I'm sure part of it is my own stubbornness, having decided many months ago that I don't want to stay here. But I'm at least trying to appreciate Colorado for what it is. The weather really is fantastic. I like not feeling like I could almost swim through the air. And Colorado has made me unafraid to try new things - and to go on adventures by myself. So, that is good.
But I'm realizing home is where your heart is, and my heart simply isn't here. Guess what? That's ok. In due time, I'll be back where my heart is.
Monday
Quick 6 minute HIIT before I hit the road for a long drive from Kansas City to Colorado. Jeff and I were both bored out of our skulls.
When I got home, I did my hip and core strengthening routine.
Tuesday
Morning bike ride in, followed by a 4 minute HIIT workout. 30 sec on/10 sec rest of the following:
Sumo squats (shallow) with kettle bell
Jump squats (shallow)
Kettlebell deadlift
Half burpee with kettlebell deadlift (ie, burpee, then pick up the bell as you stand up)
Star jumps
Hamstring ball curls
High knees
Jumping Jacks with side lateral raises
Biked home for lunch and then drove back to work because of the forecast for afternoon rain.
Total miles: 4.5 in ~ 22 minutes
Wednesday
I really didn't want to walk allll the way to my apartment gym and do HIIT so I was really excited when I saw that morning's workout was all overweight.
40 sec on/10 sec rest of:
high knees
chair dips
walking pushups
jump squats (shallow)
.... something I can't remember
bicycle crunches
crossfit style burpee (burpee w/ pushup)
all x 2 for 11:30 workout
August 3rd was my first anniversary with Betty Bu the Black Subaru, so I took her in for her 12 month service this morning, got a ride back to my apartment and then biked into work.
When it was time to pick Betty up, I looked up the distance between my apartment and the dealership. Only 3.5 miles. I rode my bike home, with the plan to give Jeff some love, then change and run to get Betty. Problem was, a headache was building and my brain felt every bump I hit on the bike ride home. I was in denial that running was a bad idea, changed, coated myself in sunscreen and then realized it wasn't going to happen. Plus, I needed to hit the grocery store and I did not want to carry shopping bags for 3.5 miles. So, I dejectedly called for a pick up. Oh well.
Total miles: 4.5 in ~ 22 minutes
Thursday
For whatever reason, this was a rough day. I desperately wanted Starbucks, so drove into work rather than biking so I could swing by and get coffee. Then, I was highly caffeinated, but still tired.
By the end of the day, I didn't want to do anything so I didn't. And then I remembered how I wanted to run the day before, so instead of Jeff's nightly walk, we had a nightly run/walk. Tjom the Garmin didn't pick up GPS signal, so it "estimated" my mileage ... and apparently, I was on track to give Shalane a run for her money on the American record for 10,000m. At first I thought it was the world record, but that is 29:33. Even a messed up GPS isn't getting me under that.
I also forced myself to do hip and core strengthening. Ugh, I'm so over this. I will be a joy at PT post surgery.
Total miles: 2.1 in 29:06
Friday
Did a cross-fit style workout at the end of the day. Three rounds of tabata with the following for one round: deadlifts (started at 100, went down to 65), inverse rows (those sucked) and power lunges with 10 pound dumbbells. 12 minutes of work for going on 3 days DOMS as I write this. It was great.
Saturday
Hiked around Royal Gorge Bridge and park with friends who were visiting from Minnesota. It was a bit of a drive from where I live, and even from where they were camping (Cheyenee Mountain Park), but well worth it. Afterwards, we had a picnic just outside the Royal Gorge Park. I felt like I was in a Subaru commercial.
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| Cheyenne Mountain State Park |
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| Royal Gorge Bridge |
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| Betty Bu the Black Subaru could be a star! Please don't try to get my plate #. |
One of the friends was running the Pike's Peak Marathon. I used to think I wanted to do the ascent, but now I'm not so sure. It looks, like, hella tough. My friend underestimated his time by almost 2.5 hours, not realizing what a toll the altitude would take on him once he got above 11,000 feet.
We tried to meet him at the top by taking the cog railway, but that didn't work out. Enjoyed the views and watching some of the leaders make it to the summit, take a drink of water and head back down.
Those folks are INSANE. But they did get a really nice finisher jacket. So, there's that. As one of my Kansas trail running buddies would say, "you are a free shirt whore". She's not entirely wrong, but I have never been one to turn down free anything, except for drugs and sometimes doughnuts.
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| I believe that's Wyoming on the horizon. Showing off my FREE Trail Nerds hat. |
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| Finish line of Pike's Peak marathon. You can't really tell, but it's pouring in this photo. So glad I remembered my umbrella. |
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