Fourth of July weekend I went up to Steamboat, CO with some friends, which was awesome, but not so awesome for my workouts. I did get in my Saturday long run in before we left (see last post), but the rest of the week was basically shot to shit, missing 3 of my 5 weekly runs (+ missing Body Pump--my favorite workout of the week)...I did however end on a good note with my SECOND 10K last weekend! It was super-hot and my first experience running with my hydration belt--which was different. My pace was a lot higher than I would have liked (12:35/mile), but I finished and that's all that matters! My lack of running basically all week + running in the heat + running on the road (rather than trails, which are softer) all probably had some contribution to the higher pace...at least that's what I'm hoping...
Anyway, this past week was pretty fabulous! I did four workouts with a weekly mileage of 18mi! I experimented with a few different and new trails...James A. Bible park (which I have run a short loop on only once before), a bigger loop around my apartment, a portion of the Cherry Creek trail, and then the south portion of the Highland Canal trail (I love this trail).
I experienced running in a monsoon for the first time...and it was as you might expect...wet with squishy shoes. We have been having unusual amounts of rain for Colorado the past couple of weeks (unusual so I am told). On Wednesday at about 2:30, I decided I would go for a run and try out a new trail--Cherry Creek. When I arrived at the trailhead it was bright and sunny outside...and it remained that way until about 1.5 miles into my run, at which point the sky decided to fall out and I was caught in a torrential downpour. There was no shelter to take cover under. anywhere. There was thunder, there was lightening, and there was RAIN...lots and lots and lots of rain. I was soaking wet, my shoes were soaking wet, and I was not a happy camper. By the time I got back to my car, I looked like a wet rat...so that was that...I guess I should check the rain before every run from now on...
Saturday I ran 8.04 miles! The FARTHEST and LONGEST I have ever run in my life! I felt pretty accomplished! It took me 1:34hr with a pace of 11:49/mile...I was okay with that because I just ran 8 miles...and I remembered the following little ounce of inspiration:
This coming week will be a good one! I have Body Pump in the AM with Lauren (an instructor I particularly like)...and then on Thursday AM I am going to try and go to our team Red Rocks workout with Coach Rick...it's @5:45am, which means I need to leave my casa at 5:10, which means I need to be up at 4:40 to eat some breakfast and get awake...it may be a stretch but I am going to try and make it!
Getting back on track this week with eating healthy + completing ALL 5 workouts!
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