week/month in review

Mon - still cold as fuck in the AM.  Was -4F at the dog park at 5AM, we only made it half an hour.  Definitely our shortest dog park outing ever.  Warmed up well though, and it was quite pleasant in the evening when I got in incline number four on the year.

Tues - run commute ten.  Five there, 3.6 back.  Tried to get some quicker stuff going in the AM, but it was rough with the Midland Trail still having sections of ice.  CityRock six at lunch.  I'm the new SAR rep on the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon board of directors, hit up my first meeting on Tuesday evening.

Wed - run commute eleven.  Five there, 6.3 back.

Thurs - track!  6 x 400m up at Holmes Middle School.  Been a while since I'd run around in ovals.

Fri - incline 5 & 6.  Alpenglow Expeditions threw down a Cotopaxi challenge to climb 4000 feet in one push, so I headed over to Manitou.  When I was done I found out the challenge didn't start until Sunday.  Guess I'll be going back.

Sat - back with the SAR dogs for the first time in a while.  Good to see everyone, both human and canine.  These things always tire me out even though it's nothing big physically, but all I had left in me the rest of the day was my 7.5 mile Garden trail loop.  Did throw some weight into my new pack to try out so it was a decent workout. 

Got up at midnight and signed up for the Devil on the Divide 50k.  Will make a good van trip out of it, Mook loves the Winter Park area.  Big year of racing coming up for me.

Sun - a few hours of SAR winter driving training, then got the dog out for a 30 minute jog before celebrating the end of dry January over at Fossil and WestFax.  

For the week:

run - 51 miles, 13.5 hours

hike - 35 miles, 14 hours

13,000 feet of vert

For January:

run - 226 miles, 47.5 hours

hike - 122 miles, 51 hours

39,559 feet of climbing

Returned to the gym in a big way, hitting the brand spankin' new Planet Fitness 21 times on the month.  With the lack of drinking, a decent effort to cut down on junk food, and a big boost in working out, I ended the month eight pounds lighter.