Aug 18-Aug 26th
Aug 18th - Leadville 100 trail 2012 DNF 19 hours or so mile 60
Aug 19- Stroll around some reservior 10 minutes down rt. 24. Thought some backpacker dropped his sandal and ran back, out of breathe in 20 seconds.
Aug 20- Ran 8mi through Red Rocks. Fatigued still from Hope Pass but it felt good. Badass park! Missed Crosby Still and Nash playing the next day. Drove to Boulder and ran "blueberry something or other/Mesa" up to the Flatirons where there was this huge Flat Rock face. Ran back down (~3 mi total). Went a little nuts on the downhill there was some onlookers waiting for my fall. Back to Denver for a few winks.
Aug 21- 10 miles Hidden Valley Randolph/Patriots Path. Felt lighter than usual, got to the gym the next morning and was down to 135 from 144 a month prior. I guess did not eat enough after the run and burned a lot of mass off. But feeling less stress on the joints.
Aug 22- AM --> Gym squats/deadlifts/lunges/calf raises/back extensions. First time in three weeks. I think I screwed up my left calf doing the calves too heavy, the rest of the week had a weird calf strain making it hard to walk at work. Took some Tylenol which I don't usually do. Felt good to get back to this routine. Felt weaker on the lifts, thinking of switching to more plyometrics and attempting to do lots of one-legged squats throughout the year as it would be more condusive to trail running/hills and leave me less sore.
PM --> Calf made running impractical. 60 min. stepclimber level 7 with double steps and level 8 last 3 minutes of every 10. Upper body workout, abs (leg raises and weighted ball crunches).
Aug 23- 1 hour stat bike hill intervals. Upper body workout, planks.
Aug 24- 1 hour moderate stepclimber level 7. Calf almost good.
Aug 25- Help sister move into their new place in PA. Got a loop of Mt. Tammany DWG in on the way. 4.5 mi.. Felt good but calf still very tight.
Aug 26- 26.2mi Ringwood main loop and capoff on the yellow trail at the end for a marathon distance. 5:08. Never felt better on this trail. My diet had been cleaned up over the past 3 weeks and I am lighter and more energetic. The hills were easier, I wasn’t as wiped, although it was a noticeably cooler day. Started with 100oz camelbak and used almost the whole thing by the end.
Total (running) mileage: 50-52
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