Jim Bernard

Top of Devil Thumb hike, hanging out with Mom!

I did my first 50k race on a steamy and rainy day in Afton State Park. I love running at Afton and there was plenty of time to do it as I got to experience the challenge of this distance (and all the vertical!). Suz was there at the finish and snapped a pic that perhaps overstates how good I felt, but I’m glad to have spent the day at the park.

I hadn’t given a talk at Minnebar in a few years, so it was good to be back. I did a session on learning accordion which was fun and ended with a very basic performance. No one walked out! Below are some slides from the talk including a picture of me and my friends Jamie and Garrick and a video of the big finish.

Learning new things is the best!

It was a lovely sunny Marathon Monday in Boston and I had a great result – much improved from my last Boston two years ago.

Got a lovely run through Ames including seeing the revised high school, the old neighborhood and my favorite trail!

Had a great run to the Bunny and it was decked out for the day!

Everybody pay up!

Delighted today to get a comfortable run in about two inches of fresh powder. Footing under the snow was good, the trail shoes kept me moving and it felt like running on a soft carpet. Finished at Luce Line Brewing!

Got to Duluth and the big lake. Did not go in!

Honestly the toast at Al’s Breakfast in Dinkytown is out of this world. It’s not toast, it’s like a whole other thing.

Got some great miles in at Theo Wirth on New Years Day – footing was excellent!

One of our kids rescued a lovely cat and we are temporarily housing her while the kid finds a cat-friendly apartment. So for the first time in my life I’m living with a cat.

As you can see Rosie is very pretty and the two of us are working it out.

The training paid off with a great result at the Indy Marathon. It is a personal record for me!

Got some great trail time in Nebraska and Colorado in the last few weeks. Happy running in nature!

PRs for both of us!