My First Official 20

Ran a lap around Chatfield Reservoir and then added a few on the Highline Canal Trail to make it to 20. Suffered through an hour of rain, so the hot shower after getting home felt awfully nice. Time was 3:53. All things considered, feeling pretty good afterwards.

Thursday F4 Workout

     We ran the dam route at Boulder Rez. Our main workout was 4X6min @ our target BB pace with 2min recoveries after each. I think that I have my pace "dialed in" as I ran paces of 9:19,08, 14 & 9:16. Now IF I can just sustain that for a full 6.2 miles! I felt good though and I have no (knock on wood) injuries afflicting my "maturing" body.

Gauntlet Run

Well we survived. actually it was a lot of fun. There were 15 obstacles - rope ladders, lots of things to climb over, a dunk tank, a 20 foot in wall to climb and a section you had to carry a 50lb pack. Only minor injuries that were cured with beer, pizza, prosecco and more beer. We would do it again. The up hill was the hard part for those who don't run that mountain all the time http://www.gauntletraces.com/#!rock-the-gauntlet/c1hae

Rattlesnake Shake

18 miles on Green Mountain this morning, ran around it and over the top twice with some extra loops on top. Probably about 2,500 feet of elevation gain. Saw my first ever rattlesnake as well, only took 11 years to spot one. The last couple miles were a little rough, my IT band reminded me I've been neglecting my foam roller for a few weeks.

Saturday F4 LSD

     We ran this morning along the Certain Death trail at Boulder Rez and the up Niwot road. The first part of the run was @ Zone 1. We finished with 5min of LO Z2, then 5min HI Z2 and then 5min at 10K pace (Z3). The entire run felt exceptionally good! Running with friends makes a workout so much easier!