RECAP: May 13 - May 19

Monday - 05/13/13

Pineridge - 45:27



Tuesday - 05/14/13

Pineridge - 42:20



Wednesday - 05/15/13

Pineridge - 34:33



Thursday - 05/16/13

Foothills trail (medium loop) + Pineridge - 68 mins



Friday - 05/17/13

2 laps around Pineridge starting from Spring Canyon Park - 65 mins



Saturday - 05/18/13

OFF

One of the craziest, worst days I have had in a loooooong time!

First this happens...

Radiator hose blows up on my way back from my second trip to the landfill --- Got towed home

Then this happens...

Since my truck was out of commission and we needed to get other things done around the house to get ready for my bro and sister in law and their 2 kiddos to move in with us tomorrow morning, I decided to do some yard work -- until I realized that one of the ball joint valves was spraying water everywhere --- yard work postponed.

And then this happened...

Came back from dinner (driving our one and only functioning vehicle) around 7pm to realize that our dog was nowhere to be found..missing without wearing her tags!   Larimer county humane society was closed by this time. So I put aside the long list of things still needed to get done around the house (move furniture, clean....etc) and drove around for about 2 hours searching everywhere I could within a 1- 1.5 mile radius from our home --- nothing.

Decided to go for a walk at midnight with a flashlight in hand hoping that she would be at the local park somewhere hiding under a bush and maybe the still of the night would allow my voice to travel further so she could hear me.  Walked for about 45 minutes --- nothing

Needless to say I got almost no sleep that night. Thankfully the temps were pretty moderate -- 40's at night, nothing brutally cold.

Stopped into the humane society first thing in the morning hoping she was there --- nothing. Filled out some forms and gave them her picture.  I decided to print up 50 flyers and hang them up around surrounding neighborhoods. Then at about 2 pm we got a call that someone found a dog that looks like her --- short story, it was her!  She was found about 2 miles away, after she had already crossed Horsetooth Road and also crossed over Shields!

Sunday - 05/19/13

OFF - no sleep last night thinking about Gypsy being out all night. Spent an hour hanging up flyers and spent the rest of the day moving my bro and sister in law into our house and then spent another hour pulling down the missing dog flyers once we found her.  So glad she was found safe.

Headache gone, stress dropping --- finally had a few minutes in the PM to get some shut eye and nap on couch for a bit........never thought I would say this, but is it Monday yet??  lol.

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• Its a funny thing how priorities and plans change when things in life pop up out of nowhere!

• Truck will be out of commission until at least next weekend. So mostly will be running to and from work all of next week as my runs for the day --- nothing exciting or fancy but it will get me from point A to point B...and back!

Quad Rock 50

Quad Rock 50 -- 05/11/13 -- Race Report

The Starting line

For whatever reasons I had to drop at mile 25.  I felt slow and sluggish from the start even though I was hitting close to most of my splits through the first 15 or so miles.  I never was able to get into a groove and was never able to find the energy to RACE.  The first few hours felt like nothing more than just another training run --- only with very little zip in the legs.  Uphills felt rough and downhills my legs were not responding to the effort of picking up the pace very much.

elevation profile

I really am not sure what happened, why I felt tired and slow. I do know that I couldn't fall asleep the night before despite going to bed at 9pm --- I saw the clock hit 10pm, then 11pm, then midnight!...ugh!  Just tossing and turning.  Alarm went off at 3:15 am and I staggered out of bed in a foggy daze.

Sipped on some EFS drink, chowed down a bagel and carpooled over with Kris.

Some notable splits:

Arthurs Aid station - 14:37

Towers Aid station - 1:05

Horsetooth Aid station - 1:33

Towers Aid station - 2:21

Arthurs Aid Station - 2:51

Finish / turn around mile 25 - 4:22 (ish) 

My legs had nothing to give, no cramping or anything, I just felt tired, like my eyes were burning and squinting and I just wanted to hop off the trail for a snooze.  Ugh!

Disappointed, but it is what it is -- time to move on and look forward to getting back at it next year!

On a side note - The course was well marked and getting lost on the trail for out of towners would most likely not be an issue at all.  Nick and Pete and all the volunteers did a great job getting the 2nd annual Quad Rock 25/50 off and running without a hitch.  Aid stations were fully stocked with EFS gel, snacks, tortilla rolls, soda, water...etc  Everything you will need to stay hydrated on the course.  The finish had everything you could possibly want or need to eat and consume calories, including tubs of EFS Ultragen recovery drink (I am becoming more a fan of this stuff).

Time to rest and reflect and move on to other races this summer.

RECAP: May 6 - May 12

Monday - 05/06/13

Pineridge - 33:40



Tuesday - 05/07/13

OFF - Rest



Wednesday - 05/08/13

Horsetooth Mtn Park - easy 18 mins

Ran up to the Soderberg / Rock trail intersection and back down.



Thursday - 05/09/13

Easy 25 mins around the neighborhood



Friday - 05/10/13

OFF - Rest



Saturday - 05/11/13

Quad Rock 50 Race
(DNF) - mile 25



Sunday - 05/12/13

OFF


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Felt slow and sluggish from the get-go in the race on Saturday. Just not my day..it is what it is.... more details in the Race report.

RECAP: April 29 - May 5

Monday - 04/29/13

Horsetooth Rock Summit - 54:08

Rock trail up > South Ridge down

Tuesday - 04/30/13

Pineridge - 32:12

Wednesday - 05/01/13

OFF -- Rest day

Thursday - 05/02/13

Horsetooth Rock Summit - 51:03

South Ridge up > Rock Trail down

* forgot camera , so no pics.  

Friday - 05/03/13

Horsetooth Rock Summit - 50:44

Rock Trail up > Rock Trail down

Saturday - 05/04/13

Horsetooth Rock summit + short loop - 1hr 18 min

Workout went like this:

Main TH > up rock trail > Summit > down rock trail to lower south ridge intersection > up south ridge to upper rock trail intersection > down rock trail > Main TH

Sunday - 05/05/13

easy 30 minutes around town in evening.

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• Easy week. Felt good to get in a few runs up in Horsetooth as well as a couple of easy rest days.

• Quad Rock 50 is next weekend -- race preview coming soon!

• Officially registered for the Barr Trail Mountain race this July...always a fun time on Pikes!

• Upcoming training week will comprise mainly of easy jogs here and there and a day or two off before the race on saturday morning. -- taper mode!

RECAP: April 22 - April 29

Monday - 04/22/13

Pineridge - 32:17




Tuesday - 04/23/13

Horsetooth Rock Summit - 58:49

Slow going for the most part in the snow...but makes the views from up top worth the uphill grind.

Wednesday - 04/24/13

Foothills Trail (long loop) - 46:12

Thursday - 04/25/13

Horsetooth Rock Summit - 52:28

Friday - 04/26/13

Pineridge - 33:10

easy effort around Pineridge from Maxwell TH

Saturday - 04/27/13

Horsetooth Mtn - 2hrs 12 mins

Workout went like this:

Main TH > falls > up Spring Creek > Towers > Westridge > Rock Summit >  Down Rock Trail > main TH > falls > Spring Creek > up Wathan > down Rock Trail > main TH

Sunday - 04/28/13

OFF

Got a call early in the morning that my sister in law was going into labor (baby #2), so we spent most of the day and evening down in a Denver hospital.  Andrea with her sister, and me hanging with Eliana....along with other family members.

Got home late, around 10 pm with Eliana. 

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• Less than 2 weeks to go before Quad Rock 50.  I am planning on taking the next week pretty easy in regards of training. I might even take a day or two off.

• Colorado weather has been CRAZY lately! ---  Blizzard, 70 degrees, ice, 60 degrees, blizzard, 80 degrees, blizzard, 65 degrees.......we need the moisture, but would rather have a week of drizzle or rain than going back and forth from 75 and sunny to 25 and 2 ft of snow.