Week in Review (October 17 - October 23)

Tuesday (16,080 steps) - Peloton ride before going to work in the office. Went for a walk and did strength training at lunch. Took Olive for a walk when I got home. 

Wednesday (22,016 steps) - Work in the office. Went for my run at lunch (and tested out a new "tracking" app that we were debating using for the unofficial Katy 225.

Took Olive for a walk.

Ben had bought me and Ariel tickets for a haunted house a few weeks ago and we were running out of time to use them before Halloween - so we headed down to the 13th Floor. Unfortunately, as I remembered, these things are "neat" in the sense that the costumes are cool and there is a lot of work put into it, but I just don't get scared easily. Also, it's so crowded that you are just being ushered through and everyone else screaming right before we get there takes the "fear" out.

Thursday (18,816 steps) - Work from home. Random short row session, walk with Olive at lunch.

Got most of my packing done for Katy 225. Really keeping gear to a minimum since I figured I would be mostly unsupported and didn't want to carry too much.

Actually got it to pack down pretty small

After work I took Olive for a walk before Kristin came to pick me up to go for a run in Louisville with Terri. This was supposed to be an easy 5K to look at Halloween decorations. Thankfully we stopped pretty frequently to look at lights - Kristin and Terri are fast!

A 12' Jack Skellington is the key to my heart. I love him!!

Went back to Terri's house for a beer and some snacks, but it was already 8 pm and we hadn't had dinner yet, so we didn't stay long.

Friday (17,001 steps) - Wash Park and Stella's with (almost) the whole gang! Off to work for just the morning. Wouldn't you know that the day would be insanely busy. I had to leave late morning to get to Ariel's (VERY LAST) high school cross country race. (Insert sobs here).

It was a VERY warm day (seriously, we had record-breaking heat!) and A didn't run as well as she hoped, and was very upset and emotional after the race was over. It hit her all at once that this was her last meet and it was probably very overwhelming. I had to rush home to finish out my work day as I still had a lot of things that needed to be done. Took Olive for a walk after work. Met Ben for one beer at 4 Noses before I went to the airport to pick up Lisa! We then met Ben at Parry's for a beer and dinner. Pretty late by the time we got back to the house.

Saturday (17,332 steps) - We had plans to go to South Boulder for a hike. We did get out the door later than planned and paid the price when we arrived and the lot was full. We were offered a spot if we helped a gentleman jumpstart his car, which we did. The hike was quite lovely and Olive was not as slow and pokey as she can be.

Left Boulder and headed to Resolute for a beer and snack.

By the time Lisa and I both showered, it was time to head down to Denver so she could pick up her Turo and check in to her BnB. We stopped at the closest brewery to her. I liked the vibe, but the beer was not wonderful. 

A bit of last minute packing.

Sunday (11,797 steps) - Up early so Ben could drive me to the airport. I did my normal walking around to get my steps in. I loved how Southwest decorated their desks. Very fun!

Flight was uneventful. I watched "A Star is Born." Landed on time, bag came pretty quickly, and I called to get the shuttle to the hotel I was staying at near the Kansas City airport.

First thing I did was go for a walk to the convenience store down the street to buy a cheap cube and some caffeine for morning. Did a little bit of race prep.

Decided it might as well be time for beer and lunch. Placed was basically deserted. 

Went back to my room and finished getting everything ready and took a shower. I must've watched TV, but don't remember. Headed back down to Old Chicago's for my beer/dinner. This plate of mac & cheese is even better than you might guess - I only ate about half of it.

Braided my hair, got everything ready to go, took an Advil PM and then watched Nightmare Before Christmas. 

Went to bed pretty early.

Monday (130,722 steps) - Up at 4:30 so I could get ready. Tom was supposed to be picking me up around 5 am, as it was a 90 minute drive to Clinton, where we would be starting the race. We had a pretty nice drive, mostly talking about races that we have done and other running-related conversations. The rest of the Katy 225 will be a separate post - but below is a picture of the 6 of us that started on Monday morning!

Stats:

• 233,764 steps
• 70.11 miles run
• 30 minutes of cardio
• 30 minutes of strength