Week in Review (June 16 - June 22)

Tuesday (14,189 steps) - Woke up insanely early, which seems to just be how this summer is going to go. Is it the heat? Peloton and Olive walk before going to work. Went for a short walk late morning before going to the gym at lunch. I liked my outfit today!

Full body strength and treadmill hike/walk - really working on picking up the pace for all my upcoming adventures. Olive walk after work. Dinner? Good Fight?

Wednesday (19,351 steps) - Olive walk before going to work. I had an easy run with strides to do at lunch and decided to go the other way on the bike path since Josephine mentioned some new (?) art. It was pretty darn warm, but not the worst run, thankfully.

And a handful of pictures of the art I haven't seen before!

This one might be my favorite!

Normally I just get dressed and go back to work, but for the second time in the recent past I had to take a quick shower first. Another quick walk in the afternoon before heading home. Ben had to work late, so I stopped at home to pick Olive up and we went to Runners Roost in Louisville for "run" club. Since it was hot AND I had already run, we just went for a walk. 

Larry and Lisa joined us. It was the summer VIP night, and probably for the first time ever, I didn't get anything. Ben stopped on his way home and picked up a pizza for dinner. Good Fight.

Thursday (13,793 steps) - Up early again. Even though it was a work from home day, Ben went with me and Olive for a pre-work walk around the block. I did a quick row session and had an uneventful morning. Took Olive for a little bit of a longer walk at lunch.

Got my strength training done before finishing work. Took Olive for a walk and did a delivery on the way to meet Ben at Torchy's for dinner. Good Fight.

Friday (17,181 steps) - Actually got up early even though I didn't have to work. Olive and I had plans to go to Square Top for a hike and last year I got stuck in traffic for the Floyd Hill construction - not gonna get me this time!! Took Olive for a walk with Ben before we got everything ready to go.

The drive was actually quite pleasant - virtually no traffic! I stopped in Georgetown to use the bathroom and then it was up Guanella Pass. I was worried that we had left too late since people were parked on both sides of the road starting at the last turn, but there were still probably a dozen spots in the lot. It was the perfect morning for a hike!

Thanks to warm temperatures and a low snowpack, there was really nothing for Olive to play in - outside of a small patch of snow near the upper lake - which she definitely enjoyed!

We stopped briefly at the lake for a snack, but it was the only part of the trail that was windy, so didn't stay long.

LOTS of dogs on this one, so she stayed leashed the entire time.

Headed down almost immediately and then stopped again in Georgetown to use the bathroom and to let Mo that we were heading to see her. I had found a new-to-us coffee shop in Lakewood that had a wonderful covered patio. We stuck around for a couple hours drinking coffee, snacking and catching up. Always great to see her and Colfax!

Olive and I left and went straight to 4 Noses to meet up with Ben for happy hour. We didn't stay too long and ordered in Mod Market for dinner.

Good Fight.

Saturday (23,400 steps) - Took Olive for a walk before heading to South Table for our run. There was a new trail recently added and I had mapped a route that would actually make it a full loop - so I was very excited! It was supposed to be freakishly hot again, but it wasn't too bad thanks to some cloud cover for at least part of the time.

The new T. Rex Tooth Trail was FANTASTIC!

"They" did a great job with it - fairly non-technical single track (but wide enough for two-way traffic and some views that we hadn't seen before. We both really liked the addition.

We stopped at Dutch Bros on the way home - our (new) Keurig broke last week and we have been going through withdrawals. Took Olive for a long walk to the lake. We ran a few errands to pick some things up for our upcoming trip, then went to Rails End for indoor treat town with Olive. We must have done dinner, but I don't remember what it was. Took Olive for a walk and got eaten alive by mosquitos again. Good Fight.

Sunday (14,841 steps) - Olive walk around the block while Ben picked up coffee for us. Then, up to Boulder for a hike. HOT HOT HOT.

We stopped in at Runners Roost so I could drop off the NINE pairs of shoes I was recycling. Yes. Nine. I didn't get anything, but Ben got a few pairs of socks. Then, it was on to Resolute for indoor treat town and a snack.

We were all pretty blah after that, so we just sat around and then Ben ordered in Panda for dinner. Good Fight.

Monday (16,585 steps) UP EARLY AGAIN. Curse this. Since I had a lot of things to get done, I went for my run early and stopped by the library to drop off my ballot.

Took Olive for a walk around the block while Ben went to get coffee at Dunkin. Worked for a few hours and then had to take Robin back to the vet for another follow-up. She has thankfully gained some weight back and her numbers are holding steady - which is about all we can hope for. So, continued kidney meds, but she is doing good.

Took Olive for a walk at lunch - HOT.

Worked in the afternoon while getting some cleaning done, laundry and got quite a bit of my packing done. Did a quick delivery after work and then Ben ordered in Chili's for dinner. Yes, I realize we have gotten into a pretty bad habit of ordering food in - we just both hate cooking so much - especially when it is hot outside. Good Fight.

Stats:

• 119,340 steps
• 19.14 miles run
• 18.92 miles walked
• 25 minutes of cardio
• 51 minutes of strength
• 0 minutes of sauna

Week in Review (October 21 - October 27)

Tuesday (13,756 steps) - Peloton and Olive walk before going to work in the office. Gym at lunch - StairMaster, strength and a walk on the treadmill. 

Really only have the selfie because I want pics of my festive Halloween shorts!

Took Olive for a long walk to the lake when I got home. After dinner we watched "Speak No Evil" which was better than expected.

Wednesday (18,295 steps) - Olive walk before going to work in the office. We had a mandatory staff meeting where we were informed about some pretty big changes at work. While on the surface they seem like great changes, some people are worried. Ugh. I went for my run shortly after the meeting - my least favorite type - a tempo run. The workout was spread into two 19 minute segments. The first one was mildly terrible and I had to take a few walk breaks. Second wasn't as bad and managed to complete the whole thing. 

Took Olive for a walk after work. Ben made burgers for dinner (yum!) and more John Wayne Gacy documentary. 

I actually fell asleep on the couch, which hasn't happened in ages.

Thursday (11,858 steps) - Peloton ride before logging in for work. Ben had picked up surprise Dutch for me, which was amazing! Worked for a bit before heading into Arvada to donate blood for the fist time. Long story, but the gal doing my intake had to log my first iron reading (12.4) which was too low to donate and then the second reading of 13.0 could not be input. So after over a half hour (plus drive time) I was deemed ineligible to donate - I guess the machines can totally take over after all. Took Olive for a long walk at lunch to the library so we could drop off our ballots. 

Olive says "Woof! Voting is fun!"

After work I did a few deliveries before meeting Ben at Torchy's for dinner. Another walk with Olive before catching back up on Dark Wolf.

Friday (15,184 steps) - Wash Park! I hadn't planned on going since I've been pretty tired all week, but since I was awake with enough time to go, I did. Glad I went, it was a nice morning! 

Headed into work, skipping Stella's. Andrew caught me right away and asked if I could hand deliver a few settlement checks since his assistant is out. I waited for Erica to get to the office so she could walk with me and hang out with Olive while I ran inside. 

Took Olive for ANOTHER longer walk at lunch - she is really getting her steps in this week. Took Olive home after work and then met up with Ben for an NA happy hour. Ben ordered in Panda for dinner and a movie "There's Something Wrong with the Children" - didn't get great reviews but we thought it was pretty decent.

Saturday (28,398 steps) - Up early to head down to Runner's Roost to meet up with Alison! I haven't run with her in ages and she was wonderful company for a longer run. Felt pretty good the whole time and really enjoyed people's creativity with their Halloween decorations. 

Ben drove Olive down so we could stay and socialize with people since it was the Colfax pancake run. Olive even got a caricature done!  

We went inside and did some shopping - actually a lot of really good deals! I texted Larry and Terri on the way home and we met up at 4 Noses. It's been a LONG time since we all got together, it was great to see everyone. Took Olive for a walk and then went out to do some deliveries - it ended up being my busiest night in a while. Soup for dinner and more Dark Wolf.

Sunday (23,064 steps) - Failed attempt at sleeping in. Ben is still not running since his foot is bothering him and I messed up on my workout - I thought I just had 6 miles to do, but turns out I had a vert goal. I took Olive for a walk and after a long time decided to go to North Table to do repeats on the fire road. The parking lot was packed and I told Ben to just drop me off and head to New Terrain and I would just run there after finishing my climbing. The run was actually not bad and I didn't get too irritated with bikes! 

Golden's fall colors are hanging in there!

Be Real after the second (?) repeat - of four

This whole area was a burn zone a few years ago - looking a lot better these days!

Met up with Ben at New Terrain. I had a few Hoplark Citras before we  stopped at Parry's on the way home for a late lunch. 

Ben had placed a Costco grocery order for delivery and it showed up while I was walking Olive, but at least we didn't have to go to the store ourselves. Lazy evening of movies - we watched Candlewood (not good). While we were waiting for dinner to cook I did my yoga video (not bad) and then watched the most recent I Know What You Did Last Summer, which was semi predictable, but good.

Monday (18,278 steps) - Work from home, hurray!!! Took Olive for a walk and then I went out for my run. The run was actually pretty good, but I could not decide if I was cold or hot and at one point I did ditch my top, but then 10 minutes later had to put it on again. 

Went out driving after work and actually had a really good night - again! Took Olive for a walk when I got home. Dinner and another movie - Nefarious - which was... meh. I am used to a much better scary movie selection this time of year.

Stats:

• 128,833 steps
• 32.49 miles run - wow, big mileage week for me
• 14.86 miles walked
• 38 minutes of cardio
• 67 minutes of strength