Week in Review (August 31 - September 6)

Tuesday (9,580 steps) - Work in the office in the morning. We were not able to find someone that would be able to walk Pika at lunch, so I headed home early afternoon to take her out. 

It was nice only being in the office in the morning. 30 minute Peloton ride after work.

Wednesday (15,452 steps) - Work in the office. Went to the gym at lunch and did a core video, then an upper body one. I liked both! After work I headed up to Boulder. My running goal this week is a vert, so I planned the old run club loop with an addition of going past Shadow Canyon up Bear for more climbing. 

Went to the store after finishing for a quick beer and snack and the New Balance raffle, which I sadly did not win.

Thursday (14,640 steps) - I opted to sleep in instead of getting up early for a run. Instead, I decided I would take Pika to North Table to hike/run a small loop at lunch. The run was ok, although Pika had no interest in running any of the downhills, so it took longer than I thought. Then, I accidentally locked my keys in my car! Of course Ben was working south and Tyler (who has house keys) was in meetings so I had to call roadside assistance. Other than it taking a long time, I was able to get back in the car and home relatively quickly. What a pain.

Friday (21,010 steps) - Up CRAZY early. Went to Green Mountain for a quick jaunt up the fire road before meeting the group at Wash Park for our walk. 

Coffee before heading into work. We actually got an early release, which was nice. Ariel had a cross country meet in Broomfield, so the early release was just enough time that I was able to get up there, parked and find the best spectating location before her run.  She ran AMAZING and snagged a new PR!

Headed home to watch a bit of TV before meeting Ben at Torchy's for a beer before heading home to have dinner, presents, and a bit too much to drink with Tyler.

Saturday (30,899 steps) - This morning was rough. Out the door later than planned and really didn't feel great. I can't party like I'm 21 anymore. I had 12-14 miles on schedule, and I'd actually mapped out a new route in Boulder that I thought looked "fun." I had some issues pretty early on with not getting notifications of where to turn, and I was pretty sure I was doing the route in the wrong direction, but I was wasting time constantly pulling up the map - which didn't really help since it didn't have mile markers. Next problem came when I realized I had mapped a section that also included a closed trail, so I had to reroute on the fly... which meant going up Fern to Bear Peak again. I clearly had forgotten everything from last week, none of it even looked remotely familiar. I was pleased that I was moving quicker, but then I rolled my ankle pretty badly (twice) coming down Shadow Canyon, which I was NOT pleased with. 

I picked up Tokyo Joe's for lunch on my way home. We drove Gracie home and then stopped at Yogurtland, yum! Ariel and I watched part of Fear Street, which we both liked.

Sunday (14,716 steps) - Went to Eldorado to finish up my vert goal for the weekend, but thanks to starting REALLY late (11!) there was no parking so I had to drive around between two lots looking for a space, which took more time than I would have liked. Thankfully my ankle held up, and I finished my goal. 

I met Kim at Rails End for a beer, and Ben joined us later. 

We ended up having Kim over for dinner and beers, which was fun. We got to meet her new puppy, Apollo, who is CRAZY.

Monday (13,780 steps) - Ariel had practice at Matthews Winter at 8:30, so after I dropped her off I went for a hike at Apex.

About half of the kids ended up getting lost on the run and I had to pick them up at Dinosaur Ridge. I took Ariel and Gracie out to breakfast at a nearby place for breakfast burritos. I had a Peloton ride on schedule, so I did my hour ride, then we took Pika for a walk. We finally saw an owl after a VERY long time of not seeing any.

More Fear Street and Dexter before bed.

Stats:

• 120,077 steps
• 29.92 miles run / 7,011' vertical
• 90 minutes of cardio
• 25 minutes of strength training
  

Week in Review (July 8 - July 14)

Continuing on with #21KidFreeDays

Tuesday - Planned on my last longish run before my race. I didn't want to run TOO far, but I also was hoping to run closer to six miles. So... I headed back out to Golden to run North Table/Mesa Top. I went the other direction this time, and it ended up being the perfect distance. My run was a bit slower than usual as A FaceTimed me and since I hadn't talked to her in a few days, I was THAT person screaming into my cell phone on the trail...

Wednesday - Run club! New Balance was the host and I tried some of their shoes... A week later and I can't seem to remember what they were, but I wasn't super thrilled with them. I also tried the Brooks PureFlow 3's on the treadmill for a few minutes... I really think I like them! Vfuel and the Hot Chocolate race were ALSO there, so it was a full house. I entered the Vfuel raffle and won! Two weeks in a row I've won something, hurray!!!!

Thursday - Went to the gym after dinner and walked on the treadmill (I really need 12 visits a month for my insurance reimbursement). I didn't want to do anything super active.
Friday - Took the day off from work. Watched lots of Law and Order and had Pho for lunch, a piece of pizza for a small dinner/snack before Chase the Moon.

Saturday - Oh hey, more moon chasing. I got home, took a quick shower, ate a piece of pizza and crashed from about 9:30 to noon. Unsure of what I did the rest of the day, but I'm betting it was mostly sitting on the couch.
Sunday - Up early to volunteer with my nephews at the Boulder Peak triathlon. This time, I was working at the finish line. It was crazy chaotic as I was the ONLY volunteer handing out water, and it was in the mid 80's for most of the finishers by the time they got done. Lunch with my sister and her family, and then a pedicure. Early to bed again.

My nephews, watching for their mom to come out of transition

Monday - Somehow, I still managed to get to CHAOS. Lucky for ME, it was not a heavy leg day, as my legs are still not recovered from my little race.

Weekly Miles Run - 52.76 (Yeah, pretty much my highest week in a billion years)
Minutes of Cross Training - 60, plus about 5 miles of treadmill walking.
Minutes of Strength/Stretching - Bit fat zero...

Weekly Gain - 0.6 pounds (121.8)

• I love that I gain weight on high mileage weeks. Nothing too crazy consumed this week, other than a lot of pizza. I don't think any amount of weight loss is worth giving that up. I just love it so much!!
• Beer was about the same as usual.
• Maybe more cookies than usual?
• Ultra running is the only time I drink a lot of full calorie soda, and I had LOTS of it during my race.
• Oh wells.

Everything Else

• For the second (third?) time, I have deleted and quit the online dating. This time, the straw that broke the camel's back was the guy that I had exchanged 2(?) messages with over the course of a week. Essentially - "Hey, it says you like to run, do you race a lot? I run too." Me "Oh? Yes, I've raced a lot, I run a lot as well." Then he asked if I wanted to go hiking and I said I would not feel comfortable with that being a first meet. Then I got THE LONGEST MESSAGE EVER about how "you're on a dating site, wtf are you doing here if you aren't willing to meet people?" I did actually respond with a Seinfeld-ish response "I'll meet with you if you can tell me what my name is..." UGH. I HATE PEOPLE.
• Related: Clearly, dating is not for meeeeee!
• Really, nothing else has been going on. I have been staying busy, trying not to hang around the house too much. The last few weeks have gone by really fast and A will already be back on Saturday. YAY!!!