves and so my hands and other parts were frozen solid.  I had 2 hand held H2O bottles that I had to tuck under my armpits until we reached warmer temps down below -- all dexterity and grip in my fingers were gone....not too mention freezing cold!

After hanging out for a bit and snacking we made our way back down. I almost always let er' rip on the way down, as the downhill generally awakens my legs and I can get rolling pretty good. But I decided to pull back the reigns and take in the views on the way back down.  Was not wanting to have a repeat of last years Flattop descent.  Steve made it down first, then myself...then Phil and then Mathew.

After quickly filling up our bottles at the car, I decided to drop off everything for the short 2.0 'ish miles over to Emerald Lake.  Left the pack, camera, water bottles and took off my shirt as well.  Temps down here were in the mid 50's...and by now the parking lot was packed.  And so was the more popular trail leading up to Emerald Lake.  I think I must have said "on your left" about 100 times in only a few short miles. I dont know why people dont pay attention on the trail --but they dont. (apparently staring at your shoes while hiking is more interesting than lifting your head and looking up at the trail ahead.)

Emerald Lake is beautiful and it was nice to hang out there for a few minutes and take in the views before making our way back down.  I dont know what it was, but my legs started to feel much better on the climb up to Emerald Lake and they felt even more "fresh" then when we first started our run up Flattop. I felt good --  I opened it up and weaved and bobbed around the hundred or so hikers going up to Emerald Lake.  This trail has a bunch of step-ups but the trail itself is nice and smooth and it felt great to get the legs moving.  Finished back at the Bear Lake trailhead --- then Mathew came rolling down about 30 seconds back and a minute or so later both Phil and Steve.

Stood in Bear Lake -- mid thigh deep....ice cold water!  Nothing feels better after a solid run in mountains!

A  good day of running --- got in about 4,000' of vertical.


--- Thursday - 06/21/12 ---


Foothills Trail (long Loop) - 53:03


Felt good.  Easy effort.


--- Friday - 06/22/12 ---


Pineridge (2 laps) - 59:44


Felt good.  Hot -- 95 degrees.
Started from the West lot in Pineridge.


--- Saturday - 06/23/12 ---


Round Mountain (sort of..) - 1 hr 10min


Picked up Steve at his house and we drove down to the Round Mountain trailhead together.  Got there right at 6:30am.
Since Towers road is still closed due to the High Park Fire, this trail offers some good vertical gain as an alternative run.  About 3,000' gain over roughly 4.5-5 miles -- a solid uphill grind.


One thing I enjoy about this trail is that in between all the switchbacks that are going up, you are given a few patches of flat and even downhill running...on the way up!  A nice way to get in some short recovery.


We started the clock right at the gate near the trailhead. About .2 miles into the run the trail splits. Go left and takes you to the summit...go right and there is a 1 mile nature trail.

I felt good for the first 2 miles or so on the way up -- then my legs wanted nothing to do with anymore uphill running.
 Not sure if I havent fully recovered from the 50 miler (which was over a month ago), which I think I would be since I have eased off of the hard and long training since then. 


 Not recovered -- burned out -- over race weight -- slacking -- or just plain tired.....whatever it is, my legs just have nothing to give on any climb of decent grade over a few miles in distance.  one word - frustrating!

With the Barr Trail race just a couple of weeks out, which goes up Pikes Peak for about 6 miles and gains about 3,800' ft (and then back down again) -- I sure hope my legs get it together before then, otherwise that climb is gonna be rough.


Anyway, back to Round Mountain....Steve and I were running together when right about 40 minutes in, and roughly just over 3.5 miles -- we heard something in the forest that made us stop dead in our tracks.  The sound of branches and twigs snapping about 50 ft to our left.  We stood there for a few seconds trying to catch a visual -- silently, holding my breathe -- staring into the woods looking for some sort of movement.  A few seconds later we heard a large and deep sounding grunt -- coming from a very large and brown animal!  Steve saw a large animal with brown fur move in the thick trees...I saw nothing.  But we both heard that deep grunt and heard many branches snapping along the way.
I quickly looked ahead at the trail and it looked like the trail would be turning left up ahead, directing us right into the spot of what we have come to conclude was a bear!
Armed with only a half filled hand-held water bottle in one hand and a GU packet in my pocket -- I didnt want take my chances fighting the bear by slapping the bear around with my GU packet repeatedly....and so we ever so slowly turned around and  booked it back down the mountain and ran hard for about 5 minutes up and over rocks and roots, as if we were running hurdles --- high tailing it outta there!

We got down to the "summit and nature trail" sign where we decided to get in a little more running since our run up to the summit was cut short.
Starting from the sign, we ran back up the trail hard...for 1:30.  Then back down.  Steve did a few repeats.  My legs were dead and I was done after one repeat.  I stretched and waited for Steve before making our way back to my truck together.

After the run, I drove across the street and we soaked our legs in the Big Thompson river for about 20 minutes or so --- felt great, as the sun was already warming things up to about 90 degrees...ugh!


--- Sunday - 06/24/12 ---


OFF


A well needed day off.  After church in the morning the temps got up to 102...and so we made it an indoor day..the ENTIRE day --- chilling in the air conditioning!
I think I might have stepped outside for about 10 seconds after dinner.


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This past week has been a scorcher!  Several days over 100 degrees and looks like the high temps will be 98 degrees or hotter ALL next week as well.

It felt really good to get away mid-week for a run up at RMNP with some friends....a well needed day off  from work.  Wish everyday could be like that.

I have no idea what is going on with my legs when it comes to uphill running lately, but it is frustrating. Hopefully I can get it figured out soon -- preferably before the Barr Trail Race .

The encounter with the bear was pretty intense.  I now understand the whole "fight or flight" principle.  And I now know  that when given the opportunity my body prefers flight over fight!  Actually, it would be more like "stand there and pee my pants", or "flight" ---   running just sounds more strategic to me.
Surprisingly with all the time I spend on the trail out here, I have never ran up on a bear.  Scat, paw prints --- yes, but the animal itself -- nope.

Here is hoping I have a chance encounter with a flock of doves and a swarm of yellow butterflies on my next run to make up for the Round Mountain run!

Monday, June 18, 2012

RECAP : June 11 - June 17

--- Monday - 06/11/12 ---


Lunch - Foothills Trail (short loop) - 32:10


PM - Foothills Trail (medium loop) - 38:25


Total : 1:10:35


With thousands of acres burning in the North Park fire, just a few miles West of town, I wanted to get in some of the views of just how bad Lory State Park was burning.  And so I ran the Foothills trail, stopping for a few minutes both times up over Centennial and took some pictures from across the res into Lory State Park. You can see the difference in damage in just a few short hours.

Pictures taken around 12 noon. From Foothills Trail looking Northwest.






Pictures taken at about 5 pm (roughly same location)

Hundreds of on-lookers watch the blaze





Watching not only the trails that we play in everyday get destroyed, but the homes and lives of people we care about get destroyed as well make me feel helpless. I pretty much had a heavy feeling in my gut the last 2 days as this fire has reached out of control status.  Wanting to help...wanting to do SOMETHING to help the fire from spreading. Instead I just snapped photos from a safe distance like everyone else. Its hard to just sit there and watch it all burn.  4 co-workers and a few friends have been evacuated.  sad.




--- Tuesday - 06/12/12 ---

OFF

Woke up feeling pretty awful today.  Partially because of the constant inhalation of smoke in town 24/7, and partially because I think I caught a bug. (muscle aches, fever, cold sweat, sore throat...etc)

Took the day off.


--- Wednesday - -6/13/12 ---

OFF

Same as yesterday. Smoke in town was awful today. There was less than 1 mile visibility during the first few hours in the morning.  Woke up, sick as a dog --- thinking someone was have a BBQ in our living room..ugh...(cough, cough)


--- Thursday - 06/14/12 ---

Pineridge - 35 minutes

Still not 100%, but I am able to run at least....feeling slightly stronger (no more muscle aches, fever...etc) than I have been feeling the last few days.  Still have a sore throat after downing a bag of cough drops.  But decided I was well enough for an easy trot on some easy trail.
I originally was planning on another trip up to the Foothills Trail, but it is closed off due to the fire.  And so I ran an easy loop throughout Pineridge.


--- Friday - 06/15/12 ---

Pinewood Reservoir  - 52:20


Friday through Sunday we went camping at Pinewood Res (roughly 6.5 miles West of Carter lake on CR18E, in Loveland).   This would be Elli's first camping trip, and having it somewhat close to home was on the agenda.   Andrea, Eliana, Vicki (Andreas Mom), Tonia (Andres sister), Naomi (Tonia's 13 month old little girl) and Malia (Andrea's 5yr old niece)  shared the camper. While myself and Gypsy (our dog) shared a tent, along with my brother in laws (Dave and Nate), and my father in law, Dan ---- each had a tent.

A fun weekend of local camping with family is always a good time --- stressful at times, but overall...fun!

Anyway, after setting up camp, and before the sun went down I wanted to explore the trails around the res.  I had hoped to find the trail that leads up Blue Mountain:


But ran on the road leading to the intersection and it was all private land/road.  So I decided to hop on the easy rolling Besant Point trail and run to the Shoshone Trailhead, on the North side of the dam.  An easy out and back effort.


--- Saturday - 06/16/12 ---

Shoshone trail (x 2) and Besant Point Trail - 53:16

Starting from camp I ran to the Shoshone Trail and ran 2 laps around that 2 mile section of trail, then hopped on the Besant Point Trail and ran counterclockwise around the res...back to camp.

Its always fun to explore new places to run.  The Shoshone trail itself was nothing more than rolling hills, a few short sections (20-30 ft) of climbing.  A few rock outcroppings and some shade in parts.  The Besant Trail was as smooth and flat as there is for trails in the area with zero shade cover.  Similar to the East trail that runs along Pineridge. Nevertheless, it felt real good to get in a couple of easy runs after not feeling so good the last couple of days.  It felt even better when I took a nice cold soak in the res after the run!  ahh!

Air quality was much better down here than in the Fort.  Clear skies at night and beautiful views of of rolling hills during the day --- makes me want to live in a place like this year round (despite the blazing fire just to the north)


--- Sunday - 06/17/12 ---  (Fathers Day!)

OFF

Packed up, said our goodbyes, and left camp at about 11am.  Got home and crashed!  Well, gave Elli a well needed bath, hosed off and shampooed Gypsy in the yard, put Eli down for a nap, showered, ate lunch ---- THEN crashed!
Eliana took a 4hour nap! Yikes!...Andrea slept for a couple of hours and then so did I.

Apparently having a 19 month and a 13 month old shacking up together with 4 other people in a small camper --- was not the best of ideas!   As the kiddos kept up the girls most of the night...crying.  Not sure why, but Elli was having a rough night on night 2.  Poor little girl.

Anywho - Both Momma and Daddy and baby needed some quality rest.   And so I skipped out on running for the day.

Ate dinner with the Saleeby's at their house after we all woke up.

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-This entire week has been overshadowed by the fire just West of town.  Directly or indirectly it affects everyone. 

A good site I found for checking on the current location of the wildfire is:


It allows you to zoom in pretty good and has some good options, like thermal scan.  Pretty neat stuff



-Didnt feel so good in the middle of the week, which was fine since the air quality was down right terrible anyway.  

-Felt good to get away for a few days for some camping and exploring new trails.

-The Fathers Day 5k race on Sunday was cancelled due to poor air quality in town -- I initially was going to drive back into town that morning for the race and then back to the camp.

-Planning a run on Wednesday with Phil K, either to the summit of Longs or a trip up Flattop/Hallett peak.  Either way -- should be a great time escaping into the much needed fresher air than what is around town.





Friday, June 15, 2012

RECAP : June 4 - June 10

--- Monday - 06/04/12 ---


Ran home from work via Spring Creek Trail and back streets - 41:10


Hot - 93 degrees.   Ran along Spring Creek through Rolland Moore Park then ran several backstreets home.




--- Tuesday - 06/05/12 ---


Foothills Trail (Medium Loop) - 40:33




--- Wednesday - 06/06/12 --


2 laps of Pineridge - 65:15




--- Thursday - 06/07/12 ---


Ran to Pineridge from house - 1hr even


Started just after 8pm.  Nice sunset run through Pineridge.




--- Friday - 06/08/12 ---


Foothills Trail (long loop)+ Pineridge (short loop) - 1hr 18 min


Another hot day - 94 degrees




--- Saturday - 06/09/12 ---


easy 30 minutes in the PM around town




--- Sunday - 06/10/12 ---


OFF


Busy day. Church in the morning and then family visiting in the afternoon.




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A little late in getting this post out due to the North Park Fire consuming most of my interest this past week.  Not too mention I have been feeling slightly under the weather the last couple of days, more on this in my next post.


I plan to make a North Park Fire post on Sunday as well, which will include some pretty intense pictures from different sources, of the fire.  We will be camping this upcoming weekend, so no internet for a couple of days.


On the running front, its been an easy 2 weeks....last week and this week.  





Monday, June 4, 2012

RECAP : May 28 - June 3

--- Monday - 05/28/12 --- (Memorial Day!)


Pineridge - 40:20


One loop around Pineridge starting from the Spring canyon dog park.





--- Tuesday - 05/29/12 ---


Foothills Trail (medium loop) - 38:10


Starting from Maxwell TH.




--- Wednesday - 05/30/12 ---


 Foothills Trail (long loop ) -- (10 easy / 10 hard..etc) + easy 13 minutes on Pineridge


Starting from Maxwell TH I ran a planned fartlek --10 minutes easy, 10 minutes hard along the Foothills Trail (long loop) -- for 50 minutes.  After getting back to the trailhead I tacked on an easy short loop in Pineridge to hit the 1 hour mark.

Was planning on hitting both the track and the trails today, but had no time for 2 workouts. So I combined the both into an up tempo fartlek trail run.

Total Time : 63:17






--- Thursday - 05/31/12 ---


2 Laps of Pineridge - 62:08


Started from Maxwell TH. Felt good today.





--- Friday - 06/01/12 ---


Foothills Trail (short loop) - 32:12


Easy effort up the hill. Legs felt really solid today.




--- Saturday - 06/02/12 ---


COURTING TOWERS 12.5 MILE TRAIL RACE - 2ND PLACE - 1:45:42


Horsetooth Mountain Park

RACE REPORT!






--- Sunday - 06/03/12 ---


Easy recovery run in the PM - 35:00


Easy run around town. Late night, started run at 9:45pm.  easy effort all the way.  Felt good.


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Registered for the Courting Towers  12.5 mile trail race up at Horsetooth Mountain park last minute. (like 9pm Friday night).  Was debating to run that one or the Sierras 5k race down in Loveland, as I had some friends running in that one as well.  But decided to stick to the trails, as I figured this race would be a good estimator of my current recovery status from the 50 miler 3 weeks ago.  Training up to this point has been hit or miss since I have been in recovery mode and so a good hard push on some dirt is what I needed to get a better feel for how my recovery is coming along. Here is my Courting Towers RACE REPORT.

All in all, a good week of running --- weather in Colorado is beautiful (and getting hot!) this time of year.

Planning on running the Fathers Day 5k in a few weeks.  So time to hit the track for some fast up tempo stuff in the next week or so!  Curious to know what I can run a 5k in these days on nothing but trail running and whatever track stuff I get in in the next 2 weeks or so.

Hopefully sometime  in the next few weeks  I can get in a run up in RMNP or on Barr Trail (Pikes Peak)  -- both solid places for easy vertical gain and awesome trail running!







Courting Towers 12.5 mile trail race

06/02/12 -- Courting Towers Race Report 


Results:  2nd place -- 1:45:42


Courting Towers trail race is put on by Dennis Vanderheiden and his non-profit organization -- Athletes in Tandem. Which according to their website, " ...is a nonprofit organization that actively participates in relationships with challenged athletes to enhance the quality of their lives by competing together in triathlons, running, biking and swimming events."

Basically, an awesome organization led by an awesome guy willing to better the lives of those through endurance sporting events and activities -- simply put....Dennis is the man!

On to the race--

Courting Towers 8 and 12.5 mile trail run is part of the Athletes in Tandem trail race series, which includes a 15 mile trail run up at Red Mountain Open Space later in the summer and then the Horsetooth Mountain Park 7 and 13 mile trail run in September.


I had heard about this race from Dennis via Facebook a few weeks ago.  And since I am 3 weeks out from finishing my first 50 miler, I thought this would be a great race to get a feel for how my recovery is coming along. A solid hard push on Horsetooth Mtn sounded like a fun time!  I waited until 9pm the night before the race to register for the 12.5 mile option over the more popular 8 mile option.

Toeing The Line:

Carpooled over with Steve, as he also registered for the 12.5 mile.  Checked in, used the porto potty, easy jog....and was ready to roll.  Dennis had a few last minute instructions before the race and just like that....we were on our way.

12.5 mile Race Course:

Soderberg trailhead > Swan Johnson > Towers > Mill Creek > Loggers > Sawmill > Valley trail > up Towers > left on Stout > Herrington > down Towers > Swan Johnson > Soderberg trailhead


As we took off from the start it was myself, Steve, Chris McCullough, Seth Kelly and one other runner leading the charge.....err, grind... up towers.  As we started the climb I could tell that my legs did not have the "pop" and "bounce" that I had been feeling most of the week.  So I settled into a groove and maintained it all the way to the Towers / Mill Creek turn off.  So far I was feeling not so good and the 4 runners ahead of me had a solid 1 minute lead on me by the turn off.  Surprisingly my towers / mill creek turn off split was 27:35 -- faster than the snail pace it felt like.  Perhaps I was feeling the climb because I was moving deceivingly faster than I felt like I was moving , or perhaps my legs still were feeling the affects of the 50 miler 3 weeks ago on this -- my first real hard push since the race.

Chugged down a mouthful of gatorade at the aid station and was on my way.  As soon as I started the quick descent on Mill Creek my legs started to feel MUCH better, and I pushed the pace HARD, trying to make up for the lackluster climb up towers.  One of the volunteers at the aid station said I was 1 minute behind the lead runners.  I knew Steve was running the 12.5 mile and McCullough was running the 8...but wasnt sure about the other 2 runners ahead --- I forged on!

Now pushing the pace and flying down the rocky trail, I was do everything I could to reel in the runners ahead.  Ran down Mill Creek - saw no one...Ran hard down Loggers - still saw no one.  At this point I was pushing hard and was somewhat shocked that I had not been able to get a visual on any runners ahead.  Then just before the Sawmill intersection I got a glimpse of Steve and Seth running ahead.  I pressed on and within a few hundred yards I ran by them on the left and tried to open a gap as we approached the valley trail.
I still could not see McCullough or the other runner ahead.  As I made my way into the valley I got a glimpse  of Chris as he was just making his way South at the Sawmill / Valley post intersection.  I knew he was running the 8 mile but was not sure of the other runner up ahead.
As I approached the Towers / Valley trail intersection I could see both runners ahead take a left turn --- which meant they were both in the 8 mile and which also meant -- I was leading the 12.5 mile race.

I stopped briefly at the aid station and guzzled down 2 mouthfuls of Gatorade goodness before making my way back up towers to the stout turnoff.  As I started to make my way up towers, Seth ran through the aid station --- and deep down I was hoping he was running the 8 mile, as I knew my legs had nothing on the climbs today.  However, a few strides into towers he pulled up along side me and we made the grunt back up towers, with Steve following closely behind.

I knew that my only chance of winning this was the screaming 2 miles of downhill to the finish, as my legs had nothing on the climb up.  As we turned onto Stout I looked back and saw Steve, about 30 seconds back.  I gave it my best and even threw in a few surges here and there on the flatter rolling stuff and tried to stick with Seth as long as I could before we made our way to the summit and started the fast descent back down.  But my legs had no answer on the short yet steep climbs up Stout.   And step by step he pulled away.

By the time I got to Herrington I was more than ready to rock and roll down Towers for a blistering descent.  
I didnt have visual on Seth anymore and so I cranked it out as hard as I could coming down towers in hopes of seeing life ahead.  Running sub 6 pace easily.  About a quarter mile down towers I got my first visual on the top spot since about halfway up Stout. And with about 1.5 miles to go, he had a solid 1/2 mile lead on me.

My only chance now of winning was if he was hurting BAD...since I felt great coming down, I continued to press on the gas all the way to the Swan Johnson intersection. And with 0.65 miles to go I eased off the gas and cruised into the finish -- 2nd place, an even 3 minutes back from 1st place.

About 5 minutes later Steve rolled across the line to take the 3rd spot.

All pics: Steve Saleeby

Top 3 - (L to R) Steve 3rd, myself 2nd, Seth Kelly 1st

Accepting my 2nd place "Rock" award

Chatting with Chris McCullough (8 mile winner) - post race



Overall I am pleased with how I raced.  The downhills felt great - pre 50 mile speed.  The uphills, well they didnt feel as good. And the inability to run hard and keep pace the entire way up on the climbs probably cost me the top spot in the race, as they felt like dead weight dragging up the mountain.
This was a great race to test out my current level of recovery and all things considered -- am pleased.
Another week or so I hope to be fully recovered and ready to get take on the climbs again!

On a side note: I think I need to get out for a Towers time trial one of these days. Despite how slow I was feeling going up towers -- I was glad to see a 27:35 split at the mill creek intersection.  On a good day, fully recovered, with only 3 miles of trail to cover -- I think a sub 30 minute Towers ascent is possible.



Life For the Innocent 5k


July 4th is the Loveland liberty 5k, which is benefiting Life For the Innocent - Helping to liberate Orphans in India.






Life for the Innocent is an organization dedicated to freeing children from slavery in India, rehabilitating them and placing them in good homes. To save one child from the sex trade costs only $1,040.  This includes the initial rescue to adoption with a family in India.

For  more information visit: Life for the Innocent.

I am good friends with several people who are personally involved in this great cause and I support it and back it up 100%.

These are real children -- in real life situations ----  in desperate need of real hope, rehabilitation and loving families to care for them.



THE COST TO RESCUE ONE CHILD FROM THE SEX TRADE - $1,040


1 - Initial Rescue -------------------------------------------------$160
2 - Medical Check Up ---------------------------------------------$40
3- Food and Medicine --------------------------------------------$300
4 - Staffing (for 8 months) --------------------------------------$300
5 - School ---------------------------------------------------------$80
6 - Identity Papers -----------------------------------------------$60
7 - Personal Items -----------------------------------------------$10
8 - Counseling ----------------------------------------------------$40
9 - Adoption ------------------------------------------------------$50




Loveland Liberty 5k
8am - Race Start
Grimm Brothers Brewhouse
623 Denver Avenue - Loveland


Register Here : Loveland Liberty 5k

Please join myself and a few hundred other runners on July 4th for a great race, food, fun --- and set out to help save children from sex trafficking one step at a time!



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