Week in Review (March 10 - March 16)

Tuesday (17,839 steps) - Olive walk before going to work in the office. Busy morning and I went to the gym earlier than usual in hopes that it would not be crowded since I had 45 minutes to do on the StairMaster and I don't like jeopardizing the only one if there are lots of other people. It was not great but also not the worst. 

Did an add on Peloton hike before going back to work. Took Olive for a long walk to the lake when I got home from work (yay for later sunsets!), then sauna. Animals were upset at a "late" dinner.

Dinner and Good Wife.

Wednesday (23,132 steps) - Took Olive for a walk before going to work. Went for a walk at lunch (the normal loop I do with Olive on Fridays). After work it was up to Boulder for an after-work trail run! There was not a single other car in the lot when I parked and even though it was a nice afternoon the trails were pretty deserted. 

As it got later I did get a little cold, so I'm glad that I had brought a jacket. First real run with the new Mount to Coast T1s and they were pretty good. Having a bit of a hard time getting the lacing quite right, so I had to stop once to loosen them. Overall, not bad. Ben had a delicious dinner waiting when I got home:

Good Wife.

Thursday (12,978 steps) - Did my Peloton ride before logging in to work for the day. This was a HARD workout for me. Took Olive for a long walk at lunch.

Sprinkled in strength training and sauna throughout the afternoon. After work it was off to meet Ben at Torchy's for dinner. Took Olive for a walk after we got home, then Good Wife.

Friday (13,026 steps) - Olive walk before going to work. Busy day with Sophie having a deposition. Fun surprise that the court reporter brought Olive a collapsible bowl!

Went for a walk at lunch. After work we headed up to 4 Noses and since it was relatively warm we could sit on the patio. We did not stay that long since Ben had been there for a bit with his truck getting worked on next door. I headed home first and bagged up the leaves that the lawn guys left in the front yard and then took Olive for a walk. I think we had Cupbop for dinner? Good Wife. 

Saturday (31,800 steps) - We did have to get up a bit earlier than normal on a Saturday. I took Olive for a walk and then we had to get our stuff ready to be at Larry's house for our trek up to Bobcat Ridge. I am glad that I had brought my big pack and extra layers since it was really windy and I kept my jacket on for probably the first two miles. 

We hiked all the climbs and jogging the downhills. Larry managed to catch a toe and had a pretty hard fall at the same spot that Terri fell last year. Maybe we just need to remember where this is and we all just walk through this section next time. 

We ran most of the last mile and a half to the car. Even though we have been to this trail multiple times, I have never noticed this cute stone near the trail head. 

Berthoud Brewery for snacks and beer (still NA for me). 

Took Olive for a walk when we got home and then sauna. From then it was already getting late so it was just couch time. Good Wife. 

Sunday (14,623 steps) - Woke up to it being incredibly windy and cold. With the wind gusts, real feel temperatures were near zero. Finally, we headed up to South Mesa for our activity. It actually didn't seem as windy in Boulder, so we did the full "big" loop. Olive was very happy to finally have some snow!

The lower part of the trail was SO MUDDY. Glad we remembered towels to try and clean Olive off. Went to Rails End and there was a random guy making custom charcuterie. This whole pizza box was only $25! A totally random assortment that was SO GOOD. 

Got home and then had to shower and give Olive a bath. She doesn't LOVE getting bathed, but tolerates it pretty well. Rest of the evening on the couch, Good Wife. 

Monday (22,651 steps) - Work from home! So the race directors for Wales 200 had announced a while back that they were going to be putting on a 300. I know I said I never needed to do that distance again, but here we are. 

I have until July 2027 to contemplate all my poor life decisions. Took Olive for a walk around the neighborhood - good thing I took her early since almost all the snow was already melted. Went for a "longish" run during lunch. With the snow we got over the weekend I knew the trails would be total garbage, so I did a paved run. There was still some drifting on some of the sidewalks but overall, not bad. Even with the sun shining there was a breeze that made it cool enough that I was glad to have worn tights and a long sleeve top. Fun new sign on my route:

Sauna time and then after work I did some driving and actually made a decent amount of money. Guess I need to do some more deliveries to pay for my unexpected race registration. Took Olive for another walk while I was waiting for Ben to get home. Pizza for dinner and Good Wife.

Stats:

• 136,049 steps
• 31.39 miles run
• 15.49 miles walked
• 91 minutes of cardio
• 40 minutes of strength
• 105 minutes of sauna

Week in Review (February 3 - February 9)

Tuesday (12,331 steps) - Peloton ride and Olive walk before going to work in the office. Went to the gym at lunch and did some strength training and walked on the treadmill. Ben and I took Olive for a walk after work. Dinner and sauna. Following!

Wednesday (16,226 steps) - Olive walk before going to work. Had a meeting at lunch, then did my workout afterwards - on a full stomach. It was surprisingly not terrible. 

Helped that the weather was amazing - definitely didn't feel like February should. Took Olive for a walk when I got home. Following!

Thursday (17,762 steps) - Work from home! Did a Peloton ride in the morning since Greg has apparently decided I need to cross train AND run on Thursdays now (which is fine, but new). I actually set a PR for output, which was fun! Took Olive for a long walk and then did my run. I didn't make notes of any kind on my run, so it must have been fine. Weather was really warm, so that's always appreciated. I had to rush to take a shower and eat lunch since I had a late afternoon dentist appointment. Did an upper body workout and after work it was Torchy's. Home for a walk with Olive and sauna before Following. Busy night!

Friday (13,665 steps) - Actually got up and did the Wash Park walk with the group - it had been a while. Work in the office, with an intermission at lunch for a walk. 

WAY warmer than I thought it would be. After work I dropped Olive off at home and met Ben at 4 Noses. We ended up having burgers from the food truck for dinner. Yum! 

Following. 

Saturday (30,280 steps) - We had a later run planned so we were able to have a relaxing morning. Took Olive for a long walk in the wind while Ben went to pick up Dutch Bros. 

Headed up to Centennial Cone for the first time in a few years. Even though the full loop was not open I figured it would be a fun place to run. Felt relatively strong on the climbs and managed to keep up (sorta) with Tyler. Also tried out the new UltrAspire Traverse pack, which I plan on using for all 200s going forward. It has a much larger capacity, so I'm pretty excited to not have to try and cram so much stuff into a smaller pack.

The gang is back together!

We stopped at the "Iron Maiden" bar. They didn't have any NA beer so I just had a diet Pepsi and a gyro.

Took Olive for a walk when we got home and sauna time. Ben ordered Cupbop for dinner and Following!

Sunday (14,134 steps) - All we had on schedule was a hike, so we planned on South Mesa, with our regular Boulder trails as a back up if we weren't able to get parking. Thankfully, we were able to get a spot. Another very windy morning and basically ZERO snow on the trail, although the tiny bits Olive found made her very happy to roll around in. 

We stopped at Rails End before going home to prep for watching the Super Bowl. Ben picked up a pizza and some fancy cheese from Costco for snacking. 

The game was pretty meh, some good commercials and a pleasantly surprising halftime show. After the game was over we watched more Following.

Monday (20,313 steps) - Work from home! Took Olive for a long walk at lunch and then I went for my run - to the north side of the lake, which I only purposely do a few times a year. Run was not bad. Also, it was nearly 70 degrees. IN FEBRUARY.

Olive walk with Ben when he got home from work and sauna. Dinner and Following. 

Stats:

• 124,711 steps
• 28.34 miles run
• 16.54 miles walked
• 35 minutes of cardio
• 35 minutes of strength
• 105 minutes of sauna

Week in Review (December 23 - December 29)

Tuesday (13,778 steps) - Peloton ride and Olive walk before work. Went to the gym at lunch and did some strength training and incline on the treadmill. 

Another Olive walk and time in the sauna.

I think Batman is screaming "MOM, WHY ARE YOU IN A BOX?!"

Wednesday (21,049 steps) - Christmas Eve! Unfortunately, my office was open. Ben actually had the day off so he went and picked up Dutch Bros for me. Took Olive for a walk and then I took her to work with me. 

Happy Olive running around the office

It was a relatively busy morning for me but definitely slowed down as the day dragged on. Took Olive for a walk during lunch. 

After work I dropped Olive off at home, changed clothes and headed to the lake for my workout, only to find out that the parking lot was closed?! I guess because it's a holiday? I had to park down the street and run over, but that worked out ok for my warmup. I had done these repeats before, but this was 10 reps of 2 minutes instead of 7. 

A tank top. In December. On Christmas Eve.

Difficult!!! Ariel unfortunately had to work, boo. Some sauna time and Black Rabbit (?)

Thursday (10,943 steps) - Christmas! Ben made a big "mountain breakfast" that we enjoyed while opening presents. 

Big gifts were a new Purple pillow (for me), Apple Watch (for A), random fun tools (for Ben), and sauna accessories (for me/everyone). 

The cats also got new collars. Robin simply doesn't know how to be photogenic

I did a Peloton ride, then Ariel went on a short walk with me and Olive so she could start figuring out her new watch. Took Olive for a longer walk to the lake since the weather was so nice. 

We got the finishing touches done on the basement/gym, which was fun and has made the space SO much more inviting. 

Not really "important" to the basement layout, but these are all my awards/trinkets

Did some strength and more sauna time. 

Ben made Christmas dinner even though A had to work. Ham, sweet potatoes, stuffing and rolls. 

We wanted to watch Elf, but it is not on any of our zillion streaming services, so we settled for watching the Broncos game. At some point I took Olive for another short walk to get my steps in.

Friday (12,822 steps) - Slept in. Ben got us Dutch Bros before A had to go to work, yet again. Ben and I took Olive to the dog park.

Rails End on the way home. Sauna and another Olive walk. 

Testing out Olive's new glow-in-the-dark LED collar

More Black Rabbit?

Saturday (46,176 steps) - Had a very long run on schedule. There was an unofficial run with Runners Edge at Waterton, so I decided I would go, even though I knew I would end up running alone. Ben went with me because my brakes are STILL squeaking. 

Ben asked what color my leggings were. I said "Terra Cotta"

After I started, he dropped me off and then went to Schomp so they could work on my car. Again. For the third time in 5 weeks. The run itself, other than the few times I had to stop and use the bathroom, was pretty good! It was chilly, but I had layered well. 

Originally, I had thought I would run to Lenny's Rest and come back. 

I decided that wouldn't be enough distance, so I went about a half mile past to get in more vert, then came back the other way, for a loop at the top. 

These are not "December" trails

I haven't done that many times and thought I was lost. I also had no phone service or maps downloaded on Gaia... Thankfully my memory was correct and I was NOT lost. 

The run down wasn't terrible and I saw quite a few sheep. 

Ben met me with about a half mile to go. My car was STILL not done, but we headed to the dealership anyway to get a status. Once we realized it was still going to be a while, we went to Torchy's down the street to get lunch. Thankfully, my car was ready not too long after we finished eating and we were able to get home before dark. What a long day. Took Olive for a walk, then used the sauna. Black Rabbit? I think we finished it.

Sunday (11,289 steps) - Did some cleaning and procrastinated a bit deciding what we were going to do for the day. Ariel went and got us all Dutch Bros (yum!) and Ben and I finally got out of the house and took Olive to Boulder for a hike. Since we finally got some overnight snow, Olive was VERY pleased.

We stopped at Rails End on the way home. Delicious snack since there was a BBQ food truck. 

Yoga video and sauna. Started a new series, "Welcome to Derry."

Monday (18,017 steps) - Blah, back to work. At least I was at home! Did a bunch of cleaning in my office, finally got about two years' worth of filing done. That's definitely one of my resolutions this year - get rid of clutter and crap we aren't using! Took Olive for a walk and then I went out for my run. I really thought I had overdressed, but turns out the layering was pretty good and only the gloves were overkill. 

After work I went to Target and spent way too much money on Christmas candy. Ben and I tried to go to Parry's but there was a wait, so we just went home and had leftovers. Sauna and some stretching. Welcome to Derry. 

Stats:

• 134,074 steps
• 32 miles run
• 13.3 miles walked
• 30 minutes of cardio
• 79 minutes of strength (I've started doing planks again...)
• 180 minutes of sauna