Took a break from the normal crosstraining routine at 123Fit and visited the gym at SAFB after work. 5 min warmup, 1mi at 10% incline, and then I flattened it out to finish up 3.25 miles. Definitely need to skip the cross training a couple days a week and run on the treadmill [...]

So Michelle and I went down to ABQ for the weekend to meet her parents and do some wedding related stuff.  We got down to Santa Fe on Friday night a little after 8 and then headed to a restaurant for some new mexican food.  The food was ok, the bud lights were delicious.
Got up [...]

Took some time away from the running since I started grad school last semester.  It’s a lame excuse, I know, but working full time, going to school, and trying to plan a wedding isn’t easy.  I did manage to get to the gym a few days a week towards the end of the semester.  Josh [...]

I still can’t decide what to do next, but I’m running in the meantime.
I took Boomer out to Palmer Park with me on Thursday afternoon and did the lot 13 to Overlook route via Kinnickinnick and GrandView trails.  I really enjoy that trail.  It’s got some decent climbs and varying terrain, but it’s not a [...]

It’s here already? Josh and I headed up to the summit again for 3 down and 3 up as our last training session before the Ascent. I had my fastest time going down, not that it matters, but it felt pretty good. I grabbed a GU from Josh at treeline and then [...]

After much debate and fanfare, I finally decided on a heart rate monitor. I’d been looking at combo GPS/heart rate monitor units but still wasn’t prepared to drop at least $250 for one just yet. The Garmin units were still a touch too big to wear comfortably on my wrist. The Timex [...]

So I headed back up to the summit bright and early on Saturday morning. Josh had to work or something on Saturday morning so I went solo again.
I made it up to the summit about 7:40 and continued my experiment at the Enviromental Research station. :-X I strapped my water pack on and [...]

Josh and I met a little before 7pm yesterday and headed over to do the Incline.  I left the dog at home since he was generally slowing me down the last couple of times I had taken him up there.  I had told myself all day that I was going to set a new PR [...]

… or lack thereof.
I had had about enough of the scenery between the trailhead and Barr Camp and was looking forward to running the Classic 10K race on the 28th in the Springs.  The best laid plans… I don’t remember the rest, but that’s not what happened.
After talking with that Crazy Bastard Bucky (this is [...]

The weekend after we climbed Pikes, I was ready to get firmly back into the groove.  I skipped the Incline during the week to be fully rested for the run up to Barr the following Saturday.  Josh had a wedding to go to up in Northern CO, so I was going it alone this week.
I [...]