Foothills Trail (short loop) + jog home from Maxwell TH - 65 minutes
Today we carpooled to work and after we picked up Eli from daycare Andrea dropped me off at the maxwell TH for a short scamper up the hill and then ran back home from Maxwell..
Workout went like this:
Starting from Maxwell TH I ran up the hill on the Foothills trail (short loop), then ran back down the same way (28:25). From Maxwell TH I proceeded to run home. I would have taken Pineridge, but the trails there are closed due to power line installation. Anyway, I then ran down Overland to Spring Canyon Park, hopped onto Horsetooth rd and ran East, pass Taft, and pass Shields....then home (37 minutes)
Total Time : 65 minutes
--- Tuesday - 03/20/12 ---
Foothills Trail (40 minutes out / 40 minutes back) - total time 1 hour 16 minutes
Workout went like this:
Starting from the Maxwell TH I ran "40 minutes out and 40 minutes back" on the Foothills Trail. 40 minutes out from Maxwell got me about half way back up the hill just past the dead end at Laporte st, on the East side of Centennial road. I then turned around, ran down and then back up, crossed over centennial, ran along the shore and then dropped down behind the stadium and back to Maxwell. Return trip was 4 minutes faster, in 36 minutes.
Another beautiful day. Temps all week in the 60's and 70's! Nice!
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| Foothills Trail looking North |
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| rocky terrain |
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| Looking West into Lory |
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| trip hazards! |
--- Wednesday - 03/21/12 ---
Foothills Trail (medium loop) - 38:27
Ran medium loop out on Foothills Trail starting at Maxwell TH.
Third day in a row running Foothills trail mostly because Pineridge has been closed and havent had the time to make it out to Horsetooth Mtn this week....yet. Hopefully tomorrow I will have time to get out there.
--- Thursday - 03/22/12 ---
Horsetooth Rock Summit - 1hour 20 minutes (which includes hanging out up top for about 10 minutes)
Workout went like this :
Starting from the Horsetooth Liquor store > Main TH > South Ridge > Rock Trail > Horsetooth Rock summit > Rock Trail > South Ridge > Main TH > back to truck
Calves were pretty tight on the way up, other than that I felt great. Hung out on top for about 10 minutes and got in some great views. Stretched out my calves for a few minutes while on top and felt fine on the way down.
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| Looking East from the summit |
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| Looking West. Longs Peak in the back drop. |
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| overlooking Foco. |
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--- Friday - 03/23/12 ---
Foothills Trail (medium loop) - 38:17
Felt great to get in a shirtless run under the 70 degree Colorado sun...in March!
Legs felt strong, easy effort all the way.
--- Saturday - 03/24/12 ---
Foothills Trail (long loop) - 53:22
Really easy day. Easy pace all the way.
Made a quality trip to Lamars after the run, and spent the rest of the morning with Andrea, Eli and Andreas Sister and Eli's little cousin, Naomi. Fun day with the family.
--- Sunday - 03/25/12 ---
Pineridge out and back - 44:55
Starting from Spring Canyon park I ran an out and back route throughout Pineridge. Felt good, pushed the pace in a Fartlek style tempo run.
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Another solid week of running in the books. The weather is warming up which is really nice for a change. I even got in a few days of shirt-less running! Trails are dry and the extra hour of day light is an added bonus.. I really enjoy this time of year.
I didnt get a chance to get to the track last week, which is ironic since my office sits about 100 yds from the homestretch. But I will get out there this week for a quality leg turnover workout .
I also would like to get in another long run sometime this upcoming week. Something similar in fashion to last weeks mid-week workout. Race day is about 6-7 weeks away and I want to get in several more long runs before race day gets here. Other than that, I feel like my training is coming along great.
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