5:50.72

Tuesday night shenanigans as I went over to Cheyenne Mountain High School for their annual mile fest.  Mostly high school kids but they let some old farts join in.  Was hoping to go at least sub 5:45 but I never got into a rhythm and ran just under 5:51.  There were 24 runners in my heat so while that was fun to deal with it didn't make for running fast.

Not a great pic but Mookie and I saw our first bears of the season this morning, over in the Garden.  Momma and two cubs.  Luckily quite a distance away.

Off for a long overdue trip to the 'burgh.  Pearl Jam on Friday, then visiting some friends and familiar places.  Looking forward to it.

19:32

I was worried that my days of being able to throw down a sub 20 5k were gone, but as Lee Corso would say, not so fast my friend!

On Sunday I went up to Niwot for the Frank Shorter track classic and ran the 5000 meters.  First time in my life I was the oldest guy in the field, seven years older than the next guy.  I was clearly in over my head and right from the gun I was in last place.  Spent five laps in the back but then did end up passing a female and holding her off.  Very painful and for a bit I wasn't sure I'd keep up the pace, but happy to have made the trip north.  Finished eighth out of nine runners.  Hoping to break 20 once I turn 50 in August, and this gives me hope.

Got to meet Edna Kiplagat after my race.  

Finished the week with 40 miles (seven hours) of running and 25 miles (ten hours) of hiking.  Biking is basically nothing but commuting nowadays, nine miles in just under an hour.

Denver Beer Company

I've always liked Denver Beer Company, specifically their Incredible Pedal IPA.  So when word came out about a 50k run that visited all five of their taprooms, I thought it was a great idea.

And it was a great time!  Marc made the trip up, and we saw Kircher and PG and even a rare appearance from BFish.

The run went 31+ miles to each DBC taprooms.  Pint of beer at each.  Plus I took a Colfax detour and was able to hit Velvet Banjo and Cerebral Brewing.  Needless to say I suffered pretty heavily the last five or so miles when the temps climbed above 80F.  But I made it with lots of time to spare.  Great event and I'll be back next year.

For the week:

run - 49 miles, eleven hours

hike - 29 miles, twelve hours

ride - 27 miles, 2.5 hours