the 'hood

Just got this bit in an e-mail from the Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Association:

"I assume that most of you know and have heard about this over the news, but in case you haven't, I'd like to make you aware of some recent crimes nearby.  There have been several crimes committed in the past couple of weeks in the shopping center at 31st and West Colorado, near Kentucky Fried Chicken and Papa Murphy's.  Both were in the evening.  A man was hit with a baseball bat and robbed at 9 p.m. one night behind Kentucky Fried Chicken.  The news stated that they expected the victim "to survive."  Papa Murphy's was robbed several nights ago as well.  Please, please be very cautious and aware in this shopping center as there appear to be a number of homeless folks always around that shopping center.  Hopefully, the police and local businesses are doing something to help increase security around there."

That's Red Rock Lounge country!  Totally coincidence that NMP visited there one night and woke up the next morning with broken bones and no cash.

7

Seven steps on the CityRock slackline over lunch, a new PR.  The seventh step was as I was falling off the rope, but I'm going to count it anyways.  Crushed my old PR of five steps.

Been hitting the climbing gym pretty hard, getting a lot stronger/better.  Hope to finally get outside once the summer gets here.

Signed up for the Quad Rock 50.

track

Legs were trashed from the Monday long run, so today's track workout wasn't much.  1.25 mile warm up, 4 x 400m with 200m RBI, then 2 x 800m with 400m RBI, 1.25 mile cool down.  Didn't time the intervals since I knew they'd be horrible.  Probably running close to 6:30 pace for the fast parts, it was all I could muster today.

Pretty sure the Incline tonight isn't going to be pretty.  Might have to conveniently forget the watch.

This article suggests Ryan Hall might take a stab at the R2R2R someday.  I bet he skips the Tecate at Phantom Ranch.  Pussy.

more runs

Decent back-to-back long runs.

Sunday - Incline Club.  Ute Pass trail, then the long slog up Longs Ranch Road.  Walked most of it, have lots of work to do before July.  12 miles, three hours.  Ran the last mile with Justin R (who was walking so he could ask me about my latest meal at Bingo Burger) and Peter M (who was doing burpees so he could keep his Inov-8 sponsorship).

Monday - solid 20 miles.  Nice road/trail loop from my house through Bear Creek Park, Santa Fe trail, Sinton trail, and the Garden.  Three hours.  Lots of climbing.  Best workout I've had in a while.

Skipped the gym tonight to drink and watch Pitt win at WVU.  Definitely worth it.

Banff

Spring is almost here!

commute #4

Still current with my resolution to go truck-less at least once a week.  Easy five to work, 48 minutes flat.  Also keeping up with my goal of taking one rest day a week in '12.  Took off Wednesday so I could get fat at Bingo Burger.

congrats!

The yellow beer blog was named one of the top 100 running blogs!  You can go see the graphic thing that proves our awesomeness!

Everyone drink a yellow beer tonight to celebrate!

it's on like Donkey Kong...

Watched a very motivational documentary last night.  Made me realize I don't take this running thing seriously and I need to step it up.  Neither $100 nor the dog has said a word to me since I made them sit through the entire thing.



The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.  Available on Netflix.  Watch it next time you're feeling like a loser, you'll feel a lot better about yourself.

Canon

Nice morning jog up Cheyenne Canon.  Got to the top in 43:30, another season PR.  Had a nasty fall on the way down.  My knee is pretty jacked, lots of blood, but unfortunately one of my favorite pairs of running pants did not make it down off the hill.  Guess it's shorts weather from here on out.

8.2 miles, 1:20:12.

Stole this off a facebook page.  Kissing Camels, over in the Garden about two miles from my front porch.

Bingo Burger

back at it

Inside Trail has it's own tech support team.  Boom.  They better not have deleted the post where I crushed Footfeathers at Collegiate Peaks though.

Amanda and I are working on another bet for Salida.  Details TBA shortly, but when she loses she will have to wear one of these shirts:

6 x 800m, 400m RBI with the Sunrise Striders this morning.  Easy effort, averaged 2:55 per half.

Good sticker talk over at GZ's blog today.

oops...

Hit the wrong button and fucked something up on the blog.  Hopefully I can fix it this weekend.

Frosty's pics

Here's me, pushing hard in the five miler. PG is about a mile behind me at this point. I'd have really good form if I were a speedwalker.

And here's me in the ten miler, taking things easy and enjoying the scenery.

$50 for a digital download of all eight pics of me. Two of the pics of me are actually pics of #732. Both races ran me $50. The running photography thing is getting out of hand.

Frosty's

One good race, one sub-par race at Frosty's Frozen 5 & 10.

Five miler went well. Wanted to run 32:30. First mile just off PG's shoulder in 6:42. I think it was PG's one mile PR. Went through two miles in 13 flat and he was gone. Nice tempo effort to the finish, crossing in 32:07.

Then this:

We showed up to the start of the ten miler about 60 seconds after the race started, so the three of us were actually DFL for about 200 meters or so. PG was able to jump off the road and get past the main pack but I held back, and that pretty much ended any chance I had of running well. Took me 9:20 to hit mile one, 17 minutes to get to mile two. Real hard to pass once we got on the hike-and-bike trail. Halfway in just under 40 minutes, then took it easy on the way back. Officially 1:18:53. I think PG ended up beating me by two hours or some crazy ass thumping like that.

Overall a pretty good day, the five miler was a great tempo run and the ten miler was still a lot faster than I would have ran on my own back in the Springs.

P.S. Lounge!

Satire Lounge

Sancho's!

Brewer's Republic