Hudson & I went for a longer run/hike on the Mesa trail early this morning. Gusty winds. We had the trail to ourselves - aside from the deer Hudson chased. 5 miles and 450'
In the afteroon ran up sunny cool Sugarloaf mountain twice. 3.5 miles and 954'
Week ending Sunday January 22
Hudson 12.1 miles
Chris 43.2 miles with 3,798'
SATURDAY
A short trot at Dry Creek with Hudson before leaving for Littleton. 0.8 miles - Hudson was not pleased when told we needed to keep it quick
Maureen's 5 miler was at 9am. Here she is near the finish
The 10 mile race began at 10:15am. I started fast - 1st mile done in 6:57. At the turn-around my pace was 7:10. At 5.5 miles I saw Jon Teisher coming the other way. Hahaha! I was beating an elite ultra runner (Update: reading his blog today, he had run the 5 mile race first then had a beer then missed the start of the 10 mile race by 60 seconds)
Then I started slowing down. The final 3 miles were really tough. I finished in 1:15:54 - good for 44/364. Final pace was 7:35
Good race. Cool long sleeved cotton shirts with a fun logo. No fondue (?) at the finish. Not since the Breckenridge Half was I this wiped out
FRIDAY
Dry Creek at sunrise with Hudson. 2.1 miles at a mellow running pace
A tough week with sleep. Generally getting between 6 and 7 hours but will be awake for 1 to 2 hours around 2am. Too much thinking - I should have a few cocktails before bed
THURSDAY
Dry Creek (below) at sunrise with Hudson. 2.1 miles at a lazy jog pace
WEDNESDAY
Dry Creek at sunrise with Hudson - he was zipping on a windy day after two days off. 2.1 miles, 17:26
Dry Creek is a fenced off-leash dog trail a few minutes from the house. Also a few minutes away is the Bobolink trail. Did a 3.2 mile run at a 7:24 pace
TUESDAY
Another day off for Hudson as he gets over a cough
A flat 9.8 mile run at an 8:46 pace at Cherry Creek State Park early afternoon. Nice prep for Saturday's 10 mile race. I was able to "feel" minor issues: left hamstring (need to start doing hamstring exercises) and left ankle (just tired).
The next 3 days will be fairly mellow to be rested
MONDAY
Day off for Hudson
Hiked up / ran down Green Mountain with Maureen. Conditions suck - icy and rocky below Greenman trail so sketchy without microspikes but not enough cover for microspikes. OK the last third. Until the next storm will likely only do Green from Flagstaff (which starts at > 7,500'). 4.6 miles, 2,344'
