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| (Plus a warm up ride that I couldn't fit in the screenshot!) |
Wednesday (25,916 steps) - Work in the office. Was a nice day, so I went for a walk at lunch.
Ariel hadn't been feeling well since her race on Saturday and I had picked her up after her 3rd period. She even skipped practice! By dinner she was feeling up to food, but went to bed early. I guess now that COVID is done and we aren't wearing masks, colds are back...
I left work early so that I could head up to Boulder for my 2 hour hike/run. I had been checking ever since the fire broke out over the weekend, and it appeared that all my favorite trails were reopened! I almost did something stupid and overdressed, but a tee shirt and my R1 ended up being perfect for cooler temperatures. The trails were actually really dry, which was surprising after it raining all day Monday.
I wasn't sure where the burn zone actually was. I didn't see any evidence of it until I got onto Bear. Then, it was sadly obvious. BUT! The firefighters did a GREAT job of slowing the spread. I was able to do my route quicker than last week, but a bit slower than I had hoped.
Got to the store in time to see Terri and Tyler and to get some food. Didn't stick around too late.
Thursday (9,349 steps) - Woke up before my alarm, so I did my 30 minute ride and some strength training done. Took Pika for a walk at lunch. I picked A up from school and we headed down to the stadium for her track meet. I had brought my laptop so I could finish out my day. It was a lot colder than I planned, so thankfully Ben and I went separately because he brought my jacket. A did awesome in the 1600 - she got a small PR!
She also ran the 800m, but she wasn't feel as well for that one and missed a PR by a few seconds. All in all, she ran really well!
Friday (14,042 steps) - Up early for a walk at Wash Park and coffee at Stella's. Work in the office, with a walk at lunch. After work Ben and I went to 4 Noses to meet up with Tyler, Kristin and Doug.
Saturday (5,837 steps) - A got a ride to her track meet so that I could get in my (insanely) long bike ride in. 75 minutes LASTS FOREVER. I was really excited to find out, however, that "Desert Runners" is available to watch for free (with commercials) on Pluto. I haven't seen that since it was taken off Netflix years ago. Around 10 I headed down to A's meet. It was definitely going to be warmer than last meet! A ran another very strong 1600 and squeezed out a very small PR!
She was also running the 3200, which is the second to last event of the day (of course). She looked REALLY strong in this one! A very big PR (by over a minute) for her in this one, finishing in 14:17!
We gave one of her friends a ride home, then I took her and Gracie to get food at Torchy's. Later in the evening we (even Ariel!) went to Jeramiah's for a happy hour. Finally, it is warm enough (sometimes) to do this again! I am really sick of how cold it's been this winter/spring.
Picked up pizza for dinner.
Sunday (68,819 steps) - I had my alarm set for my long (LONG) run. I got up on time, but as has been the norm lately, I got out the door a bit later than planned. I managed to get to the trail head a few minutes before sunrise.
"Unfortunately," the forecast was pretty bleak, with cool temperatures and a chance for rain. It's really tough to train for a hot, desert race when it's COLD. Anyway, it was a pretty morning out.
The benefit to starting this early is NO ONE is out yet, except for the occasional people walking their dogs. I was able to get through Doudy Draw area only seeing one person! (A big change from last weekend).
I've been intentionally planning all my long runs with a bathroom in the early miles, and this was no exception, although I still had to do the first 3 miles without one. I *really* needed to use it and was super annoyed to find a chain on the gate! It took me a minute to figure it out, and then of course there was no toilet paper. Thankfully, I always carry some on me, ha ha.
I felt much better after that. It was fairly overcast and I still had on my thin long sleeve shirt and Patagonia Airshed (a new layering piece for me this year!) There were a few more bikes out by now, but nothing like last weekend when it was warm and sunny.
Kristin had plans on running a few miles with me and I was thinking how coordinating was going to work, and we came up with a plan that I thought would work.
My big elaborate plan for the day was basically doing a double loop of the Dirty Biz (with the first loop being a bit elongated). By the time I was heading towards my car the sun had briefly come out and I was getting pretty hot, and walking more. I was shocked when I got to my car and it was 18.5 miles - I thought it was closer to 17!! I told Kristin I was going to be a big delayed in meeting her (I felt bad, she was only supposed to do 6 miles and ended up just running until she saw me). It was a brilliant idea using my car as an aid station though, and I was glad I'd had the foresight to freeze a few bottles the night before because they were nice and cold when I got them. Anyway, in a shocking turn of events, I decided to do the smaller loop the other direction! I was glad I made that choice, however, since it's a bit more rocky and technical. A few miles into Kristin joining me and we saw a pair of bald eagles!!
I was walking more than I would have liked to, but I was already over 20 miles in at this point, so whatever. Once I got to about 26 miles, I really was just done. Tired and wanting this to be over with!
My 50K(ish) ended up being 32.6 mils and took me about 10 minutes longer than I thought it would, but honestly with all the gear that I was carrying and doing this all solo, I think it went pretty well!
Ben was finishing up his run at North Table, so we met at Bluegrass for some beer and snacks. Yum!!
Monday (16,556 steps) - Work from home. Took Pika for a walk at lunch - and it was warm and sunny! After work I still had to do my run. Greg had given me a "snowball fartlek" that I actually was not dreading. It seemed "easy" for speed work. It was blissfully cloudy when I headed out and not windy yet. The warm up was a bit tougher than it should have been. First interval was fine. A minute into the second one I got a horrible calf cramp and had to walk the rest. Third was ok (but also the shortest one). The cool down was actually really good. I guess the lessons are a). a longer warm up and b). maybe don't do speed work the day after a heavy 50K? But it's what Greg said, so I told him I would give it a shot (even though he gave me an out to skip if I didn't feel up to it).
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| Yes, I realize this is fairly pathetic for speed work, but I'm working on it and hope to get some "speed" back in the next few months with hard work |
Stats:
- 146,336 steps
- 45.13 miles run
- 140 minutes of cardio
- 145 minutes of strength training
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