Week in Review (March 12 - March 18)

Tuesday (15,745 steps) - Strength class during lunch. Factotum/Sunnyside run club! The run felt pretty hard, and I'm guessing it's because we did a LOT of squats during class. It also felt REALLY hot, and I was probably overdressed. Ended up running in my sports bra for half the run.

Very cool random "flower garden" in the park

After, we had special "Justin Timberlake" trivia. And crazy, we won AGAIN!! (Even though none of us really had any extreme knowledge of JT).

Wednesday (4,649 steps) - Bomb Cyclone 2019. Schools were cancelled, work was cancelled. I made 3 dozen cookies and breakfast.

Other than that, a load of laundry and watching a LOT of TV. Pretty sure we watched at least 4 movies and some other stuff. Had pho delivered when the roads cleared because I REALLY didn't want to leave the house.
Thursday (15,913 steps) - Schools cancelled again, only a 2 hour delay for me. Although honestly, by then, the roads weren't that bad and no one was out. My class at the gym was cancelled though because the trainer couldn't safely get downtown. Special run from Runners Roost in Boulder for the team kickoff! (Have I mentioned how much I am enjoying not having to run with a headlamp???)

I ran with Maureen & Colfax. Love the gear this year, the colors are fun! Snacks and beer, home fairly late.

Friday (13,183 steps) - I would have preferred to take my class during lunch, but I ended up getting roped into a meeting. Instead, I went to the gym at 6 am for the first time since last fall. Took both a core & strength class.

Hard to believe we had a blizzard 36 hours ago

Saturday (37,784 steps) - Runners Edge! I had looked at the forecast and saw that it was supposed to be 30 degrees when we started, so I wore a skirt and a thin long sleeve. At the last minute, I also threw on my Smartwool vest. Turns out it was 19 degrees when we started. Everything felt hard during this run (and I remembered a few miles in it was probably because I took that bonus strength class). I didn't have to take any unplanned walk breaks, but overall felt blah. It also didn't help that my long sleeve shirt chafed under my right arm??? Never had this happen with a long sleeve... actually had to take my shirt off to try to keep it from getting worse. Was a bit cold for that.

Ate breakfast at Einstein's while waiting for our aid station pick up. Stopped at Roost Denver to say hi to people before going home to shower and get ready. Yogurtland on our way up to Ben's house. We met up at Angry James - where A and Ben played Connect 4, and then we all played some Apples to Apples.

Usual tradition of liquor & grocery stores before picking up pizza. Managed to get a dog walk in before it got dark.

Sunday (8,679 steps) - Slept in. Bacon & cinnamon rolls for breakfast.

One guess what the dogs are hoping for...

Took Pika for a walk, helped Ben with his AirBnb and then went to Outer Range.  It was a gorgeous drive so I actually had to pull over and get some pictures. Ben is so lucky to live in such a pretty place!

Cala Inn for an "Irish" dinner.

Bangers, mash & beer...

Took all three dogs for a walk around sunset. In bed pretty early.

Monday (9,497 steps) - 4 am wake up call to drive home before work. Went to core class during lunch. Pretty tired the whole day. Nothing else!

Stats:

• 105,450 steps
• 20.4 miles run
• 4 classes at the gym and dog walks

Week in Review (February 26 - March 4)

Tuesday (12,812 steps) - Strength during lunch. Factotum / Sunnyside run club! Very low turnout, and the run was fast/easy. Thankfully, no trivia since Greg wasn't there. Stayed a bit too late because Phil wandered in right as we were leaving.

Wednesday (16,510 steps) - Went to lunch with my newest attorney at Elway's. So good! Roost Boulder run club. Tricia warned us that the trails were super muddy, so we ran "low" on the cow path. Very fast group tonight, and I was very last (again).

We were supposed to have brought food for a potluck, but I didn't remember in time. Womp.
Thursday (10,030 steps) - Core during lunch. Opted to skip running for the night, went to the grocery store and made fajitas for dinner.

Friday (7,826 steps) - Went to lunch with Eliot and Jared. Headed to BPCO for an event, out fairly late.

It was actually a really great panel. The guy in the middle is a "newer" runner - like 3-4 years. He actually ran Moab 240 (and finished!) last year, so I made sure to talk with him for a bit.
Saturday (34,735 steps) - Up early for Runners Edge. Our aid station was in Parker, but the run started out of Lone Tree. A has decided she is running with the faster pace group, and I had it in my head I was going to run 12-14 miles. Ended up running 15, which was probably a bit too much.

Was pretty much wrecked the rest of the day, tried to nap. Heather picked me up around 6 so that we could head to the Orgy/Lords of Acid concert at the Gothic. SO MUCH FUN!!! Didn't get home until about 2 in the morning, but what a fun night.

Sunday (9,395 steps) - RMRR 3 miler. A said it was too cold and snowy to run (she wasn't wrong), so she stayed home.

And to think, I was debating if I was going to run in a jacket!

Post-race. Kinda sad I don't look more frosty

We did a mass start because it was so cold.
Mile 1 - 10:12
Mile 2 - 11:09 (decent amount of walking)
Mile 3 - 9:30

Picked up Torchy's on the way home. Went to Target and spent a ridiculously large amount of money. Lots of things we didn't know we needed, apparently. Spent some time trying to finalize our itinerary for upcoming vacation.  Walking/Talking Dead.
Monday (11,160 steps) - Blah. So cold again on the drive in this morning. Core class during lunch. Walked on the treadmill for 45 minutes so I could actually get some steps in for the day. Met up with Sean, Jared, Corky & his son, Eliot & Jen at Sherpa House for dinner. Food was good and I'm pretty sure I haven't had so much fun on a night out in a while. My abs hurt so bad from laughing so much. What a great time!

Stats:

• 102,468 steps
• 27.7 miles run
• 2 trips to the gym and a walk

Week in Review (February 19 - February 25)

Tuesday (13,309 steps) - Strength class during lunch. Sunnyside run club! We were bribed with free pizza to run. (Pizza was definitely worth it). Plus, we played trivia (again) and won (again) - so another round of free bar tabs! Home late.

Wednesday (19,946 steps) - Core class during lunch. Boulder run club! As per the norm, the run felt tough, but did manage one segment PR even though it was pretty icy.

Finale of the Strava challenge, which sadly, we didn't win. (They were giving away a Garmin Fenix!)

Went to Under the Sun after for another few stouts and mac & cheese.
Thursday (10,083 steps) - Belmar run club! A and I walked with Ang (and it was freeeezing).

We stopped by to watch the High Lonesome 100 video at BPCO and A was able to unload a bunch of Girl Scout cookies.
Friday (9,398 steps) - Took A to get a new cell phone in a blizzard, which wasn't fun. Otherwise, nothing?
Saturday (24,674 steps) - Even though we had gotten a ton of snow, the roads weren't too terrible, and the bike path we were running on for Runners Edge was plowed. Technically I should have been running double digits, but we opted to turn around at the 9 mile aid station, which was plenty.

Drove up to Summit to see Ben. Pho for dinner, which was delicious.
Sunday (8,044 steps) - Slept in, went for a snowy hike/walk.

Metering started very early at the tunnel, so I made the decision to go to bed early and drive back home in the morning.
Monday (8,351 steps) - 4 am came early. Dry roads and no traffic made the drive down pretty bearable. Core class during lunch. Nothing else, went to bed early. (Also, my Fitbit came out of the band was "lost" at Ben's house. So all my steps are based on Garmin. I miss my silent alarm function).

Stats:

• 93,805 steps
• 20.9 miles run
• 3 gym visits and some hiking

Week in Review (January 15 - January 22)

Tuesday (15,914 steps) - Strength class during lunch. Headed over to a new run club - Sunnyside at Factotum Brewhouse. The route was kinda meh, but it was fun running with my Belmar peeps. We stuck around for drinks after, but it was a bummer that there was no trivia like advertised!
Wednesday (13,007 steps) - On my way to work I called into a local radio station and... WON TICKETS TO SEE 2CELLOS!! What an exciting morning! Core during lunch. We skipped going to Boulder to go to the Denver store for Sip &  Paint with Saucony. Easy 5K with A, Mo & Colfax and then a fun time painting! My random watercolor earned me second place and a $15 gift card to the store! Woot!

Thursday (10,180 steps) - Supposed to go to lunch with my team, but canceled at the last minute. Ended up going to Rock Bottom and getting a burger instead. Stopped by the Pepsi Center on my way home to pick up the tickets I won (woot!)

Went to BRC in Boulder for an event with Dave Mackey. A didn't want to run since she had been at track earlier in the day, so we just did a walk around the area - a deer even ran in front of us in middle of downtown Boulder! (But apparently no pics from the event...)

Friday (10,158 steps) - Nada! Went to Joyride after work to hang out with Joni (and others) for a going away "party." Didn't stay too long since A was at home. Quick walk - cold and super slick out because it snowed all day.

Saturday (30,635 steps) - Runners Edge season kickoff! It was super cold, but I still managed to get in 12 miles AND I saw two bald eagles! Plus, there were pancakes after, so that was nice.

Sunday (12,350 steps) - Walk with A in the neighborhood before she had a Girl Scout field trip to the planetarium.

I thought maybe I might go do something while she was gone, but I ended up just going to Target and then went for a walk around the lake. Lots of cleaning for the rest of the day. Boring. Tried to stay up for the "Super Blood Wolf Moon," but only made it about halfway thorough because it was late/cold.

Monday (18,757 steps) - Stayed in bed until 8. Felt like getting outside, but not for a run. Ended up walking for a few hours. Watched a movie, picked up lunch and did more cleaning. A was dropped off around 2:30. Went for another walk, dinner, early to bed.

Stats:

• 111,001 steps
• 31.8 miles run/walked
• 2 gym classes