Enjoyed the course and the trip. Besides the marathon and two state points we got to check out the Infantry museum and a few cool spots in Atlanta. I'll get a few pics from the rest of the trip up when I get caught up with life.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
3:16
Good race through mile 19, and then a switch flipped and suddenly it wasn't a good race anymore. Not sure what happened, just had nothing left physically or mentally after that point. Didn't let things get too far out of control as I tend to do, at my advanced age I can get into Chicago with a sub 3:20 and that is a possible option for next year.
Enjoyed the course and the trip. Besides the marathon and two state points we got to check out the Infantry museum and a few cool spots in Atlanta. I'll get a few pics from the rest of the trip up when I get caught up with life.
Enjoyed the course and the trip. Besides the marathon and two state points we got to check out the Infantry museum and a few cool spots in Atlanta. I'll get a few pics from the rest of the trip up when I get caught up with life.
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Friday, November 15, 2019
Thursday, November 14, 2019
run commute 71
Easy week and I'm feeling pretty good for the Soldier Marathon on Saturday. I guestimate I have an 80% chance of running 3:10, which is about as good of a chance as I can give myself nowadays.
Mon - pretty sore from Canya Canon so I took the day off. Nice hike with the dog and CityRock 119.
Tues - run commute 70. Four miles to work, 3.5 back. Trails End in the evening.
Wed - no biking or running but it was a hard day at CityRock.
Thurs - run commute 71. 3.5 miles to work. CityRock 122 at lunch.
Pic stolen from Tim B, roughly mile 4.5 on Sunday:
Mon - pretty sore from Canya Canon so I took the day off. Nice hike with the dog and CityRock 119.
Tues - run commute 70. Four miles to work, 3.5 back. Trails End in the evening.
Wed - no biking or running but it was a hard day at CityRock.
Thurs - run commute 71. 3.5 miles to work. CityRock 122 at lunch.
Pic stolen from Tim B, roughly mile 4.5 on Sunday:
Monday, November 11, 2019
update
Monday - bike commute 67. Ten miles to work, eleven miles home.
Tuesday - run commute 69. Four miles to work, four miles home. CityRock 116 at lunch.
Wednesday - bike commute 68. Straight to and from work. CityRock 117 at lunch.
Thursday - bike commute 69, straight there and back. CityRock 118 at lunch. Dropped by Fossil after work.
Friday - had the day off so got out for 13.5 miles on the Midland, Santa Fe, and Sinton trails. 1:54. Later in the afternoon I biked over to Red Leg for a ton of beers, then hit Trinity Brewing on the way home. The beginning of a pretty solid weekend bender for me.
Saturday - brewery half marathon. 13 miles of both running and using Pike Ride. Trails End, Fossil, Cerberus, Goat Patch, Murphy's, Brass, the Triple Nickel, and Iron Bird for me before my liver tapped out.
Sunday - the annual Canya Canon five miler. Despite being terribly hungover I ran well. I can tell I haven't been doing much hill work lately. Ran 42:46, beating last years time of 43:26.
This will be a weird week as I have to go to Buena Vista on Tuesday, then we're off to Georgia on Friday.
Tuesday - run commute 69. Four miles to work, four miles home. CityRock 116 at lunch.
Wednesday - bike commute 68. Straight to and from work. CityRock 117 at lunch.
Thursday - bike commute 69, straight there and back. CityRock 118 at lunch. Dropped by Fossil after work.
Friday - had the day off so got out for 13.5 miles on the Midland, Santa Fe, and Sinton trails. 1:54. Later in the afternoon I biked over to Red Leg for a ton of beers, then hit Trinity Brewing on the way home. The beginning of a pretty solid weekend bender for me.
Saturday - brewery half marathon. 13 miles of both running and using Pike Ride. Trails End, Fossil, Cerberus, Goat Patch, Murphy's, Brass, the Triple Nickel, and Iron Bird for me before my liver tapped out.
Sunday - the annual Canya Canon five miler. Despite being terribly hungover I ran well. I can tell I haven't been doing much hill work lately. Ran 42:46, beating last years time of 43:26.
Relive 'Canya Canon'
This will be a weird week as I have to go to Buena Vista on Tuesday, then we're off to Georgia on Friday.
Saturday, November 09, 2019
Monday, November 04, 2019
weekend update
Bit hungover on Saturday but I still hit the track. Kind of comical as the Holmes track was pretty messed up. Ran eight quarters, though they were all in lanes two and three, plus having to swing out to lane six on the south turn. Still averaged 93 on these, happy with the effort.
After the track we headed up to the Academy for the Army game. Pretty good game, though I was rooting for Army and they were just a little behind all day, including the end.
But I did score a pretty sweet hat.
Eventually we got home and headed back out to the Colorado Mountain Club annual dinner. The speaker was none other than Matt Carpenter.
I've picked up on Matt's story bit by bit over the dozen plus years I've lived in the area. But it was cool to hear him tell the whole thing. He doesn't race anymore but he has covered at least an hour each day for the last six years. The dog and I will see him once every blue moon, and the dude still moves. He told me if he had to go run the race today he could go 2:29. He also had good things to say about Killian, though he was critical of an 18 minute incline Killian ran the Friday before marathon Sunday. He finally added that he believes all his records will be broken, and he said he looks forward to asking the new record holder how he trained to run so fast.
On Sunday I got up and watched the NYC marathon. $100 was watching and must have been motivated as she put herself into the lottery for Chicago. After the race I got out for my last long run before Benning, 21.6 miles in just over three hours. Pretty wrecked afterwards, but I got my ass over to hot yoga and that helped with recovery.
After the track we headed up to the Academy for the Army game. Pretty good game, though I was rooting for Army and they were just a little behind all day, including the end.
But I did score a pretty sweet hat.
Eventually we got home and headed back out to the Colorado Mountain Club annual dinner. The speaker was none other than Matt Carpenter.
I've picked up on Matt's story bit by bit over the dozen plus years I've lived in the area. But it was cool to hear him tell the whole thing. He doesn't race anymore but he has covered at least an hour each day for the last six years. The dog and I will see him once every blue moon, and the dude still moves. He told me if he had to go run the race today he could go 2:29. He also had good things to say about Killian, though he was critical of an 18 minute incline Killian ran the Friday before marathon Sunday. He finally added that he believes all his records will be broken, and he said he looks forward to asking the new record holder how he trained to run so fast.
On Sunday I got up and watched the NYC marathon. $100 was watching and must have been motivated as she put herself into the lottery for Chicago. After the race I got out for my last long run before Benning, 21.6 miles in just over three hours. Pretty wrecked afterwards, but I got my ass over to hot yoga and that helped with recovery.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
October
October was a pretty good month. Two 14ers, two good long runs, a sub 40 10k, and some faster (for me, anyways) stuff. Of course these last few days were sort of a forced rest period, I got out in the single digit temps but it was nothing of any quality. Including Thurs morning when it was 9F. But the run home, in 40F temps, had me feeling like I was about to come down with heatstroke.
Hope to get in one last long run on Saturday morning and then chill out until it's time to leave for Georgia.
run - 29 runs for 189 miles
ride - 18 rides for 166 miles
hike - 37 hikes for 96 miles
Plus a bunch of indoor and outdoor climbing, and even some yoga.
Hope to get in one last long run on Saturday morning and then chill out until it's time to leave for Georgia.
run - 29 runs for 189 miles
ride - 18 rides for 166 miles
hike - 37 hikes for 96 miles
Plus a bunch of indoor and outdoor climbing, and even some yoga.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
self rescue
Fri - bike commute 65. Four miles to work, 14 back home.
On Saturday and Sunday I spent all day in Cheyenne Canon for the Colorado Mountain Club self rescue class. Learned how to get out of some sticky situations while climbing outside. Perhaps you are belaying and your climber breaks an ankle. Or maybe you're climbing and a bear eats your belayer. Stuff like that. Saturday was great but Sunday was pretty rough as the shitty weather had rolled in and it was super cold and wet in the Canon.
Was pretty stoked to get the class under my belt, and I signed up for two more CMC classes - the basic avalanche class and an intro to ice climbing. The long term goal is to complete the HAMS class (high altitude mountaineering school) which includes a summit of Rainier.
Mon - we got a good seven inches of snow on the westside and it was cold as balls. My office closed down so I had the day off, and I got in a nine miler in the Garden. Didn't get above 23F all day.
Tues - run commute 67. 19F with a lot of snow and ice on the ground. Just trying not to lose too much fitness on stretches like this, I get zero quality in when conditions are this shitty. Supposed to get even worse for my run back home. Yay.
In totally unrelated news: when Army whoops Air Force this Saturday my cadet has to buy me a slice of pizza from Slice 420 and sing the Army song while I eat it.
On Saturday and Sunday I spent all day in Cheyenne Canon for the Colorado Mountain Club self rescue class. Learned how to get out of some sticky situations while climbing outside. Perhaps you are belaying and your climber breaks an ankle. Or maybe you're climbing and a bear eats your belayer. Stuff like that. Saturday was great but Sunday was pretty rough as the shitty weather had rolled in and it was super cold and wet in the Canon.
Was pretty stoked to get the class under my belt, and I signed up for two more CMC classes - the basic avalanche class and an intro to ice climbing. The long term goal is to complete the HAMS class (high altitude mountaineering school) which includes a summit of Rainier.
Mon - we got a good seven inches of snow on the westside and it was cold as balls. My office closed down so I had the day off, and I got in a nine miler in the Garden. Didn't get above 23F all day.
Tues - run commute 67. 19F with a lot of snow and ice on the ground. Just trying not to lose too much fitness on stretches like this, I get zero quality in when conditions are this shitty. Supposed to get even worse for my run back home. Yay.
In totally unrelated news: when Army whoops Air Force this Saturday my cadet has to buy me a slice of pizza from Slice 420 and sing the Army song while I eat it.
Thursday, October 24, 2019
run commute 66
Mon - bike commute 63. Ten miles to work and 14 miles home. CityRock 111 at lunch.
Tues - run commute 65. Still sore from the Sunday long run, but my five miler to work had the middle 5k done at 3:10 marathon pace. 6.4 miles easy back home. CityRock 112 at lunch.
Wed - bike commute 64. Straight to and home from work. Nice and sunny and warm on the way to the office, dark and cold and snowy on the way home. Ran into my bike commuter neighbor at the 8th street red light on the way home, and as we were suffering through rain and snow and cold and darkness just waiting there he said to me, "at least we're not in a car."
Thurs - run commute 66. Running as transportation only, as we got a good five inches of snow on the westside and the midland trail was a sheet of ice. Hearing Pikes got a ton of snow though I haven't seen her since this storm rolled in.
Tues - run commute 65. Still sore from the Sunday long run, but my five miler to work had the middle 5k done at 3:10 marathon pace. 6.4 miles easy back home. CityRock 112 at lunch.
Wed - bike commute 64. Straight to and home from work. Nice and sunny and warm on the way to the office, dark and cold and snowy on the way home. Ran into my bike commuter neighbor at the 8th street red light on the way home, and as we were suffering through rain and snow and cold and darkness just waiting there he said to me, "at least we're not in a car."
Thurs - run commute 66. Running as transportation only, as we got a good five inches of snow on the westside and the midland trail was a sheet of ice. Hearing Pikes got a ton of snow though I haven't seen her since this storm rolled in.
Monday, October 21, 2019
long run
Had to head up to the Academy for a soccer game today, so I ran there. Just under 21 miles, fighting a nasty headwind the entire time. Hope to get in one more long run before the marathon.
Dropped by the Colorado Running Company on the say home to pick up some new shoes. Infantry blue for the Soldier Marathon (they didn't have black).
Relive 'long run'
Dropped by the Colorado Running Company on the say home to pick up some new shoes. Infantry blue for the Soldier Marathon (they didn't have black).
Sunday, October 20, 2019
VetFest 10k
39:26. Not a great race, but I'm happy with the time as the goal was sub 40. Solid on the out of the out and back, reaching the halfway point in 19:20, but the back was uphill and into the wind and I struggled. But most of the online calculator predictors say that a 40 minute 10k, on paper, with an internet connection and cup of coffee, equates to a sub 3:10 marathon.
There was one other semi-fast runner there, and he was winning for the first four miles of the race after a super fast first mile, but he struggled more than I did over the second half so I ended up taking the win. Race was to benefit the Douglas County Veterans Memorial Foundation and I got a coin for winning.
After the race we dropped by 105W Brewing to celebrate. Castle Rock has quite a few good breweries nowadays, Burly and Wild Blue Yonder, plus Maddie's Beergarten, but 105W is still our go-to.
After we got home I headed out again for my first hash in months. Good to get back out there on trail, even if I spend most of my time lost and wondering around the westside.
Relive 'VetFest 10k'
There was one other semi-fast runner there, and he was winning for the first four miles of the race after a super fast first mile, but he struggled more than I did over the second half so I ended up taking the win. Race was to benefit the Douglas County Veterans Memorial Foundation and I got a coin for winning.
After the race we dropped by 105W Brewing to celebrate. Castle Rock has quite a few good breweries nowadays, Burly and Wild Blue Yonder, plus Maddie's Beergarten, but 105W is still our go-to.
After we got home I headed out again for my first hash in months. Good to get back out there on trail, even if I spend most of my time lost and wondering around the westside.
Friday, October 18, 2019
bike commute 62
Monday - weird commute day as I had to drive to pick up our cadet from the airport. Ran home, 5.5 miles through Sondermann in an hour.
Tues - bike commute 61. Four miles straight to work, 18 miles back home.
Wed - had to pay a visit to the Territorial Correctional Facility down in Canon City. Decompressed after that shit show with a 60 minute run at Oil Well Flats. Grabbed lunch at the Owl Cigar Store, which you should visit if you're in Canon (they do not sell cigars, but have great burgers) and then paid a visit to Florence Brewing.
Thurs - run commute 64. Five miles to work in 39 minutes, with the middle 5k at a solid pace. Easy five miles back home. CityRock 110 at lunch.
Fri - bike commute 62. Quick six miler to work. CityRock 111 at lunch.
Tim B took this shot of me on my way up to the summit of Cheyenne Mountain:
Tues - bike commute 61. Four miles straight to work, 18 miles back home.
Wed - had to pay a visit to the Territorial Correctional Facility down in Canon City. Decompressed after that shit show with a 60 minute run at Oil Well Flats. Grabbed lunch at the Owl Cigar Store, which you should visit if you're in Canon (they do not sell cigars, but have great burgers) and then paid a visit to Florence Brewing.
Thurs - run commute 64. Five miles to work in 39 minutes, with the middle 5k at a solid pace. Easy five miles back home. CityRock 110 at lunch.
Fri - bike commute 62. Quick six miler to work. CityRock 111 at lunch.
Tim B took this shot of me on my way up to the summit of Cheyenne Mountain:
Monday, October 14, 2019
weekend
Fantastic weekend here in the Springs. On Friday we found out the Dirty Dozen Brass Band was in town. Dropped by Red Leg on our way to help them celebrate their silver medal at GABF for the Howitzer Amber.
Then went over to the Ent Center for the show. Not my favorite venue ever but holy shit what a great show!
Made the poor but awesome decision to hit up Murphy's on the way home. Which kind of sabotaged my race on Saturday, the Cheyenne Mountain Run. Had a good training day, but I was hoping to run a bit faster. Wasn't a complete disaster though, and it was a good three hour long run for me.
After the run we headed up to the Air Force football game. Exciting game to watch as there wasn't much defense, and Air Force ended up with the win.
Not sure how much longer we'll have great weather, so I took advantage of Sunday. 1.5 hour hike with the dog in the Garden, seven mile run on the Garden roads, then two hours on the bike in Red Rock Canyon. Then $100 and I grabbed the climbing gear and headed back over to Red Rock Canyon. Nobody died, so I'd call that outing successful. Here's a shot of my rappel after cleaning all the gear:
Then went over to the Ent Center for the show. Not my favorite venue ever but holy shit what a great show!
Made the poor but awesome decision to hit up Murphy's on the way home. Which kind of sabotaged my race on Saturday, the Cheyenne Mountain Run. Had a good training day, but I was hoping to run a bit faster. Wasn't a complete disaster though, and it was a good three hour long run for me.
Relive 'Cheyenne Mountain'
After the run we headed up to the Air Force football game. Exciting game to watch as there wasn't much defense, and Air Force ended up with the win.
Not sure how much longer we'll have great weather, so I took advantage of Sunday. 1.5 hour hike with the dog in the Garden, seven mile run on the Garden roads, then two hours on the bike in Red Rock Canyon. Then $100 and I grabbed the climbing gear and headed back over to Red Rock Canyon. Nobody died, so I'd call that outing successful. Here's a shot of my rappel after cleaning all the gear:
Friday, October 11, 2019
Thursday, October 10, 2019
run commute 63
Monday - had to drive to work due to the dog having a vet appointment. Everything was normal at her annual check up. After that, and after a nice dog walk, I rode over to Garage Run the long way. 20 miles total on the bike.
Tuesday - run commute 62. Five miles to and back. Ran right around 20 minutes for the middle 5k.
Wednesday - bike commute 60. Straight to work, then eleven miles back home. It was 77F when I left the office. Headed out to Trails End for a bit and then went over to Front Range for some bluegrass. Walked back home around 10PM in a short sleeved t-shirt.
Thursday - It was 27F when the dog and I left the house for the morning hike. Still ran to work, but I took the short four mile route due to the weather. The first day of freezing temps is always a shock. Pikes was supposed to get up to a foot of snow but I have been unable to see the mountain all day. CityRock 109 at lunch, very close to getting another V4.
I am signed up for the VetFest 10K in Castle Rock on October 19 if anyone wants to throw down.
Tuesday - run commute 62. Five miles to and back. Ran right around 20 minutes for the middle 5k.
Wednesday - bike commute 60. Straight to work, then eleven miles back home. It was 77F when I left the office. Headed out to Trails End for a bit and then went over to Front Range for some bluegrass. Walked back home around 10PM in a short sleeved t-shirt.
Thursday - It was 27F when the dog and I left the house for the morning hike. Still ran to work, but I took the short four mile route due to the weather. The first day of freezing temps is always a shock. Pikes was supposed to get up to a foot of snow but I have been unable to see the mountain all day. CityRock 109 at lunch, very close to getting another V4.
I am signed up for the VetFest 10K in Castle Rock on October 19 if anyone wants to throw down.
Monday, October 07, 2019
Castle/Conundrum
Friday - not much time as I had to get to Castle Rock for work, so I took a quick trip to the track. 8 x 400m, 200m RBI. Untimed, they were all probably around 90 seconds.
After Castle Rock I headed out towards Aspen. Making two stops along the way.
Slept in the van outside of Aspen, and got an alpine start on Saturday with the local chapter of the Colorado Mountain Club. Did the Castle/Conundrum loop. I had done Castle before years ago, and Conundrum was my 35th Colorado 14er. This pic is from the summit of Castle. Notice my sweet ice axe!
Headed up to Conundrum, Castle in the background:
Castle from the summit of Conundrum:
Headed straight home after the 14ers. I could see the smoke as I drove through Buena Vista, looks pretty bad down there. It was bad enough a week earlier that I assumed there was a different fire, but it's just one big one. Hopefully the snow starts falling soon.
On Sunday I got up early and drug the wife and the dog over to the Garden for a five mile hike on the roads. It was the quarterly "motorless morning" in the Garden, and we pretty much had the roads to ourselves. After the hike I went back to the Garden for a run and got in a good 18 miler.
After Castle Rock I headed out towards Aspen. Making two stops along the way.
Slept in the van outside of Aspen, and got an alpine start on Saturday with the local chapter of the Colorado Mountain Club. Did the Castle/Conundrum loop. I had done Castle before years ago, and Conundrum was my 35th Colorado 14er. This pic is from the summit of Castle. Notice my sweet ice axe!
Headed up to Conundrum, Castle in the background:
Castle from the summit of Conundrum:
Relive 'Castle/Conundrum'
Headed straight home after the 14ers. I could see the smoke as I drove through Buena Vista, looks pretty bad down there. It was bad enough a week earlier that I assumed there was a different fire, but it's just one big one. Hopefully the snow starts falling soon.
On Sunday I got up early and drug the wife and the dog over to the Garden for a five mile hike on the roads. It was the quarterly "motorless morning" in the Garden, and we pretty much had the roads to ourselves. After the hike I went back to the Garden for a run and got in a good 18 miler.
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