w/ Flynn & Otis @ Coors lots, 18 mins
Still recovering from the flu, at least got in a short run
Tuesday, 12/25/12
w/ Baby @ Cheesman Park, 30 mins
Christmas Day run with new MaxFund dog (Julie got adopted). We took it pretty easy but he seems to have great running potential.
Wednesday, 12/26/12
w/ Griffin @ Wash Park, 60 mins / 6.25 miles
Feeling back to normal, nice run with Griff over to the park for our loops.
w/ Optimus & Rowdy, 61 mins / 6.2 miles
Great to pair these two up for a run, and they did well together (similar pace).
w/ Maja & Payton @ Bluffs Park, 65 mins / 5.32 miles
The chunky snow on the bluffs slowed things down, but still a good workout for these two.
Thursday, 12/27/12
Off - drove all day out to Arizona
Friday, 12/28/12
w/ Flynn @ Canal Trail, Scottsdale, AZ - 30 mins
Nice easy run along the water.
Saturday, 12/29/12
w/ Flynn @ Canal Trail, Scottsdale - 20 mins.
Flynn happy to get out, tapering down for Across The Years race on Monday.
Sunday, 12/30/12
w/ Flynn @ Scottsdale streets, 10 mins.
Just a short taper run to shake out legs.
Monday, 12/31/12
solo @ Across The Years 24hr event, 70 miles in 14.5 hrs
Wow fixed timed races, especially ones that are totally flat (1.05 mile loop) with no muscle pounding variation, are tough. I don't like walking much in races so just decided to go for it and see if I could run a (relatively) fast PR 100 mile time. The race started at 9am and I had 70 miles done by 11:30pm, but by then the quads were totally fried and locked up from running the hard track all day. I could hardly walk much less run so stopped and called it a day. Bummed not to hit my original goal but it was fun just to run and see how things would progress and what the final distance would be.
To put a little perspective on the race (but of course not make excuses ;) one of the participants was Ian Sharman. He holds the fastest 100-mile trail time in North America: 12hr 44mins. We chatted around midnight and he said he couldn't believe how hard the course had become and how bad his legs felt. He slogged it out the whole 24 hrs and wound up with 109 miles total - only 9 miles further than his record setting 100, with an extra 11+ hours of time! His two performances illustrate quite well how fixed time events like these, on flat, hard surface loops are much harder than regular fixed distance trail races. So if you're looking for a challenge...
Well that's a wrap for 2012, overall the best running year I've ever had. Only took 2 days off all year, ran 4 ultras and a marathon. The highlight was definitely completing Leadville 100 (and running the next day).
2013
Tuesday, 1/1/13
Off - legs ridiculously sore
Wednesday, 1/2/13
Off
Thursday, 1/3/13
w/ Flynn @ Tom's Thumb trail, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, AZ - 60 mins
Checked out this fun trail run outside Scottsdale, we ran the trails up about 1400' up to the Tom's Thumb rock structure and then back to the parking lot.
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| Flynn on Tom Thumb trail |
solo @ Animas River path, Durango, Co.- 20 mins
Pit stop driving back to Denver, nice scenic pathway along the river in this CO mountain town.
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| Animas River |
w/ Flynn & Otis @ Coors lots, 25 mins
Finished the drive back from AZ and got the pups out to stretch their legs and burn off some pent-up-in-the-car energy.
Sunday, 1/6/13
w/ Charlotte & solo @ Cheesman Park, 55 mins / 6 miles
Did a short evaluation run for new client dog Charlotte (sweet 18 month old silver lab) and then went to Cheesman for 3 quick loops. Legs finally feel fully recovered from ATY.
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| Tom's Thumb |
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