RECAP : March 24 - March 31

Monday - 03/24/13

Foothills Trail "out and back" -- 1hr 25 mins

45 mins out - 40 mins back along the foothills trail.  

Tuesday - 03/25/13

Treadmill Climb - 3,428'

Workout went like this:

5 min warm up

50 mins @ 10% grade @ 9:40 pace

10 mins @ 12% grade @ 9:30 pace

5 min cool down

Wednesday - 03/26/13

AM - Foothills trail (medium loop) - 48:15

Trails were a muddy slop.  Got back to Maxwell TH and the park ranger was closing the Pineridge gate and was waiting for me to get back so that he could close over the Maxwell TH.  

Thanked him for waiting for me, and was glad I was able to sneak in a run before the trails got closed off due to muddy conditions.

PM - easy 30 mins at night around town.

Day total - 1hr 18 mins

Thursday -  03/27/13

Treadmill Climb - 3,689'

Workout went like this:

5 min warm up

30 mins @ 10% grade @ 9:50 pace

20 mins @ 11% grade @ 9:40 pace

10 mins @ 12% grade @ 9:30 pace

5 min cool down

Friday - 03/28/13

Horsetooth Mountain - 1 hr 45 mins

Workout went like this:

Horsetooth Liquor store > Soderberg TH > up Towers > R on Stout > L on Sawmill > R on Loggers > L up Mill Creek > Towers > Westridge > Rock Trail > Main TH > back down hill to truck

Felt great today. 

No water, no GU's. 

Temps in the 60's --  Spring fever is here!

Saturday - 03/29/13

Horsetooth Mountain - 1 hr 47 mins

Workout went like this:

Soderberg TH > up Towers > L on Stout > R on Spring Creek > L up Wathan > L on Westridge > down Rock trail > Main TH > Down to falls > R on Stout > R down Towers > back to Soderberg TH

Another solid run.  I finally bought a park pass for the year, so no more running in from the liquor store!

What a run -- temps started out in the mid 60's then by the time I was halfway up wathan the clouds rolled in and it began to lightly drizzle/hail and temps dropped.  Running down Rock trail I saw hikers on their way up taking shelter under boulders and large rocks.  Precip only lasted about 20 mins or so -- and it felt great... refreshing!

No water, no GU's.

Spent the first half of the day at the park, as the near 70 temps made it a perfect family day to walk to the park together.  Elli sure does enjoy her little red wagon!  

Chauffeuring Elli to the park, grocery store and back home!

Sunday - 03/30/13 --- EASTER!

Easy 40 mins at night around town

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I purchased some new trail shoes -- Salomon Speedcross 3's this week:

This will be my 3rd pair of the Speedcross series. I had a  couple of pairs of the Speedcross 2's last year. The last couple of years I have been running almost entirely in either Speedcross's or numerous shoes from the NB minimus line. (with the exception of one pair of Brooks Cascadia 6's that I got dirt cheap and decided to give them a try)
But I think I will be sticking with either Salomon or NB as my go to shoes for the foreseeable future.
Solid trail shoes that just work!