Week in Review (October 31 - November 6)

Tuesday (12,750 steps) - Work in the office. Somehow, I slept through my alarm and woke up SIX MINUTES before I needed to be at work. I guess that's what true exhaustion does. I can't even remember the last time that happened. Walked on the treadmill at lunch and read my book. After work I took Olive for a walk and then met up with Ben at 4 Noses with Olive (since she was in costume). On the way home we stopped to see Kristin and Doug. Sadly no trick or shot this year, but they still fed us. Awkwardly, Obi and Olive were wearing the same costume.

Wednesday (13,695 steps) - Work in the office. Walked to Target to buy lotion for our tattoos, and then another walk at lunch on the treadmill and read. After work I met up with Ben at Parry's. Since we were solo for dinner, we got food. Yum!

Thursday (11,194 steps) - Work from home. Ariel took me to get coffee. Yum for holiday flavors!! (I don't care that these are barely "coffee," they are delicious.

Took Olive for a walk at lunch. I worked "from bed" in the afternoon and watched a stupid movie and took a nap. Took Olive for another walk after work. Zero recollection of the evening.

Friday (17,116 steps) - Wash Park with the gang. A beautiful sunrise, but just getting into the really chilly days. 

Coffee at Stella's before going into the office. Walked on the treadmill at lunch and read my book. After work headed to Ariel's XC banquet at the school. She got the Heart of the Panther award and was recognized for being a team captain. I had multiple parents come up to me and tell me how appreciated Ariel is and how much of a help she has been to her teammates. 

Ben and I went to Parry's for a beer. Never again on a Friday night - it was SO crowded and loud.

Saturday (36,412 steps) - Up semi early for the Backcountry Wilderness half (recap to follow).

Headed home to take a shower and I had hoped to take a nap, but that didn't work out. Ben and I went to Torchy's for lunch before heading to pick up Tyler for our adventure! First we stopped at Over Yonder for a beer. Their beer is uninteresting, but it was close to our final destination...

Headed up to Red Rocks for the Deadmau5 tickets Tyler got us for Ben's birthday. Tyler was pretty fun in his onesie and a string of lights. (Ben and I were NOT fun), haha.

So I have never been to an EDM concert. There was SO much pot smoke and it was SO loud (but thanks to Ben, I had ear plugs). The openers were fine, but by the time Deadmau5 came on I really wasn't feeling that well. Maybe it was a combination of running long in the morning, the noise, the smoke, and beer, but I felt pretty sick. 

Finally I couldn't take it anymore and I told Ben I needed to leave, so unfortunately we all headed back to the car. I was dizzy and ended up throwing up in the parking lot. There is NO way that I had too much beer, so maybe I was just coming down with something. Sad way to end the night.

Sunday (13,722 steps) - Thankfully I had woken up in the middle of the night and taken ibuprofen, I felt "ok" when I got up. Ben and I went to Dunkin for coffee and breakfast. Did a quick Peloton ride to keep my streak alive and then Ben and I took Olive for a long walk to the library so I could drop off my ballot. We were finally both hungry, so we went to BJ's for lunch.

On the way home we stopped at Costco for groceries - ugh. Then I took Olive for another walk. Daylight savings seems like a nightmare this year. Ben and I watched a few episodes of Homeland but went to bed pretty early because it got dark so early it just seemed late. 

Monday (10,335 steps) - Work from home. Ariel and I went to Dutch Bros. for coffee before she went to school. Picked up my grocery order from King Soopers. Ariel and I went to Costco to get pizza for lunch and she thought it was really funny that I was freezing in my puffy coat and joggers and she was wearing a tank top.

Took Olive for a walk at lunch. Work was really busy all day since I was covering for Nicole and her desk is always insane. Took Olive for another walk after I got off work. Another early night.

Stats:

• 115,224 steps
• 13.14 miles run
• 5 minutes of cardio
• 0 minutes of strength

Week in Review (October 17 - October 23)

Tuesday (16,080 steps) - Peloton ride before going to work in the office. Went for a walk and did strength training at lunch. Took Olive for a walk when I got home. 

Wednesday (22,016 steps) - Work in the office. Went for my run at lunch (and tested out a new "tracking" app that we were debating using for the unofficial Katy 225.

Took Olive for a walk.

Ben had bought me and Ariel tickets for a haunted house a few weeks ago and we were running out of time to use them before Halloween - so we headed down to the 13th Floor. Unfortunately, as I remembered, these things are "neat" in the sense that the costumes are cool and there is a lot of work put into it, but I just don't get scared easily. Also, it's so crowded that you are just being ushered through and everyone else screaming right before we get there takes the "fear" out.

Thursday (18,816 steps) - Work from home. Random short row session, walk with Olive at lunch.

Got most of my packing done for Katy 225. Really keeping gear to a minimum since I figured I would be mostly unsupported and didn't want to carry too much.

Actually got it to pack down pretty small

After work I took Olive for a walk before Kristin came to pick me up to go for a run in Louisville with Terri. This was supposed to be an easy 5K to look at Halloween decorations. Thankfully we stopped pretty frequently to look at lights - Kristin and Terri are fast!

A 12' Jack Skellington is the key to my heart. I love him!!

Went back to Terri's house for a beer and some snacks, but it was already 8 pm and we hadn't had dinner yet, so we didn't stay long.

Friday (17,001 steps) - Wash Park and Stella's with (almost) the whole gang! Off to work for just the morning. Wouldn't you know that the day would be insanely busy. I had to leave late morning to get to Ariel's (VERY LAST) high school cross country race. (Insert sobs here).

It was a VERY warm day (seriously, we had record-breaking heat!) and A didn't run as well as she hoped, and was very upset and emotional after the race was over. It hit her all at once that this was her last meet and it was probably very overwhelming. I had to rush home to finish out my work day as I still had a lot of things that needed to be done. Took Olive for a walk after work. Met Ben for one beer at 4 Noses before I went to the airport to pick up Lisa! We then met Ben at Parry's for a beer and dinner. Pretty late by the time we got back to the house.

Saturday (17,332 steps) - We had plans to go to South Boulder for a hike. We did get out the door later than planned and paid the price when we arrived and the lot was full. We were offered a spot if we helped a gentleman jumpstart his car, which we did. The hike was quite lovely and Olive was not as slow and pokey as she can be.

Left Boulder and headed to Resolute for a beer and snack.

By the time Lisa and I both showered, it was time to head down to Denver so she could pick up her Turo and check in to her BnB. We stopped at the closest brewery to her. I liked the vibe, but the beer was not wonderful. 

A bit of last minute packing.

Sunday (11,797 steps) - Up early so Ben could drive me to the airport. I did my normal walking around to get my steps in. I loved how Southwest decorated their desks. Very fun!

Flight was uneventful. I watched "A Star is Born." Landed on time, bag came pretty quickly, and I called to get the shuttle to the hotel I was staying at near the Kansas City airport.

First thing I did was go for a walk to the convenience store down the street to buy a cheap cube and some caffeine for morning. Did a little bit of race prep.

Decided it might as well be time for beer and lunch. Placed was basically deserted. 

Went back to my room and finished getting everything ready and took a shower. I must've watched TV, but don't remember. Headed back down to Old Chicago's for my beer/dinner. This plate of mac & cheese is even better than you might guess - I only ate about half of it.

Braided my hair, got everything ready to go, took an Advil PM and then watched Nightmare Before Christmas. 

Went to bed pretty early.

Monday (130,722 steps) - Up at 4:30 so I could get ready. Tom was supposed to be picking me up around 5 am, as it was a 90 minute drive to Clinton, where we would be starting the race. We had a pretty nice drive, mostly talking about races that we have done and other running-related conversations. The rest of the Katy 225 will be a separate post - but below is a picture of the 6 of us that started on Monday morning!

Stats:

• 233,764 steps
• 70.11 miles run
• 30 minutes of cardio
• 30 minutes of strength