Because Being Ordinary Is Boring: August 2026

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Week in Review (July 28 - August 3)

Tuesday (93,581 steps) - Summit 200

Wednesday (78,699 steps) - Summit 200

Thursday (94,423 steps) - Summit 200

Friday (16,235 steps) - Summit 200. Thankfully with Kristin being at the finish line we were able to get a ride back to Breckenridge to pick up Ben's truck. Went directly to Lee's house so we could try to nap a bit before going back to the finish line to watch the later finishers. I dozed on and off on the couch, but like usual I struggled a bit staying asleep. It got late enough that I told Ben we should get up.

Somehow I lost my sunglasses at some point :(

Took a quick shower and stopped at Dunkin Donuts on the way back to Copper. We unfortunately missed Tia and Charity finishing, but we were able to see everyone else come in. It was really REALLY nice to finally be at this finish line with a buckle and finisher jacket. We sat around and chatted with Chase and Casey, Andrea until she had to leave and random other runners and volunteers.

Ana was the final finisher and after celebrating we all decided to go to Sweet Soy in Copper for another dinner before going our separate ways. The food was PHENOMENAL and we were all really excited for food that was not aid station food.

Headed back to Lee's house and ended up dozing on the couch again before finally just giving up and going to bed.

Saturday (11,002 steps) - Plans with everyone for an early breakfast at Sunshine Cafe. We had the same server as last time, who was just as slow and inattentive, but the food and company were both great. Had to pack up everything at Lee's to head home and rescue Olive, but I went for a walk around the block first so that I could soak up the last of the cooler mountain air before getting to back down to triple digits. Ariel had left Olive at the house for us, so it made everything easier for us. Took Olive for a quick walk around the block before unloading, putting things away and doing laundry.

It was really hot in the house and we were tired and hungry by late afternoon, so we went to Torchy's for a late lunch/early dinner. Back home for another walk with Olive, a very quick Peloton ride so I didn't lose my streak, and relaxing on the couch with Good Fight.

Sunday (10,938 steps) - Had trouble sleeping and woke up pretty early. Took Olive for a long walk to the lake since it was supposed to be over 100 degrees later in the day.

Olive still doesn't understand cows

Met up with Heather and Lora for brunch up the street - and it was DELICIOUS, not to mention great to catch up with her.

Dozed on the couch for a bit before going to Rails End to meet up with Tyler and Larry for a small post-race celebration in the air conditioning. I made a quick run to Costco to pick up a pizza for dinner and something to cook Monday since we have no food currently. Took Olive for another walk. We actually had time to watch a movie, so I picked "Project Hail Mary" - which we both REALLY enjoyed.

Monday (10,260 steps) - Woke up early and again took Olive for a walk to the lake since the weather was so nice. Back to work, which was a total nightmare. At least I didn't really have to squeeze a workout in. Ben and I took Olive for an uncomfortably hot walk at lunch. After work I took Olive for one more walk (mostly it was for me because I still needed my steps). We made dinner and then time on the couch for reading and Good Fight.

Stats:

315,138 steps
141ish miles run
8.69 miles walked
5 minutes of cardio
0 minutes of strength
0 minutes of sauna

Week in Review (July 21 - July 27)

Tuesday (14,466 steps) - Walk with Olive and Ben before going to work. Got a surprise text from Paula asking if I wanted to go for a walk since it was "only" in the 80s. Did a strength workout and quick hike on the treadmill.

Did a delivery on the way home and then took Olive for a walk. Ben picked up pizza for dinner, yum! Good Fight.

Wednesday (18,020 steps) - Took Olive on a long walk to the lake since I had time.

Went for my "easy" run at lunch. It didn't feel all that easy since it was around 90 degrees.

Traffic was a complete disaster when I got off work. I was so annoyed when I got home that I just let Olive out because I didn't want to go for a walk in the heat/humidity. Ben made dinner and we worked on my drop bags. Good Fight.

Thursday (14,600 steps) - Ben and I took Olive on a walk to the lake before work. So humid!! At lunch I went to Target to pick up my grocery order and then took Olive for a short walk around the neighborhood. After work Olive and I headed down to Belmar for Colfax's last run club. Glad we all got one more walk in :(

Ben had ordered in Cupbop for dinner, we picked out the rest of my clothes for the race. Good Fight.

Friday (11,181 steps) - Walk with Ben and Olive before going to work. Busy morning so I had to walk Olive a little later than I normally like when it is so hot out. She bullied me into letting her go into the creek even though I wanted to keep her clean a little while longer.

Torchy's for dinner since we had missed going on Thursday. Did more packing and organizing, Good Fight.

Saturday (15,713 steps) - Ben and I took Olive for a walk to the lake. I went for my run when we got back - thankfully just "short and easy" - although with the heat hard to keep the heartrate down.

He had some errands to run, plus I had to finish packing and get the truck loaded up. We stopped in Golden at Katie's house to pick up my team sun shirt, then to Ariel's house to drop off Olive for the week. Finally, we were headed up to the mountains. Thankfully we didn't really hit any traffic, and we were at Outer Range in no time. Then to Lee's to unload stuff. We all went to Ollie's for dinner - I got a delicious burger. Back at Lee's to finalize drop bags and do more organizing.

Sunday (10,527 steps) - Ben and I decided to go for a hike so I could get my steps in. Nice day!

We went to Mountain Lyon for breakfast and it was SO GOOD.

Then it was back to Lee's house to get everything loaded in the truck before going to packet pickup and dropping off bags. We were also going to be staying at a hotel in Frisco so anything I needed for the race had to get packed up. Most everyone I knew was at pick up right when it opened, which meant a lot of standing around chatting with people.

Finally, we decided to duck out and headed to Outer Range. Then we met up with people for dinner at Peppino's. It was nice to sit around and talk with everyone! Then it was time to check into our hotel. We had found a great deal on the hotel right by Whole Foods. Got everything ready for morning, took a shower and braided my hair. Tried to relax by watching Friends reruns and lights out early, although sleep once again eluded me.