Football

Sorry I haven't written in a long time I can't believe it's been almost a whole year since my last post. Well Football is going pretty well. I have been practicing with the varsity team all summer and it's been a lot of fun. Our Physical papers are due in about a week on August 5th. On August 9th Coach is going to give us our pads and were going to start having 2 a days. On the team I play a little Wide Receiver, a little Corner Back, But mostly Running Back- Mostly tailback and a little Fullback. The team is looking good and I think well have a good season.

I have been a playing tennis lately and I should probably include I played for my schools team and we won the PIAA District League Championship. PIAA stands for Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. It is basically the NCAA of Pennsylvania High school sports. Our Football team has done pretty well in the PIAA league games in the past and hopefully we'll do well this season. BYE!!!!

Two 31 mile bike rides with my dad and his work buddies

In The last few weeks I did two thirty mile bike rides with my dad and three friends friends from work.
Bike Ride #1: This was my longest bike ride! This was the first bike ride in a few years I did that was over 15 miles. The last ride I did over 15 miles was with Grandpa Mike when I was about 9 or 10. The first three or so miles of this ride were really rough because the ground was very gravely and I was riding my road bike, not my mountain bike so the thin tires on the gravel didn't do so well. About 8 miles into the ride I got a flat in my rear wheel. That was really disappointing, and so Dad and I started walking back to the car. On our way back my Dad got a text from one of the guys we were riding with. he asked where we were and if we were ok. We told him about my flat tire and he told us he had an extra inner tube so he rode back to meet my dad and I. We replaced the inner tube However, we didn't have a pump. So we started asking people riding by and a nice couple had a pump and we finished with my tire. We then rode 7 miles up to valley forge. We took a little food break and then we were back on the rode. The ride back was going really well until we got to mile 29. I rode the last mile or so with a flat tire. We weren't so prepared for this trip.

Bike Ride #2: A couple days before this trip my dad got all the equipment we needed for this ride so we were prepared. He got each of us an emergency kit including patches, Allen Wrenches, inner tubes, and a little trunk to keep it all in. My dad also got us a little pump that attaches to his bike. This trip we started the trail off a little bit differently. we went a more hilly way to avoid the gravel. This trip was a little easier with out the flats. After our stop in valley forge we decided to take the gravely path back to the car instead off the hilly path. No Flats!

I hope to do more of these rides and I hope to start doing some more Geocaches.

-Doug

Rhinebeck Run

Hey Everyone, Sorry I haven't written in a while but I had a lot of tests I was studying for and a lot of Homework. During Thanksgiving weekend I ran a little with my uncle. He is a runner he has ran marathons in the past. On I think Friday we ran about two miles and on saturday we ran about two miles. The two runs are at the top. Right now I have ran a total of 7.48 miles. My goal is by the end of the week to get to a total of ten miles.

Today's Run

Distance: 1.50 mi
Time: 12:35
Pace: 8:20 min/mi

Hi Everyone! I did a run today. I ran a mile and a half. I ran a 8:20 pace. I did slower then I did in the race yesterday, I think it's because I might still be a little tired from that run plus my baseball game earlier today (we won!). On Tuesday(Election Day! Obama will Win!!!) I don't have any school so I might try a 2 mile run and try to beat my time from yesterday.

My Baseball team is undefeated Today might have been our last game I'm not completely sure so I will find that out. BYE!!!

Yesterday's Race

Distance: 2.02 mi
Time: 16:36
Pace: 8:09 min/mi

Hi Everyone! Yesterday's race was really fun. I ran 2 miles and I went at a 8:09 pace. I ran the first mile in 7 minutes and 45 seconds. My dad came in first and beat me by about 3 minutes. I beat some of the college students.

After the race I went to my guitar lesson and that was really fun. I had the lesson with a friend of mine. He played Bass guitar, my teacher played drums, and I played Electric guitar. That was really fun. BYE!!!

Running

Hey Everyone, A week from today my dad, my mom, and I are going to run in a 2 mile race. I am really excited for that. I'll be able to post it one my Nike +.

I should have a Baseball game this weekend but It might be rained out so that's disappointing. Also I think we have have to forfeit tomorrow's game because a lot of our players have other commitments, and that's really sad because we are undefeated. I have to go give my dog a walk so BYE!!!

Season

Hey Everyone My baseball team is doing great! We are UNDEFEATED so far. I have been doing a lot of catching which is really fun. However, at the end of my last game my coach told me I might pitch my next game so hopefully that's true. My next game is this Sunday.

I have been playing a lot of guitar lately, and I finally saved up enough money and bought a Les Paul. The next day (day after I got les Paul) The son of the nurses who take care of my Grandpa in New York who is about 28 decided he didn't have time for guitar anymore. So, he gave me his Ibanez Artcore. It looks like Chuck berry's guitar only it has more of a sunburst. BYE!!!

Baseball

WE WON 6-4 YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY

Game

FIRST BASEBALL GAME TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baseball

Baseball season finally started and my first practice was last night. My first game is on Saturday. My baseball coach is starting this neighborhood flag football league and our first game is on sunday.

45 Sit ups in a minute or less

Hey everyone, I was just practicing with my dad and I finally got 45 sit ups in less then a minute.  It took me 58 seconds.  Now I'm going to go work on my push ups.

High School Football Team

Hey everyone I started thinking more about football and I start high school next year so I looked up the physical requirements for the football team at the school I want to go to. The Physical requirements are:

. Run a mile in 8 minutes or less

. Do 30 push ups in one minute or less

. Do 45 sit ups in one minute or less

. Timed on the 40 yard dash

I have a year to work on these requirements. When I tried the sit ups I was only able to do 35 in a minute. So I will need to work on that. This morning I worked on the running of a mile in 8 minutes or less and I ran a mile and a half in 7 minutes and 30 seconds. The other requirements I haven't worked on yet but I will.

A couple days ago I was playing some Football with some friends and I got 13 touchdowns. BYE!!!

Cowboys VS Eagles

Eagles lost. We lost by 4 points. 41-37 was the final score. It was an amazing game.

Thanks Grandpa Mike

Today in the mail I received a bookmark from my Grandpa Mike. It is really nice and I really love the leather design on the back. Hey Grandpa Thanks a lot for the bookmark. When my dad first saw he said AAAAAHHHHH BUTT BITER!!!! Grandpa my dad and I were wondering what type of leather it was.

Tonight my dad and I are going to watch the Eagles vs Cowboys game and EAGLES WILL WIN!!!!!!!!!!!! BYE!!

Baseball

Hey Fall Ball is starting in a couple of weeks. I hope that goes well. My friend, my social studies teacher, and I are going to play a little baseball after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. BYE!!!

Bike Ride with Dad

Earlier today my dad and I went on a 15 mile bike ride. It was really fun and I got to try out my road bike. It works really well. After the bike ride my dad and I got some lunch and then spent the afternoon at the pool. Unfortunately today was the last day of the pool until next summer. My dad and I plan to do at least one bike ride every week (most likely on weekends). BYE!!

First Day Of school

Hey everyone I had my first day of school a couple of days ago and it went really well. On the second day of school i wrote this three page essay and on the third (this coming monday) I have a test in social studies. Since school has started I have less time to write in my blog so don't expect a post everyday.

My dad ordered new breaks for my road bike which finally came and he got them all set up and we plan to do some rides next week after school. The breaks work really well and I can't wait to try out the bike on an actual ride. BYE!!

Sorry I haven't written in a while

Hey everyone, I'm sorry I haven't written in a while I have just been so busy. A couple days ago my mom and I went on a mile and a half run.

Today was my last day of Tennis camp for the summer and in the doubles competition my partner and I made it to the semi finals. However, we unfortunately lost in the tie breaker.

School starts on Thursday next week. I am actually pretty excited to go back so I can see all of my friends. Gotta go BYE!!

Backpacking/Camping in Utah for Three days

Day 1- The First Day of camping Grandpa, Jackson, my dad, and I did a six mile hike to our campsite. We were extra tired because most of the hike was up hill and it was really steep and high. Here's a picture of Grandpa Bob, Jackson and I on the hike back home. My dad's not in the picture because he took the picture. When we got to the campsite we set up camp and just read and took naps. After about an hour of doing that we made dinner. We had dehydrated "Mountain House" Lasagna. It was really really good. Then we made hot chocolate and went to bed.

Day 2- After we all woke up we made breakfast. We had Apple flavored granola. That wasn't really good. After breakfast we made hot chocolate. Then we got our fishing poles and hiked up to Amethyst lake and did some fishing. All I caught was seaweed. Below is a picture of roughly where we fished.

Day 3- Hiked back to the car went and got a burger then went home.

Day 6 (This is today yay)

Day 6- Grandpa, Jackson, my dad, and I are going backpacking today and we are about to leave soon so I gotta go BYE! Oh and I won't be able to write a post for a few days because of the camping trip so expect one by Wednesday or Thursday most likely Thursday. BYE!