Week in Review (July 26 - August 1)

Tuesday (7,735 steps) - Core before going to work in the office. Went for a walk at lunch. Nothing else?

Wednesday (19,017 steps) - Work in the office. Headed up to Boulder after work to meet Terri and Tyler for some trail time. We've been spoiled with cooler temperatures the last few weeks and this felt HOT.

Got back to the store with enough time for a beer before heading home.

Thursday (10,480 steps) - Peloton ride before work at home. Took Pika for a walk at lunch, and had to do our "mud route" because we had some torrential rain overnight and I figured the lake trails would be a mess. 

A had a night track meet! Not just "night" or "late," she wasn't going to be STARTING until 9:15. PM. ON A WEEKDAY. Ben and I headed down separate, and stopped at Dry Dock.

We arrived at the race with enough time to watch the citizen's race - saw quite a few people we knew! The light up sign was a hit, even though most of my pictures were garbage. This is actually my friend, Lisa!

We got to see A run by a few different times, although NONE of my pictures came out. I hate the delay on the iPhone for night pictures - is there a way to turn that off permanently? Anyway, even the finish line pic of her wasn't great. For someone NOT racing, I'd say hovering around 8 minute miles was pretty impressive.

The girls were psyched to get their picture on Colorado Mile Split! 

Home SO late (like 10:45?!) and in bed even later. Dead.

Friday (13,503 steps) - Wash Park and coffee with the gang. Work in the office, with a walk at lunch. Met Ben at Resolute for happy hour. Nothing else?

Saturday (32,705 steps) - I had agreed to meet Jeramiah at White Ranch at 5:30. In the morning. For a run. Last run with climbing for a bit. Haven't seen J in a bit, so it was nice to catch up, and we only got "lost" a few times! We were done fairly early in the morning, thanks to the pre-sunrise start.

Home to shower, go to Costco to put gas in Lucy, then take Pika for a walk. In the afternoon Ben and I headed up to Loveland for... Blue-C!! In the grand scheme of A turning 16 (a while ago) and getting her license (recently),  had been spending the last year or so looking for a car for her. With Ben having a somewhat unpredictable work schedule and my job requiring certain in-office hours, it had been a bit of a struggle getting her places. I was not able to find a reasonably priced stick shift Mini (as requested by A since that's what she learned to drive on), so back in the spring I ordered a custom Mini Cooper JCW!! Initially I was told delivery wouldn't be for 6-8 months, but as the process went on, it was WAY faster than planned - closer to 3 months. Anyway, all things considered, this was a pretty great experience (other than spending all that money of course!)

Stopped at Liquid Mechanics on the way home, Salsa's for dinner, and then the last installment of Flowers in the Attic.

Sunday (13,244 steps) - FINALLY, slept in! (Not LATE, but at least I didn't have to set an alarm). Went out later than I wanted for my 5k I had on schedule, which was just kinda meh. Not great, but not awful. Shower and then Ben and I went to 4 Noses for brunch and a brewmosa. Took Pika for a (slow) walk.

After lunch we went to Bluegrass, but unimpressed with their beers on tap so we went to Resolute. There were some random vendors there and I picked up some plants for Ariel - aren't they ADORABLE??

Monday (11,067 steps) - Work from home. Walked Pika at lunch. A's friend came over and I had to get a pic of the Mini Cooper "family."

Took A to get her sports physical and then met Ben at Luki. 

Pizza for dinner. We randomly found the movie "Zathura" on Amazon Prime and watched it. Fun fact, it was one of A's favorite movies when she was around 2-3 years old. Watching it now, that seems crazy, seems like it should have been a bit scary for a toddler.

Stats:

• 107,751 steps
• 20.16 miles run
• 20 minutes of cardio
• 15 minutes of strength

Week in Review (September 10 - September 17)

Tuesday (16,109 steps) - Worked all day. Took my last pre-race class at the gym (skipped total body strength in favor of core). With Ben at home, I skipped Milk Market and headed home for last minute packing.

omg so much stuff

Wednesday (13,814 steps) - Nicole offered to take me and Ben out to lunch. We hit up Tupelo Honey near Union Station. Delicious!

While I had to go back to work, Ben drove to Runners Roost in Denver to pick up my new watch that I'd ordered. I managed to sneak out of work a bit early so I could do some last minute packing and get A over to Abby's house, where she would be spending the week. We hit some rain/hail on the drive to the airport and got stuck in some nasty traffic. Hit up Dry Dock for a few beers before heading to the airport.

We made it with plenty of time and got seats next to each other. Tried to rest, but that obviously never works. Arrived in Reno on time, and then only had to wait a few minutes for bags and the shuttle to the Atlantis resort. I kinda wish we had more time here, it was fun having a "night" where we didn't have anything to do. Checked in to the room and then opted to wander around the casino for about an hour. I haven't gambled in years, and the hour it took to lose about $30 didn't encourage me to start again any time soon.
Thursday (9,685 steps) - Slept amazing!!! Seriously the most comfortable hotel bed EVER. Sadly, we had to pay out of pocket for breakfast, but man, was it the greatest breakfast ever!

I'm a grown up so I can have cake for breakfast!

We went to a buffet and got to sample a little bit of everything. Amazingly, neither of us ate too much. Hurried back to the room to grab our stuff and head back on the shuttle to the airport.

All of the luggage in the world

We met Lisa by Thrifty, and picked up the Jeep that I rented. I drove into Tahoe, and what a beautiful drive! We arrived with enough time to check in with medical, take pre-race pictures and attend the mandatory meeting.

Wait. I'm going to be running in those mountains across the lake? Wut.

We stopped to get food and drinks at a cute restaurant/cafe.

We headed to the AirBnB that I had rented. It was super cute! (I guess the only pic I actually took was my view from the patio...)

I spent a bit of time redoing my drop bags - since we decided I would drop them off in the morning (since apparently, bears and other wildlife have been known to mess with bags??) Picked up a bunch of beer & groceries and then had pizza for dinner. Once I felt like I was as organized as I was ever going to be, I headed to bed sometime around 8-8:30.
Friday (91,830 steps) - Sadly, I did not wake up super refreshed. I'd had a difficult time falling asleep. Ugh. Took a shower, braided my hair, got dressed and then got the rest of my gear ready. Had a bagel & cream cheese and coffee before heading out. We got about a half mile away before we realized that none of us had actually grabbed my drop bags. Oh lord. For the rest of the story, keep reading my recap here.
Saturday (120,854 steps) - More Tahoe 200
Sunday (94,758 steps) - Even more Tahoe 200
Monday (91,046 steps) - Tahoe 200, the race that may never end

Stats:

• 438,096 steps
• Probably about 185 miles run
• 1 gym class