Week in Review (July 14 - July 20)

Tuesday (13,261 steps) - Quick Peloton ride and Olive walk before going to work. Of note, it's interesting that the mileage for our detour route is the exact same as our normal "neighborhood" walk. Gym at lunch. Did a half hour on the StairMaster and it felt a lot harder for some reason, plus a bodyweight strength class. I always seem to forget that usually makes me MORE sore. 

Took Olive for a walk when I got home - HOT. 

While we were waiting for Ben to get home we were sitting on the patio since it's cooler outside right now - and the fox is back!! 

Ben brought home pizza for dinner and some groceries. Good Fight.

Wednesday (19,806 steps) - Up ridiculously early. Took Olive for a walk and then drove to North Table because I was planning on some repeats to get my vert in for the day. Still hard, but it was made more awesome because I saw a deer AND a lady told me "YOU'RE AMAZING!" 

Drove to the office and had just enough time to shower at the gym in our building and still get to work on time. Went for a walk at lunch, but shorter than planned because the only thing I forgot to pack was a spare pair of socks and the shoes I was wearing felt like they were giving me a blister. Did a delivery on the way home and then took Olive for a walk. By the time Ben got home it was really too late to cook anything so I just had leftovers. Good Fight.

Thursday (18,434 steps) - Since I woke up early (unintentionally), we took Olive for a walk and then I went for my run. 

Will never be a super fan of running in the morning but it was nice to not roast to death and get it out of the way early. Walked Olive at lunch and did a strength video. 

Randomly went to get a haircut and did a little bit of yard work before meeting Ben at Torchy's for dinner. Took Olive for a walk before settling down for more Good Fight. 

Friday (11,999 steps) - Didn't wake up in time for the Wash Park group, so I just took Olive for a walk around the neighborhood before we went to work. Took Olive for a walk at lunch. 

Did another walk later in the afternoon since we were both getting restless. Ben picked me up after he got done with work and we got sushi for dinner! What a fun surprise. 

Good Fight.

Saturday (34,468 steps) - Stupidly early walk with Olive before Joni stopped by the house so we could carpool up to Herman Gulch. We arrived at the lot just after 6:30 and it was already pretty full. I had planned for about ten miles round trip, hoping to top out close to 13,000'. It was a beautiful day and trails weren't crowded at all once we turned off for Jones Pass. 

Thankfully we didn't hit any traffic on the way home either. Ben and I went to Tap and Burger for lunch - which was delicious. 

Took Olive fora walk when it finally cooled down. Gyros for dinner and Good Fight.

Sunday (19,874 steps) - Olive walk while Ben went to get us Dutch Bros. Jones to Vasquez Pass for our adventure day! Thankfully there were very few people on the trails and we didn't get caught in any storms. 

Too hot to take Olive anywhere for a snack/happy hour, so we just went home. Good Fight.

Monday (16,465 steps) - Took Olive for a long walk to the lake before the heat. 

I also got in my run before I needed to start work. 

Olive had her grooming appointment late morning - her first time getting groomed by someone else since I started taking her in 2023!

Very happy with the results and even though it was a little more money, I think they did a good job. Tried to start getting things ready for Summit but it was just hellacious in the house. This heat has to stop!! After work I took Olive for another walk. Ben ordered in Panda for dinner. Good Wife.

Stats:

• 134,307 steps
• 25.51 miles run
• 15.16 miles walked
• 40 minutes of cardio
• 40 minutes of strength
• 0 minutes of sauna

Week in Review (June 30 - July 6)

Tuesday (11,680 steps) - Olive walk before going to work. Went to the gym at lunch and did a hike on the treadmill. Dinner? Good Fight?

Wednesday (13,016 steps) - Olive walk before going to work. Gym at lunch for some strength training and another treadmill walk. Went out in the afternoon for another walk around the block. Olive walk when I got home. Dinner? Good Fight?

Thursday (17,855 steps) - Up early so I took Olive for a long walk to the lake. Went for a short run later in the morning. Not bad for first run back after a 100 miler. 

Walked Olive at lunch. Had my annual mammogram midafternoon - which thankfully is right down the street, so it's about a half hour of my day. Ben and I headed to Torchy's for dinner. Another Olive walk when we got home. Good Fight.

Friday (15,646 steps) - Had the day off for the 4th of July holiday, so took Olive for a quick walk before packing up our things to head up to the mountains for the weekend. We unfortunately hit a lot of traffic on the drive up. Quick trip to Outer Range and then stopped at Petco because I realized Olive was not wearing a patriotic bandana!

Ben and I took Olive for a walk on the trails near Tenderfoot and Straight Creek. 

Lee picked up pizza for dinner and I took Olive for a walk around the block before it got too dark. Stayed up much later than normal.

Saturday (22,519 steps) - Up at 5:30 to get dressed and stop for coffee and a donut on the way to the annual Herman Gulch hike! Thankfully, there were plenty of parking spaces. Definitely was a concern with the 4th actually falling on a Saturday. We had a pretty good-sized group and headed up the hill in perfect weather. 

The biggest excitement was seeing a young moose about halfway up the climb. 

Olive was sad to not have any snow and the lake at the top was definitely much lower than I've ever seen. 

Most of us headed down the hill to Cabin Creek for more socializing. Really warm and still no cover on the patio. Also, their customer service still sucks. We headed back up the hill to Outer Range for a drink and lunch. On the way to Lee's we stopped at the grocery store to pick up burgers and hot dogs to grill.

Very tired dog

Delicious food and Lee had a few other friends stop by. 

Sunday (16,699 steps) - Woke up early and decided it was better to pack up and head home before all the holiday traffic started. We stopped at Dutch on the way home. 

Ariel came by for a few minutes and went with me on walk with Olive. Got everything unpacked and started on laundry. Parry's for lunch because for some reason Ben felt like having a salad. 

Also, them having air conditioning was an incentive also. Went for a long walk in the afternoon heat to get my steps in. Had to run to Costco to pick up some groceries since we haven't been to the store in so long. Pizza for dinner, Olive walk and Good Fight.

Monday (19,908 steps) - Actually set my alarm to get up and do a run since the forecast was not favorable for a lunch run. Also, with all the fires happening right now I figured it was better to get the run out of the way early. It wasn't bad, although it was definitely humid and hazy. 

Ben and I took Olive for a short walk and then started work. Short walk with Olive at lunch. Did a few deliveries after I was off work and then made dinner. Good Fight. 

Stats:

• 117,323 steps
• 16.23 miles run
• 20.94 miles walked
• 0 minutes of cardio
• 20 minutes of strength
• 0 minutes of sauna