San Francisco In Flames! ehhhh... The other way around...

Ugh, I am really behind on my blog posts...
That's what excitement at work, increased running mileage, culinary adventures with the farm box, etc. do. Let's see... What's on the list to write about? My report of the Matterhorn Peak trip, a day trip to Tuolumne with Dan, report for the Regular Route of Fairview with Clement, trip report to Temple Crag and White Mountain. So, yes, I have not been slacking, I just haven't found the time to write something up. Well, I guess I could start with last night's 'Urban Adventure'.

I saw In Flames at the Regency Ballroom in San Fran... a truly awesome show!
The first opening act, The Faceless, was rather un-impressive, but the second band on the bill '3 Inches of Blood' was a lot of fun. These guys just seem to have fun on stage, and don't seem to take themselves to seriously. A excerpt form their webpage:
" There's a reason fans have come to their shows wearing Viking helmets and brandishing both real and plastic swords. Born out of a love for pure metal, weaned on a diet of fantasy and mythology, 3 Inches of Blood have been slaying the infidel and defending the faith for nearly eight years."
This attitude goes well with a sound that reminds me of Judas Priest on speed, or the first Exodus album.
Between the Buried and Me, is an interesting case... great in their instrumental parts, but horrific once the dude starts 'grawling'. Also the blast parts don't really go well with the otherwise atmospheric, Dream Theater-like parts. Today I realized that I saw them before opening a show for Children of Bodom last year. Well... not very memorable I guess...
The headliner In Flames blew everything away though! Their 90 minute set had a good mixture of old material and songs from their last album 'A Sense of Purpose' (one of my favorites-powered my ascent of Mt. Shasta in June).
The setlist:

1. Cloud Connected
2. Embody The Invisible
3. Pinball Map
4. Delight & Angers
5. Disconnected
6. Square Nothing
7. The Hive
8. Drifter
9. Clayman
10. Come Clarity
11. Leeches
12. Alias
13. The Mirror's Truth
14. The Quiet Place
15. Take This Life
16. My Sweet Shadow

Fall races

After getting over the ankle sprain I suffered in March, I've been running regularly again. My weekly mileage is around 30 miles at the moment. In my point of view this is a good time to sign up for some races to help with the motivation. The first race will be the Palo Alto Moonlight Run on October 2, were I'll do the 10K, the second will be the California International Marathon (CIM) in Sacramento on December 6. This will be my second 10k and marathon respectively. Comparing logs from last year to this year I think that both races should be successfull.