Week in Review (March 17 - March 23)

Tuesday (16,888 steps) - Olive walk before going to work. I had to go to the gym early to do the StairMaster since it was Erica's last day (sob) and we had plans to go to lunch. 

As soon as I got upstairs to drop off my gym bag it was time to head out. We went across the street to Syrup - a breakfast(ish) place that I've never been to. Lunch was fabulous!

Did a delivery on my way home. Ben and I took Olive for a walk to the lake. Ben ordered in Panda for dinner (yum). Good Wife.

Wednesday (22,295 steps) - Olive walk before work. Busy busy busy day at work with one of Erica's attorneys on my desk (hopefully just temporarily). I had to drop off a settlement check and decided to just incorporate an additional walk while I was already out.

Headed up to Boulder after work for my hill repeats. 

Thankfully this is the workout where the intervals get shorter as the workout continues, so once I got through the first few, it wasn't terrible. I was in the middle of my last repeat when the run club started barreling towards me. Wow, they are all really fast! I briefly stopped by the store to say hi to Tyler and Trish - I haven't been in a LONG time and there were SO many people - most of the club was outside, which I'm not used to. Good Wife.

Thursday (14,724 steps) - Got my Peloton ride and shower in before I clocked in for work. Took Olive for a  nice, long walk at lunch. VERY warm day.

Strength training in the afternoon. Did a few deliveries after work since Ben was a little late getting out of the office before we met at Torchy's for dinner. Took Olive for a walk after we got back home. Good Wife.

Friday (13,341 steps) - Wash Park! Was a beautiful morning and glad that I had brought a bit of a heavier jacket since it was a little chilly. 

Took Olive for our regular walk at lunch. After work we went to 4 Noses. Randomly ran into Doug and Kristin. Food truck was running behind so we headed home and ordered Chili's for dinner. More Good Wife.

Saturday (39,638 steps) - Took Olive for a walk. Everyone else bailed on our weekend run so Ben and I headed up to Boulder for the planned route of Walker Ranch. I had plans on also doing some of Eldorado Canyon for more time/vert and Ben was just going to do the 7.8(ish) mile loop. We parked just after 9 and it was already very warm. We managed to run into someone that had run Summit 200 in the parking lot and chatted very briefly with him. Definitely was concerned by how warm it already felt and we had just started.

I split off from Ben at just about 5 miles. I was regretting my decision to do extra almost immediately, but then I thought I remembered that the lower part was the "hardest" and most vert. I told him I would only be an hour behind him, all while knowing I was going to probably do more than that.

I turned around at the same place Ben and I did the last time, the sign requiring a permit to go into Eldorado Canyon. 

By the time I got back to the Walker Ranch loop, I was BEAT. I was really hot and I was running out of water. Randomly ran into Rebecca when I had just a couple miles left. I finally was able to get some more running in towards the end. Got back to the truck and Ben was definitely concerned since I ended up being about 90 minutes behind him. We stopped at Murphy's to get lunch.

Planned on taking Olive just for a short walk and she tricked me into taking her to the lake - I assume she wanted to go swimming since it was nearly 90 degrees. Zero recollection of the rest of the evening, but I assume we watched Good Wife.

Sunday (15,979 steps) - Up to Boulder for our vert day. Since it was a nice day and we were up later than usual, we went back to our usual route where we don't have to fight for parking. All of us were a little tired on this one and apparently this was the only picture I took the whole day.

Rails End on the way home and Ben ordered in Little Caesar's stuffed pretzel crust pizza for a snack since we didn't like the food truck. We watched Roofman - which I actually really liked, and then a bit of Good Wife.

Monday (22,402 steps) - Blah, how is it Monday already?? A cool morning and I was very busy right off the bat with work. Ariel said she was coming over late morning so I took Olive for a long walk to the lake. She brought Dutch with her when she showed up and made us cheesy eggs for breakfast. I went for my run at lunch and she took her car to the shop since the oil leak is bad. Couldn't get the leak fixed but found out she has air bubbles in a tire and had to order a new one. Always something. 

After work I met Ben at Costco to pick up food for dinner. More Good Wife.

Stats:

• 145,267 steps
• 29.55 miles run
• 19.49 miles walked
• 91 minutes of cardio, 
• 40 minutes of strength
• 0 minutes of sauna (I guess I'll use very rarely when the temps are high)

Week in Review (March 10 - March 16)

Tuesday (17,839 steps) - Olive walk before going to work in the office. Busy morning and I went to the gym earlier than usual in hopes that it would not be crowded since I had 45 minutes to do on the StairMaster and I don't like jeopardizing the only one if there are lots of other people. It was not great but also not the worst. 

Did an add on Peloton hike before going back to work. Took Olive for a long walk to the lake when I got home from work (yay for later sunsets!), then sauna. Animals were upset at a "late" dinner.

Dinner and Good Wife.

Wednesday (23,132 steps) - Took Olive for a walk before going to work. Went for a walk at lunch (the normal loop I do with Olive on Fridays). After work it was up to Boulder for an after-work trail run! There was not a single other car in the lot when I parked and even though it was a nice afternoon the trails were pretty deserted. 

As it got later I did get a little cold, so I'm glad that I had brought a jacket. First real run with the new Mount to Coast T1s and they were pretty good. Having a bit of a hard time getting the lacing quite right, so I had to stop once to loosen them. Overall, not bad. Ben had a delicious dinner waiting when I got home:

Good Wife.

Thursday (12,978 steps) - Did my Peloton ride before logging in to work for the day. This was a HARD workout for me. Took Olive for a long walk at lunch.

Sprinkled in strength training and sauna throughout the afternoon. After work it was off to meet Ben at Torchy's for dinner. Took Olive for a walk after we got home, then Good Wife.

Friday (13,026 steps) - Olive walk before going to work. Busy day with Sophie having a deposition. Fun surprise that the court reporter brought Olive a collapsible bowl!

Went for a walk at lunch. After work we headed up to 4 Noses and since it was relatively warm we could sit on the patio. We did not stay that long since Ben had been there for a bit with his truck getting worked on next door. I headed home first and bagged up the leaves that the lawn guys left in the front yard and then took Olive for a walk. I think we had Cupbop for dinner? Good Wife. 

Saturday (31,800 steps) - We did have to get up a bit earlier than normal on a Saturday. I took Olive for a walk and then we had to get our stuff ready to be at Larry's house for our trek up to Bobcat Ridge. I am glad that I had brought my big pack and extra layers since it was really windy and I kept my jacket on for probably the first two miles. 

We hiked all the climbs and jogging the downhills. Larry managed to catch a toe and had a pretty hard fall at the same spot that Terri fell last year. Maybe we just need to remember where this is and we all just walk through this section next time. 

We ran most of the last mile and a half to the car. Even though we have been to this trail multiple times, I have never noticed this cute stone near the trail head. 

Berthoud Brewery for snacks and beer (still NA for me). 

Took Olive for a walk when we got home and then sauna. From then it was already getting late so it was just couch time. Good Wife. 

Sunday (14,623 steps) - Woke up to it being incredibly windy and cold. With the wind gusts, real feel temperatures were near zero. Finally, we headed up to South Mesa for our activity. It actually didn't seem as windy in Boulder, so we did the full "big" loop. Olive was very happy to finally have some snow!

The lower part of the trail was SO MUDDY. Glad we remembered towels to try and clean Olive off. Went to Rails End and there was a random guy making custom charcuterie. This whole pizza box was only $25! A totally random assortment that was SO GOOD. 

Got home and then had to shower and give Olive a bath. She doesn't LOVE getting bathed, but tolerates it pretty well. Rest of the evening on the couch, Good Wife. 

Monday (22,651 steps) - Work from home! So the race directors for Wales 200 had announced a while back that they were going to be putting on a 300. I know I said I never needed to do that distance again, but here we are. 

I have until July 2027 to contemplate all my poor life decisions. Took Olive for a walk around the neighborhood - good thing I took her early since almost all the snow was already melted. Went for a "longish" run during lunch. With the snow we got over the weekend I knew the trails would be total garbage, so I did a paved run. There was still some drifting on some of the sidewalks but overall, not bad. Even with the sun shining there was a breeze that made it cool enough that I was glad to have worn tights and a long sleeve top. Fun new sign on my route:

Sauna time and then after work I did some driving and actually made a decent amount of money. Guess I need to do some more deliveries to pay for my unexpected race registration. Took Olive for another walk while I was waiting for Ben to get home. Pizza for dinner and Good Wife.

Stats:

• 136,049 steps
• 31.39 miles run
• 15.49 miles walked
• 91 minutes of cardio
• 40 minutes of strength
• 105 minutes of sauna

Week in Review (March 3 - March 9)

Tuesday (14,237 steps) - New training block and for the first time in ages, I didn't have to do a workout in the morning. Took Olive for a walk before going to work. Went to the gym at lunch and did the StairMaster, a stretching video and a quick walk on the treadmill. Another co-worker put in their notice, and this one directly affects my desk so it will be interesting/horrible to see how it all works out. Took Olive for a walk when I got home, sauna, dinner and more Good Wife.

Wednesday (21,386 steps) - Olive walk before going to work. Went to the gym at lunch and did an easy walk on the treadmill. I didn't have actual gym clothes and didn't feel like changing into what I had brought to run in later. After work I went to Dinosaur Ridge so I could do my workout of hill repeats. Like always, it was hard, but I managed to get all my repeats done, so yay!

Definitely overdressed

Ben made dinner and then Good Wife.

Thursday (12,507 steps) - My weekly workouts have shifted around so I did my Peloton ride before I clocked in for the day at home. Took Olive for a random neighborhood walk to get some new streets done. Then I met Ariel at Costco so we could get her a new toothbrush (actually ended up being two since they only come in a multipack) and had pizza for lunch. Did some cross training and took Olive for a longer walk. Met Ben at Torchy's for our weekly cheese habit. Sauna when we got home and Good Wife. I was texting with Lisa about how she gets her heart rate to show up on Strava and I figured out a way to get that to broadcast from my watch to the bike. 

Exciting times. 

Friday (11,388 steps) - First snow in well over a month, so skipped the group walk. Took Olive around the neighborhood before going to work. 

Went on a longer walk at lunch. It was cold, but I think the biggest issue was my feet got wet from all the puddles. 

Dropped Olive off at home and did a few deliveries before meeting Ben at 4 Noses for happy hour. Ordered Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner, which was new and fun and delicious. 

Good Wife.

Saturday (34,571 steps) - Took Olive for a walk around the neighborhood. She was so excited for the snow, and unfortunately pulled me down while she was running. But I let her play in it since it's been so warm I knew it would melt pretty quick. For my run I had decided that I would run to Louisville and meet up with everyone after getting in my long run since the trails would be muddy. Ben did the first 3 miles with me and I did the rest solo. The route wasn't bad at all, and it was a relatively enjoyable run until the last mile or so when it got really windy. 

Coach has instructed that all long runs need to be with full pack until next race

Two coyotes!

This was where the wind got really crazy

We met up with Larry and Terri at Crystal Springs so we could hear all about Larry's recent (SOLO!!) 100 miler. We got a late lunch the brewery and before we knew it, it was getting late so we headed home. 

I used the sauna and then took Olive for another walk. 

HAPPY OLIVE!

Also, Peloton activities finally are able to get pushed through to Garmin, so I spent some time working on getting that set up.

Sunday (15,338 steps) - Lazed around a bit in the morning before we headed up to Boulder for our normal hike with Olive. It was a little muddier than I would have liked, but everything in the sun was in pretty good shape. 

Stopped at Rails End on the way home and had a snack. Home for another dog walk before we started in on our tv watching. Ben ordered in Thai food from a restaurant we haven't been to and it was SO GOOD. 

Monday (26,456 steps) - Work from home. Had slept terrible the night before so I was really tired and happy to be at home and not at the office. Took Olive for a long walk and then went for my run. Took it very easy and it was quite enjoyable. 

Did a delivery after work - decent pay AND the guy gave me a $20 cash trip - biggest cash tip by far. Met Ben at Costco so we could do our grocery shopping. Pizza for dinner, took Olive for a walk and more Good Wife. 

Stats:

• 135,883 steps
• 31.47 miles run
• 14.25 miles walked
• 60 minutes of cardio
• 40 minutes of strength
• 85 minutes of sauna