Facing demons, brownie hot tip and bars for bees

​Our Public Lands are in trouble, not the "haven't had enough gels for their run" kind of trouble, but 'about to DNF their race and maybe get into some kidney trouble' kind of trouble. 

On June 11, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, released the Senate Energy and Natural Resources section of the budget reconciliation bill, calling for 2-3 million acres of “mandatory” public land sales within five years. Up to 120 million acres of our public lands could be available for sale. If you look at the what could be up for sale it includes Mt Bachelor, Dog Mountain and Timothy Lake.  Potential areas of sale also include many, many acres of land you have been on as a trail runner, mountain biker, camper or while racing. 
I totally understand feeling overwhelmed by politics, not understanding the full depth of issues and wanting to just get back out into the woods, but if we sell off the places we go to escape, then so many of us will have to face our demons instead of running from them, go to actual therapy or become road runners. NO! You can find out how to take action here. 
And while you are taking action, you can also mark yourself out of the office and clear the calendar for Wednesday night Strength Training for Runners and join class, live to your screen. There will be zero politics but there will be balance work. When you are at your favorite public lands trail head pit toilet and need to change out of your sweaty clothes, you want to be able to stand on one foot so nothing needs to touch the ground. 
BEES, THEY'RE JUST LIKE US
It turns out there are agricultural bees not getting enough nutritional variety so scientists are making protein bars for bees. In tests the hives with these nutrition bars had twice as many bees. More food means more resilience; bees sound just like us.

BOSTON QUALIFYING
If you are trying to qualify for the Boston Marathon and are using a downhill course with more than 1,500 feet of descent, like the Tunnel Marathon in WA or a Revel course, the standards have changed. Starting with 2027 registration, there will be 5-10 minutes added to times from courses with 1,500+ feet of net elevation drop while banning courses over 6,000 feet entirely. 

BROWNIE HOT TIP
Right now, the NYT has taken down the paywall to their Mochi Brownies which I will be making this weekend.