Tueaday: nothing
Wednesday:
Easy shake out run (3.2 miles 0:24) in the am around streets of leadville
Easy shake out run along dillon lake (4.7 miles 0:45) in the pm. Joined Lacy for a quick jaunt around lake dillon prior to my departure for san diego. a fun little run, a little cold as i'm still not very good at judging the appropriate amount of clothing.
Thursday: Black Mountain Carmel Mountain loop (5.7 miles 0:40) a little throwback to one of my usual loops. I started out pre-dawn and was enjoying the moderately cool weather instead of the cold i've been running in up in the mountains of colorado. everything was feeling pretty good, so i pressed the effort a bit and turned the day into a solid tempo run. coming in with my second fastest time on the loop since i've started tracking it (33 seconds short of my fastest time). I definitely didn't feel like i had any more speed in my legs, but had some pretty solid muscular endurance. perhaps all that slogging around in the upper elevations may be doing something.
Friday: Black Mountain Carmel Mountain loop (5.5 miles 0:46) a leisurely effort this morning it just feels good to be out in shorts and a t-shirt enjoying the relative warmth, even in the pre-dawn hours.
with about 1.5 miles left, the lure of trails was too great, so i opted to finish in the dirt today. it felt good to cruise along the dirt, away from people falling into an additional layer of quite before heading into the office. I actually slid and fell on some loose rocks during one of the descents, smiled dusted myself off and got back up and continued on my way.
Saturday:
Julia's Pie ride (30.5 miles 2:10) with Victor, Julia, Stacia, Dave, and some new faces. a good little jaunt, perhaps a bit too fun. it's been a long time since i've been on a bike, and this was an excellent reminder of how much i truly enjoy riding, though not as simple as running, it offers an opportunity to see so much more.
we stopped for some apple pie in Julien before heading back over sunrise (31.4 miles 2:18) and down to the car. my legs didn't appreciate the bit of climbing to be done on the back end, and fully succumbed to the suffering with about 2 miles of rolling climbs before the final descent.
all in all a good day and great people
I was interested in testing out some fast packing gear and seeing how my legs would hold up to some simpler miles, as well as an opportunity to get away from all the people and city, so opted to head back into the mountains after lunch.
I did a short 2.5 - 3 miles hike/run with a nice little fast pack assembly: Mountain Hardwear Fluid 18 pack, Mountain Hardwear mtn speed 32 bag, Mountain Hardwear Bivy sack, Montrail Fliud feel shoes, Merrel RFE shorts, Merrell Jacket, Merrell fleece, Patagonia Houdini windshell, , Patagonia 3/4 tights, and an Asics Thermopolis 1/2 zip top.
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| all my gear laid out |
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| most all my gear rolled and crammed ready to pack up |
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| my multi day fastpack |
Sunday: lagunas fast packing (6.1 miles 1:11) I worked my way back up the trail and opted to loop back to the car the longer way to get a bit more distance and see how the loaded pack felt on a bit longer outing, the pack was super comfy and stayed put during the run, no extraneous jostling our bouncing, I am going to enjoy some longer days and outings with this gear.
Retrospective
It's been a roller coaster of a ride these last 2 weeks, lots of super high points and a handful of pretty low points, i'm glad to be back out in nature enjoying some solitude and the company of very good friends, while working through another one of life's twists and the associated learnings. suffice it to say i've been smiling more and thinking less.
for more photos check out smugmug.com
Summary:
Total Time: 8:26
Run Time: 26.4 miles
Distance: 88.3 miles
TSS: 577
Climbing: 7,698'
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