“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”- Bertrand Russell
Just a quick post with March's numbers. Don't plan on doing anything today except driving to Crested Butte for the Grand Traverse tomorrow night. Might add in some stretching to these numbers but that's it. Solid month overall timewise with most of it getting ready for the Grand Traverse. Hopefully the race happens, we are at the mercy of the weather gods right now.
Things will drastically change on where I spend my time after this weekend. Wish us luck!!
“What do you hang on the walls of your mind?”- Eve Arnold
Trying to get my mind right for the Grand Traverse next week. Keep struggling some with depression episodes that end up with me binge eating at night and being angry at times during the day, especially when I am driving or at the store around a lot of people. This even got to the point where I was about to start a fight with someone in the parking lot who hit me with the side mirror of their car as they drove by, yes they got that close to hitting me directly. I put my hands up and started yelling, they pulled over about 20 yards away and got out of the car to yell back but as I started walking towards them they jumped in the car and drove off. Now I know some may think I am justified since I was hit even though it was minor but that is just not me to react that way. Been on a short fuse lately and not sure why..... Need to dig into that. Anyways here is how the week played out.
Monday:
2 PM: 4.2 mile walk in just over an hour. Easy long walk around the hood listening to podcast. Work was kicking my ass today and needed a short break once it warmed up.
3 PM: 49mins in the garage gym followed by 30mins in the sauna.
Bent Over Barbell Row : Sets 10 Bent Over Barbell Rows | 95 lbs 10 Bent Over Barbell Rows | 105 lbs 10 Bent Over Barbell Rows | 105 lbs 10 Bent Over Barbell Rows | 105 lbs 10 Bent Over Barbell Rows | 105 lbs
L Sit : 6x 20 secs L Sit, 20 secs L Sit, 20 secs L Sit, 20 secs L Sit, 20 secs L Sit, 20 secs L Sit, 20 secs
Tuesday:
7 AM: Skimo- 5.7 miles w/ 3000ft of vert in 1:33. 3 laps at Eldora, first lap was a little rough but then fell into a groove. Felt great after that!
10:30 AM: 1 hour at the gym
Warmup: Airbike, mobility, drills and light front squats
5-4-3-2-1: 8 mins 40 secs | Rx'd 5-4-3-2-1 reps of: Front Squat, 60% 1RM | 125 lbs Rope Climb Box Jump, 32 in
--- have I ever shared how much I love rope climbs???? I will always try to make those workouts if I can. Think I love them so much because I could never do them as a kid and now I am pretty decent at them.
Wednesday:
-NOTE: No weight check today, forgot.
6 AM: 5.1 miles w/ 1400ft of vert in 1 hour. Easy early morning lap of Mt Sanitas, got to watch the sunrise from the summit. Felt like I was going fast up the hill but looked at my watch at the top and was 3-4mins slower than normal. Just not used to running in the dark I guess. LOL.
9 AM : 1 hour at the gym
Warmup: Rowing, mobility and drills.
Every 1 min for 15 mins: Toes-to-bars, and Burpees : 110 reps
AMReps in 15 mins:
1 Toes-to-bar, 1 min
Burpee
2 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
3 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
4 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
5 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
6 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
7 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
8 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
9 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
10 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
11 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
12 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
13 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
14 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
15 Toes-to-bars, 1 min
Burpee
---Stopped after min 11.. arms gone (elbow issues)
Thursday:
7 AM: 7 AM: Skimo- 5.7 miles w/ 3000ft of vert in 1:30. 3 laps of Eldora... thought I was slow today but was a few mins faster today than I have been. Beautiful sunny morning up there verses the fog in Boulder.
4 PM : 1 hour at the gym
Warmup: Rowing, mobility and drills
Clean : 1 Rep Max : 200 lbs
Sets
1 Clean | 200 lbs
21-15-9: Row Calories and Med Ball Squat Cleans : 4 mins 48 secs | Rx'd
21-15-9 reps of:
Row Calories
Med Ball Squat Clean, 20 lbs
--- Super happy with my Power Clean max this evening at the gym. This would be a new PR. I probably could have gotten 205 up but did not see the point and the last thing I wanted to do was to push it to hard and get hurt. Got a 15lb PR which is good enough for now.
Friday:
7 AM: Skimo- 12.75 miles w/ 6000ft of vert in 3:27. 6 laps at Eldora this morning. Bonked about halfway up the 6th time but I also had no calories or water the whole time so that is my own fault. Such a great morning out there! Thought about staying up there and doing another lap or 2 but honestly I was pretty tired and only took the morning off work, not the whole day. No photos today.... same view as always which you can see above.
3:30 PM: 36mins in the garage gym followed by 35 mins in the sauna
Legs (30 reps or 15 per side): Air squats Side Lunges w/ arms overhead Forward knees-over-toes deep lunge w/ reach overhead Step back lunge w/ high knee hold (squeeze glute for a count) Rocking calf raises w/ ankle - metatarsal touch (ankles never come apart!)
Core (30 reps or 15 per side): Oblique press Hollow rock leg raises Bird dog planks Glute-bridge heel raises Bicycles
Upper Body: 40 to 60 Push-ups (Goal is 60, less if your not good at them yet) 20 to 30 Pull-ups (or substitute chair dips if you don't have pull-up bar)
Saturday:
9 AM: 1 hour at the gym waiting for it to warmup outside.
Warmup: Airbike, mobility and drills
5 RFT: Partner Wods, 29 mins 21 secs 5 rounds of: Partner Wod Assault Bike, 2000 m 40 Single Dumbbell Hang Clean & Jerks, 50 lbs 40 Push-ups
--With Jeff, one person works at a time dividing reps however.
11 AM: 6.3 miles w/ 1400ft of vert in 1:03. Easy run from NCAR on the Mesa Trail and back. Such a great morning out there! Dropped off the skis at Neptune on the way home to get them tuned up for the Grand Traverse next weekend, should have them back on Sunday.
Sunday:
7 AM: 13.1 miles in 1:23:37. Spring Equinox Half Marathon: Paula needed to get one more half marathon due to one race ran a while back not having online results to get her official 100 half marathon finishes so she talked me into joining her. I planned on just using it as a so called tempo run running the middle 6-7 miles harder and jog the rest but ending up locking in around a 6:05 pace for most of it. Would have had a chance to break 1:20 if I would not have stopped for over 3 mins at the turn around to shit. Surprised I made it the porta potty and did not shit my pants. 14th overall and 2nd Master.
Time to taper!!!! And my watch seems to agree. At least it said "Please"....
Total Weekly Numbers
Solid week overall... Biggest focus on the week of course was uphill skiing as much as I could fit in. Honestly I am ready for the Grand Traverse to be over. I love all the skiing and uphilling but it is a time suck driving back and forth 3 times a week to get in the earned turns. That is an hour each way on average. So if I go 3 times a week that is at least 6 hours of driving... I will most likely keep going until the slopes close for summer but maybe once a week. This coming week is all about the taper to get ready for the upcoming weekend so a lot less volume overall... Feel like I need it after the past few months. Been a lot of time and vert the past 2 months, hopefully this will translate well into just focusing Hardrock training after the Grand Traverse.
“The secret of happiness is something to do.”- John Burroughs
Monday:
2:30 PM: Bike: 12.25 miles in 55mins. Easy ride from the house around the hood on the gravel bike. Mostly road but did jump on some crushed gravel trails as well. Tired legs but otherwise all good from the weekend.
Came across this photo from the Salida Marathon on Saturday... So yes I did run.
-- Jump in for a 30min sauna this afternoon after the bike ride.
Tuesday:
7 AM: Skimo- 5.7 miles w/ 3000ft of vert in 1:35. 3 laps of Eldora this morning. Windy as hell but was a great morning overall. With the time change we are back to Dawn Patrol again for it is dark again as I start up the hill the first time. Love it!
10:30 AM: 1 hour at the gym after skiing.
Warmup: Rowing, mobility and drills
21-15-9: 7 mins 18 secs 21-15-9 reps of: Deadlift, 50% 1RM | 185 lbs Box Jump, 24 in Toes-to-bar
- rest 3 mins then-
12-9-6: 4 mins 6 secs 12-9-6 reps of: Deadlift, 50% 1RM | 185 lbs Box Jump, 24 in Toes-to-bar
4 PM: Walk 2 miles in 34mins. Easy walk around the hood, had to get out for a bit since it was 65 degrees out this afternoon.
Wednesday:
-NOTE: Weight:167.8lbs, 8.1% bodyfat… up 1 pound. Been eating to much after dinner. Been all healthy stuff but still to much. Need to reel it in.
7:30 AM : 8.3 miles w/ 600ft of vert averaging 7:44pace. Easy miles from Costco in Superior right after the gym. Mix of roads, gravel roads and single track. Such a great morning out there today! First few miles were super slow but once warmed up was clicking along just fine. Legs are good from the Salida marathon already.
3:30 PM: Walk around the hood before the weather moves in, started sprinkling halfway through. 2.4 miles in 42mins.
Thursday:
7 AM: Skimo- 5.7 miles w/ 3000ft of vert in 1:39. 3 laps of Eldora this morning. Fresh 3 inches or so of powder and was snowing the whole time. Great conditions today, almost called in sick to work to stay up there all day but came down.
10:30 AM : 1 hour at the gym
Warmup: Airbike, mobility and drills
Chipper: 14 mins 54 secs | Rx'd
Run, 800 m
20 Dumbbell Snatches | 30 lbs
20 Dumbbell Squat Cleans, 35% 1RM | 60 lbs
100 AbMat Sit-ups
20 Dumbbell Squat Cleans, 35% 1RM | 60 lbs
20 Dumbbell Snatches | 30 lbs
Run, 800 m
Friday:
7 AM: Skimo- 9.1 miles w/ 4500ft of vert in 2:42. 5ish laps at Eldora this morning. More like 4 and half. Lost the AT track on the last lap on the backside (first time checking out the backside) and cut over verses going to the top again by mistake. Great morning out there!
GHD Hip Extensions : 3x15 Sets 15 GHD Hip Extensions 15 GHD Hip Extensions 15 GHD Hip Extensions
----- Headed over to Flats Beer Garden with Paula this evening to watch GZ jam out with his band Spare Change. Had a great time. Broke my diet of course and my 1 drink a month I have been following. Might just take it out of next month. Hell it was St. Paddy's day so that is an excuse right?
25:00 AMRAP: Partner Wod 50 Pull-ups 100 Wall Balls, 20 lbs 100 Kettlebell Swings, 53 lbs -split the reps with Charlie
11 AM: 12.8 miles w/ 1800ft of vert in 1:55. Easy jog on some new to me trails in North Boulder while Paula was out
jogging with her friends. The Hogback loop is new to me. Loved it! Short
and steep. Felt great once the stomach calmed down from binging last
night.
-- Paula got herself a new toy this afternoon. Unbound Gravel and other gravel races here we come!
Sunday:
7 AM: Skimo- 3.25 miles w/ 2000ft of vert in 1:30ish. Easy lap at Hidden Valley in RMNP. Super icy conditions to where skins would not grip and had to boot pack up a bunch of it. Slow skiing coming down as well for the same reason. Called it a day after 1 lap but still glad I went to give it a shot.
Total Weekly Numbers
Solid week overall. Could I have done more, yes but it all worked out just fine. 3rd week in a row where my total hours were over 20 hours. Need one more bigger week then a short taper for Grand Traverse Ski.
“Every failure is a step to success.”- William Whewell
- This quote is very fitting for this weekend....
Monday:
9 AM: Mellow 1 hour at the gym
Warmup: Rowing, mobility and drills
Split Jerk : 1 Rep Max
Sets
1 Split Jerk | 165 lbs
10 RFT: 3 mins 8 secs
10 rounds of:
5 Pull-ups
5 Push-ups
Reverse Hyper : 12-12-12-12 :
Sets
12 Reverse Hypers | 105 lbs
12 Reverse Hypers | 105 lbs
12 Reverse Hypers | 105 lbs
12 Reverse Hypers | 105 lbs
2:30 PM: 2.4 mile afternoon walk around the hood. Rest day today. Followed that up with 30mins in the sauna.
Tuesday:
7 AM: Skimo 5.7 miles w/ 3000ft of vert in 1:35. 3 laps at Eldora early this morning before work. Raining, icy and cold below 9,500ft but above that was sunshine and an inversion.. Pretty damn cool.
9 AM: 1:20 at the gym.
Warmup: Running, mobility and drills
4 RFT: 10 mins 33 secs 4 rounds of: Run, 200 m 21 Front Squats, 35% 1RM | 75 lbs 12 Toes-to-bars
This video is for following along, 45 sec work, 15 sec rest x 7 exercises
Trap Bar Deadlift
Sets
10 Trap Bar Deadlifts | 155 lbs
10 Trap Bar Deadlifts | 165 lbs
10 Trap Bar Deadlifts | 175 lbs
10 Trap Bar Deadlifts | 195 lbs
Barbell Curl
Sets
10 Barbell Curls | 62 lbs
10 Barbell Curls | 62 lbs
10 Barbell Curls | 62 lbs
10 Barbell Curls | 62 lbs
Bb Skull Crusher
Sets
10 Bb Skull Crushers | 62 lbs
10 Bb Skull Crushers | 62 lbs
10 Bb Skull Crushers | 62 lbs
10 Bb Skull Crushers | 62 lbs
4 Rounds
20sec calf raises
10sec hold up
20sec calf raises
10sec hold up
30sec recovery
Wednesday:
- The scores for the Crossfit open have finally settled and are final. I ended up 3228st place out of about 16,000 in my age group of 45-49 worldwide. I will take that considering this is not my main sport and I am coming back from a pretty serious back injury. Here is a breakdown of how I did in years past but the amount of people participating was less most of the years so my overall percentage was higher this year than it ever has been, I was in the 78th percentile this year, if you are in the 90th percentile you get to move on to quarterfinals. That will never happen unless I learn how to do a ring muscle-up or get much stronger on overhead movements.
5:30 AM: 1:15 at the gym
Warmup: Airbike, mobility and drills
6x RFT:
6 rounds, each round for time, of:
60 Double Unders
12 Power Snatches, 40% 1RM | 75 lbs
12 Bar Facing Burpees
Resting 1 min between each round.
Push Press :
Sets
3 Push Press, 70% 1RM | 115 lbs
3 Push Press, 80% 1RM | 130 lbs
3 Push Press, 90% 1RM | 4 reps, 145 lbs
9:30 AM : 9.5 miles w/ 700ft of vert averaging 7:10pace. Out and back from the Coalton Trailhead on the Dirty Biz loop. 4x7mins with 3min recoveries in the middle of the workout. Ran those between 6-6:30pace depending on hills. Feel really good about today's effort, things seem to be turning a corner lately.
2:30 PM: 35mins Giddyup Circuit 2.0 in the garage gym
How to: https://youtu.be/XV5ypk19jZg
Core (30 reps or 15 per side):
Crunches
Oblique press
Hollow rock leg raises
Side Crunches (elbow to leg lift)
Glute-bridge clams (optional w/ band)
Curl crunch
Russian twists
Bicycles
Bent knee side planks
Planks 2 min
Legs (30 reps or 15 per side):
Air squats
Side Lunges w/ arms overhead
Bulgarian split squat
Runner arabesque w/ high knee hold
Step back lunge w/ high knee hold
Figure 4 squat
Calf raises on a step
Wall sit 2 min
Upper body (minimum 5 sets, up to 10 sets if you're feelin' saucy!):
10 push-ups / 5 pull-ups
(Or as many as you can do of each)
Thursday:
-NOTE: No weight check this week...... feel good and pants are loose so not bothering with it.
7 AM: Skimo 5.7 miles w/ 3000ft of vert in 1:36. 3 early morning laps at Eldora this morning. 4-5 inches of fresh powder. The skiing was very good! Was going to do more but chilled since I have the Salida Marathon on Saturday. New skins on the skis today as well, was not sliding nearly as much.
5 rounds, 1 min per station: Burpee Pull-up Box Jump Over, 24 in Assault Bike Calorie Rest 1 min
8:30 AM: 5 miles averaging 8min pace. Easy shakeout after the gym over at Davidson Mesa. Been a while since I have been over here, used to by my daily run. It could be come my daily run again for there are talks at work of making us go back to the office. A new VP is pushing for it... sigh..... might start looking for a new job that is remote if that happens, we will see. Some of the people at work who have been at Medtronic for 20-30 years were going to work 2-3 more years before retiring but now are talking about retiring now if they are forced to go back to the office. Needless to say most people are not happy about it.
Saturday:
8 AM: Salida Marathon- 24 miles w/ 4200ft of vert in 3:35. Salida Marathon- Started out really slow and built into it as time went on. Had to stop at mile 2 to shit again and lots of potty breaks as well the first half, broke my diet for dinner the night before and paid the price. Second half went great but I was short on total distance and could not figure out why. After looking at other runner's Strava I figured it out. I was directed to go the wrong way by a volunteer at the last aid station (or I thought was the last aid station) so missed a 2 mile loop towards the end around at mile 21. Didn’t figure it out until I finished of course and I told the race director pulling my name from the age group awards. Oh well, got a good workout in. Lots of snow up top, mid-shin and snowed most of the race. No photos during the race, I did not carry my phone due to how wet we got.
Hung around Salida for 3ish hours looking in shops, getting coffee, and an Old Fashion before heading to Bob's house in Leadville to ski on Sunday.
Sunday:
10 AM: Combo of Uphill Skimo and Alpine Skiing. 12 miles w/ 5500ft of vert. We had a skin failure were the glue was not sticking to the ski so we switched to just doing downhill and jumped on the lifts. We did get in about 3 miles and 2000ft before that happened, the rest of the mileage and vert is just downhill. My legs (especially the hips and quads) were fucking trashed today from the race. Had to take a lot of breaks on the downhill due to cramping but the uphill was fine, just tired. All good even though I think I was annoying Bob a little bit. LOL...
Total Weekly Numbers
Not a bad week overall. Was hoping for a bigger week than last week but ended about the same. If I would have ran the whole course on Saturday and the legs would have held out longer on Sunday's ski it would have been a bigger week. Still a really solid week that I am pleased about. 2 more big weeks then it is taper time for the Grand Traverse Ski.
“If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.”- W. Edwards Deming
After my shitty week last week and dealing with some demons over the weekend I have to get back in touch with the process of everything. Seems like I need to remind myself that often lately, enjoy the process.
Monday:
6 AM: 1 hour at the gym, ending up with 2.25 miles of running in this workout as well.
Warmup: jogging, mobility and drills
10 RFT: Clean & Jerks, 200 m, Pull-ups, and 2 more : 21 mins | Rx'd
10 rounds of:
3 Clean & Jerks, 50% 1RM | 115 lbs
Run, 200 m
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Air Squats
2:30 PM: 25 min afternoon dog walk before hitting the garage gym.
3 PM: 39 mins in the garage gym followed by 30min sauna
Bench Press 10x10
Sets
10 Bench Press | 100 lbs
10 Bench Press | 100 lbs
10 Bench Press | 100 lbs
10 Bench Press | 100 lbs
10 Bench Press | 100 lbs
10 Bench Press | 100 lbs
10 Bench Press | 100 lbs
10 Bench Press | 100 lbs
10 Bench Press | 100 lbs
10 Bench Press | 100 lbs
Bent Over Barbell Row
Sets
10 Bent Over Barbell Rows | 100 lbs
10 Bent Over Barbell Rows | 100 lbs
10 Bent Over Barbell Rows | 100 lbs
10 Bent Over Barbell Rows | 100 lbs
10 Bent Over Barbell Rows | 100 lbs
Barbell Curl
Sets
10 Barbell Curls | 57 lbs
10 Barbell Curls | 57 lbs
10 Barbell Curls | 57 lbs
10 Barbell Curls | 57 lbs
Bb Skull Crusher
Sets
10 Barbell Skull Crushers | 57 lbs
10 Barbell Skull Crushers | 57 lbs
10 Barbell Skull Crushers | 57 lbs
10 Barbell Skull Crushers | 57 lbs
GHD Hip Extensions : 3x15
Sets
15 GHD Hip Extensions
15 GHD Hip Extensions
15 GHD Hip Extensions
Tuesday:
7 am: 1 hour at the gym
Warmup: Airbike, mobility and drills
AMRAP 20 mins: 7 rounds + 1 Burpee | 281 reps
20:00 AMRAP:
25 Burpees
15 Back Squats, 45% 1RM | 115 lbs
-Legs are shot after this one, ended up with 105 squats and 176 burpees... ouch.
8 AM: 7.6 miles w/ 600ft of vert averaging 7:55pace. Easy out and back on the dirt roads behind Costco. Windy as fuck but otherwise a great run! Legs were better than expected after all those squats.
-- Went out this evening with Paula and her friends to celebrate her 73 hour adventure race across Florida this past weekend. Used up my one February drink (margarita) on the last day of the month.
Wednesday:
NOTE: No weight check today... forgot about it when I woke up plus I don't like weighing myself the morning after drinking, it is always high even after 1 drink.
9 AM: 8.5 miles w/ 700ft of vert averaging 7:20pace. 20min warmup/ 2x10min tempo w/ 3min recovery/ 20min cooldown. Did this on part of the Dirty Bizmark as an out and back from the Coalton Trailhead. Best run that I have had in a while, shocked me it went well considering how trashed my legs are from all the squats yesterday. The 10min tempos were between 6 and 6:30 pace for the most part depending on if I was going up, down or flat.
3:30 PM: 37mins in the garage gym followed by 30mins in the sauna
Core (30 reps or 15 per side): Crunches Oblique press Hollow rock leg raises Side Crunches (elbow to leg lift) Glute-bridge clams (optional w/ band) Curl crunch Russian twists Bicycles Bent knee side planks Planks 2 min
Legs (30 reps or 15 per side): Air squats Side Lunges w/ arms overhead Bulgarian split squat Runner arabesque w/ high knee hold Step back lunge w/ high knee hold Figure 4 squat Calf raises on a step Wall sit 2 min
Upper body (minimum 5 sets, up to 10 sets if you're feelin' saucy!): 10 push-ups / 5 pull-ups (Or as many as you can do of each)
Thursday:
7 AM: Skimo 7.5 miles w/ 3900ft of vert in 2 hours. 4 early morning uphill laps at Eldora. Felt a lot faster today even though the legs are shot from weights this week. I have never been able to get in 4 laps between 7-9am, usually all I get in is 3.
10:30 AM : 1 hour at the gym
Warmup: Airbike, mobility and drills
8 RFT: 13 mins 23 secs | Rx'd
8 rounds of:
8 Toes-to-bars
8 Kettlebell Swings, 53 lbs
8 Wall Balls, 20 lbs
8 Assault Bike Calories
--had to stop by on my way home from the gym to see this monkey since Paula had to go to the office all day today. Having her all last week really made me miss having a dog in the house.
Friday:
7 AM: 1:15 at the gym
Warmup: Rowing, jump rope, lots of mobility and drills
CrossFit Games Open 23.3 - Rx'd : 125 reps | Rx'd
AMReps in 12 mins:
5 Wall Walks | 5 reps
50 Double Unders | 50 reps
15 Snatches, 95 lbs | 15 reps
5 Wall Walks | 5 reps
50 Double Unders | 50 reps
12 Snatches, 135 lbs -- to heavy for me here, tapped out
20 Strict Handstand Push-ups
50 Double Unders
9 Snatches, 185 lbs
20 Strict Handstand Push-ups
50 Double Unders
6 Snatches, 225 lbs
-- Just like that the Crossfit Open is over for me. We will see where I ranked Worldwide on either Monday night or Tuesday. This is my 5th or 6th Open and it is always cool to see where I ended up overall verses past years. I will post it on next Tuesday.
8:30 AM: 7.1 miles w/ 1800ft of vert in 1:25. Easy run from NCAR along the Mesa trail and some loops coming off the Mesa trail. Lot of death ice out there, especially on the Flatirons Loop where I was sliding down on my ass to be safe. HA!! Really slowed the run down but all good.
Saturday:
8 AM: 18.75 miles w/ 5100ft of vert in 3:45. Easy long run on Mount Santias. Did 3 large loops then up the valley over the ridge to town and back to get to the 3:45 time that I was supposed to run. Donnie showed up at mile 10 and finished up with me. Pretty damn tired after this run for the rest of the day. Biggest day I have had in a while.
Sunday:
8 AM: Skimo 7 miles w/ 3000ft of vert in 3 hours. Some ski touring in RMNP, true back country conditions today. Hit up Hidden Valley for a lap and half then did an out and back up Trail Ridge road to get in some flatter skinning which a lot of the Grand Traverse is. Legs were shit today from yesterday which is not surprising. More breaks than normal but all good. Got to lay the first track up the hill (video below) and got the first run in the powder up top. Left sooner than I planned due to weather moving in.
-- Got me another postcard in the mail from JT today as well.. always look forward to these surprises.
--- Also super proud of Don!!! Been tracking him all weekend since I could not go and help crew like I wanted too. He went and did something outside his comfort zone at the Jackpot 48 hour. Basically run a 2.31 mile loop for 48 hours straight... He ended up finishing with 185 miles for 3rd place... my mind is blown!!! Can't wait to pace him at Cocodona 250 in May! Going to be a blast!!
Total Weekly Numbers
I am tired.... hell of a week getting back on the wagon after my shitty week last week. Biggest week of 2023 timewise so far. Wonder if I can keep this going for a few more weeks before the Grand Traverse on April 1st. Next race is next Saturday the 11th, Salida Marathon. Just using it as a long supported training run and plan on staying up in the mountains and ski all day Sunday before heading back. Going to be another big weekend.
"There are only three things that always tell the truth; drunk people, children, and Lycra." -Anonymous
And my training log, it always tells the truth at the end of the month. Not the best month for I had a mental health weekend that just happened last weekend and fucked things up some but that is the nature of the beast. Also missed a couple of ski days do to not wanting to drive on shitty roads at 5:30am. Just moving on.... Signed up for Pikes Peak Ascent today so added another race in Sept. Was going back and forth between Pikes and pacing RRR100 that weekend or doing the Cowboy 200. Staying local so I am not spending money traveling won out this time but the Cowboy 200 is on my list since it is just north of where I grew up in Nebraska. Plus I want to get back to Cyclocross and would be hard to do that this fall if I was trying to recover from a 200 miler.
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