Another good sleep. Dry Creek with Hud. Jogged until we ran into Preston and walked with him and Barb
Went to Eldorado Canyon State Park and ran to the Walker Ranch trail. 6.3 miles with 1,350' at good pace
Before we headed to Eldorado Canyon saw that Leadville Chuck completed his second consecutive Leadville 100 - an hour quicker even though the race is a 5K longer. Truly amazing
10.3 mile bike ride in the afternoon on Boulder's excellent bike trail system
Week ending Sunday August 19
Hudson 12.7 miles
Chris 41.6 miles with 5,223' with 1 summit, a good race and 15.5 miles on the bike
SATURDAY
Slept awesome. Went with Hud to Betasso Preserve for a 3.5 mile loop with 425'
Took rest of day off to ensure no re-injuries - been running "fast" lately which tends to be more stressful on the nerves & muscles
FRIDAY
Dry Creek with Hud but turned back to the TH when we ran into Tumbles - decided after to go to the school and hit some tennis balls instead for a change. Feels like fall - it was 48F
Leadville Chuck is heading up to Leadville today for the Leadville Trail 103 (they added 3 more miles this week). Not pacing this year - his neighbour offered free housing in Breckenridge to pace whereas I was only able to offer 20 minutes worth of witty stories
Went to Doudy Draw and went off exploring fun new trails - Spring Brook Loop and Fowler. 7.2 miles with 900'
THURSDAY
Dry Creek with Hud, 2.1 miles. Walked it as I woke up too early - although a nap later in the morning would help. The Llamas were watching the dogs
Eldorado Springs 4-miler at 6:30pm. Last year I came in 15th and won $15 with a 30:09. This year I ran a 29:58 but came in 20th and no prize money! Free beer & pasta and 2 free jackets (for everyone) in an awesome setting meant a good time
It was a fast field this year. I assumed I was running poorly as there were more people ahead of me than expected - but at 1 mile I looked and was at a 6:30 pace! Totally unsustainable. At 2 miles I was at 13:45. The first 2 miles were 90% downhill - so the last 2 miles were 90% uphill. Good mix of suffering and satisfaction
WEDNESDAY
Dry Creek with Hud, 2.1 miles. Taz and Kingston again
Green Mountain after. I didn't feel fast or slow - kind of spaced out going up and made it sub-49. Paid attention going down - going down is easy to fall. 85 minute RT
Exciting times near the trailhead - Bear season!
TUESDAY
Dry Creek with Hud - 1.8 miles as he skipped a section chasing a bunny. Saw Kingston and Taz, who was walking with a 10 foot branch in his mouth
Ran 4 miles at Bobolink at race speed. Miles were done in 7:37 / 7:42 / 7:08 / 7:00
I think MapMyRun called the last mile too early
MONDAY
Dry Creek with Hud - after the bridge he turned around
5.2 mile bike ride with 150' in the morning, 2 x 1 miles running in the afternoon. Giving the ankle a break - can't tell if it's sore from overuse or from kicking rocks yesterday (likely). Faster mile was 7:46
