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April 28, 2005

Wow, that was interesting

Thank you so much Alison and P for the directions to Razorback Ranch. I could never have found it without your help!

So the Razorback Ranch thing is very bizarre, and yet at the same time, very Arkansas. I drove around for a LONG time to find it, not because it is particularly hard to get there, but more because I had lost my 'thinking outside the box' capability when it comes to directions. And you know how when you get directions off the internet they rarely give you the most efficient way to get somewhere. But anyway, I made it, so that was good! When I parked on the side of the road (at the intersection where I was told to park, there is not much of a shoulder but there's a nice patch of grass where I could be mostly off the road), it was about 7:20, so I didn't have a lot of time to run unfortunately. I figured I could get 3 miles in before the sun went down. I was also famished as I had eaten two power bars all day (yes this is bad I know). So I thought it would be more like a short exploratory run type of thing.

Alison had warned me about this but when you start running down the dirt road, it is so crazy! There are three 'No Tresspassing' signs. Then when you get down the road a ways there are these very shady, hillbilly, 'Deliverance'-esque houses. With shady vehicles out in front of them. I was so scared someone would come out brandishing his shotgun at me! Which of course I know is silly but still, it's pretty weird.

So then you run by the last of the houses and there is, like Alison said, a fence that a runner (but not much else) can get through. I keep repeating 'like Alison said' because it was almost too weird that these things were there - like she had seen them, told me about them, and I saw them, but they were just so strange out here in the middle of Fayetteville that I could hardly believe it. I wonder if that makes any sense. I was SO TIRED yesterday so that may have something to do with the whole twilight zone feeling.

Anyway once you get through the fence, run for another minute, you see the trails. I only ran one loop, which was about 4:00, three times and then I went back. But it was really nice! It was a trail you would expect to see in Maine, but there it was. You couldn't run 10 miles back there (without getting pretty bored) but it is definitely not a bad place to run at all. And it's very hilly in the surrounding areas (not so much on the trails) so that's good too. I freaked myself out a bit just because I was all alone out there so I ran back to the roads and added on to get 27 minutes for the run. That entire area seems pretty nice to run around so I will definitely be able to do some longer runs out there next week. It is really nice having something to look forward to in Arkansas so I am very, very grateful to have found it.

Anyway I was supposed to get up at 6:00 this morning to run, but I slept terribly again last night and in the middle of the night I reset my alarm to 7:15, but ended up actually waking up at 7:38. Still got in by 8:00 which is good. My flight home (YAY!!!!!) is at 3:30, so I think I can run when I get home, although since I don't have a lot to do, I may just go at lunchtime here instead. I really do need to run today because tomorrow we are going to Vegas so I know that this weekend will not be a good running weekend for me. I don't know when I will update this next, actually - probably not until Monday morning.

The thing I am most thankful about right now, aside from the fact that I made it through a pretty rocky week and I am going home today, is that I have found something to look forward to in Arkansas!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Wish me luck winning lots of money in Vegas :)

Posted by barb at 07:14 AM | Comments (1)

April 27, 2005

Cows, Horses, and Big Trucks

So I didn't go down to Fayettville last night to try to find the forbidden trails but I am going for sure tonight. Last night it was windy and cold and I was depressed as per usual. So I could not motivate to work out again last night which I figured was okay given circumstances and whatnot. I don't think hanging out in my bed really helped my mood but what can you do.

This morning I woke up at 5:00 for some reason and didn't really fall back asleep so at 6:00 it was pretty easy to get up. I am really tired now again but that is fine. Maybe it will help my day go by a little faster. I ran about 8 miles (1:12) and found a pretty nice road to run on. It doesn't have much of a shoulder (like all roads around here) but the traffic was extremely light. You do have to run on a major road for a few minutes and defy death and huge trucks that have revolting exhaust but that isn't too bad. The country-ish road I ran on was definitely good. I ran by horses, cows (with baby cows which are very cute), farms, and only one group of scary dogs that looked like they would try to kill me if they weren't tied to trees. I am beginning to think that there are no emissions laws here because seriously every other vehicle (maybe even 60%) are trucks.

It is also serious conservative bible thumping Bush-Cheney country which makes me want to hurl. I have made a small political statement by hiding the Busy-Cheney 2004 bumper sticker in my cube under the desk. Sometimes the small victories are all we have in life.

I just cannot wait to go home. Hopefully this day will go by reasonably fast and then I can run, sleep, run again, show up for a while, and go home. That will be nice.

Posted by barb at 07:55 AM | Comments (2)

April 26, 2005

Go Hogs

So Arkansas is not that bad. The running situation is sketchy, as pjm describes best, but that is all right. It's not as bad as Dallas. Here I really do not think everyone wants to run me over although they do seem shocked and perplexed by seeing a small woman out trotting around.

So we got to Arkansas (my colleage L. and myself) around 3:00 yesterday afternoon, Central time. The airport is absolutely tiny, it is kind of funny. But the flight was okay and I had the first row to myself which was nice. I am reading Slaughterhouse Five. So that was a good way to pass the hour and a half flight. We went to work for a while and just got settled a little bit and then I discovered that one of the other guys on the project is a runner which is so great! So we decided to go for a quick run after work at a place he has found. It's just a residential road that turns into a dirt road after a while so it is nothing too special, but it was fine. We ran 3 miles. So I ended up with 10 miles for the day.

We went to dinner as a team which was nice but which I do not want to do too often. I rather eat cereal and relax, because I am anti-social and I'd rather talk on the phone to friends than hang out with work people in general at night. Not only that but I get up at a sick hour in the morning and I am so tired today.

This morning I woke up at 6:00 (note this is 5:00 Denver time, and I stayed up till 11:00 talking to Matt and then to my friend B.). I was so tired but I figured I might as well go out and trot around. I found a non-offensive run and trotted around Springdale for a little over an hour to give me 7 miles for the morning. I am running with the guy from work again after work for maybe 5 more miles so that should be good. There is nothing to do down here but work out, so I plan to make the most of it from that perspective. Then tonight I am going to bed EARLY!

In the spirit of Blondie's suggestion, I did a few pick ups in the run this morning and I do plan to do this and strides much more often to get faster again. Not too much else is going on. I can't wait to go home! I will try to update again tonight when I get done with my second run.

Posted by barb at 01:13 PM | Comments (2)

April 25, 2005

One other thing about yesterday

This is kind of funny but gross. I was walking in the finish chute, and I saw some guy doubled over in front of me. All of a sudden he started booting like crazy. So I went over a chute to not be behind him any more. While I was in that chute, he booted like three more times, and it totally splattered all up my right calf. It was horrifying. Thus I moved over one more time to get out of his range. My goodness, who boots after running 5 miles in 36:50!

Posted by barb at 10:02 AM | Comments (2)

Slow

I am so slow right now. Who knows why. Maybe I am finally getting back into running fast after my maraton. Maybe I weigh too much. Maybe I am still struggling from spending too much time at sea level. Regardless I am very slow right now. I ran the Cherry Creek Sneak yesterday at 7:20 pace approximately - 36:51 for the entire race. I looked back at my log and in a disturbing trend I have become slower over the past two years. That is kind of disheartening for sure. In 2003 I ran this race in 35:33. In 2004, in the same weekend, I ran another 5 mile race on a much harder course in 36:03. And in fact last year I ran a 10 mile race on a very hard, hilly course at the same pace I ran for yesterday's race. That is pretty weak.

So not too much else to report about running except that something has got to change. I do not care too much about being fast, as I know I will never be an Olympic athlete, but this is depressing.

Here are some action items:
1. Do speed work. At least once a week if not twice a week. If I never run sub-7:00 pace, how can I expect to race sub-7:00 pace? That is a good question.
2. Continue to try to lose some weight. I think this will help a lot - I used to be able to run a lot faster with a lot less effort when I was more lean.
3. Possibly consider lower mileage. This summer I'd rather run some quality miles, do less overall mileage, and do some more mountain biking because I think it'll make me a more balanced person and a better athlete, which should probably make me faster.

Additional items TBD.... if anyone has thoughts, let me know.

For an overall summary, last week I ran 62 miles, so that was good, but I am trying to be less obsessed with mileage and more into quality! This morning, I woke up at 7:00 (that was nice!), and ran 7 miles. I have not had a truly easy day - defined by 4 or less miles - for a while but I think I'll have several this weekend in Vegas so I'm trying to hold off. I am heading to Arkansas in two and a half hours. I am trying hard to have a good attitude about this which is pretty tough but hopefully I can find somewhere nice to run there.

Posted by barb at 09:43 AM | Comments (5)

April 22, 2005

Good running, sad blogger

So my running has still been pretty great this week. I have run 47 miles so far this week. So I think I'll get at least 60 in for the week which would be nice considering that my half is coming up pretty soon. I have been feeling great on my runs which some people think is due to my new freedom from structured training. I do not know why, I imagine it's partly due to getting back into shape for altitude training and who knows why else. I seriously think that taking vitamins is also huge!

I haven't written in my blog for a few days so here is a brief review:
Wednesday: Planned to run again after work but did not end up going. I hung out on the couch, beautified myself, and read my new chick lit book instead. It was pouring which is so strange for here. The U2 concert was a lot of fun.

Thursday: Could not wake up early due to good times at U2. So I ran 3 miles at lunchtime. Then I found out that I have to go to Arkansas for work for five weeks, got really upset, and went for an 8 mile run after work. I absolutely killed it on this one! I ran 1:07:33 which is four minutes faster than I've ever done this run before. I have always thought it's a long 8 miles so I think I was running about 8:00 pace the whole way. I was very happy with this result.

Friday morning: 6 miles. I was really tired because I was up late due to being upset about work. I was dragging a bit at first from the miles I put in yesterday but after I while I felt fine. Depending on what time I get out of work today I may run 3-4 more miles later on.

So that is the news. I am so, so, so upset about starting to travel again. Not only will it screw up my training but I absolutely hate it. In addition I cannot think of a worse place in the United States than Arkansas. Seriously. Can you think of one redeeming value of Arkansas? I sure as hell can't. So today my students are doing workshops all day and I am job searching. Again. I have turned into a job hopper but I really need to get out of an industry where I am more likely than not getting on a plane to go to work. I can't even describe how much I hate traveling for work and how awful it is. In fact I'd better stop talking about it or I am going to start crying again. Which is the last thing we really need right now.

I hope everyone has a good weekend. I will try to update about my race sometime on Sunday.

Posted by barb at 10:55 AM | Comments (3)

April 20, 2005

Feeling Good

I have been feeling pretty darned good lately. This makes me happy! I am not sure what caused it - running doubles (doubtful), sleeping more (probable), eating somewhat less crap (also probable), taking my vitamins every day (definitely possible). Anyway it is great! I also feel that I am starting to drop a pound or two which is nice for sure. It helps me feel a little more energetic on my runs.

I did not have time to blog yesterday (even though I left work at 3:00), because I was just running around like crazy - ran 8 miles in the morning, 3 miles after work, picked up our U2 tickets from a friend, went grocery shopping, picked up mail at my apartment, cleaned the bathroom, etc., etc. I should also mention because it has been a few days that Monday I ended up with an 8/4 double. So I have solid mileage for the week so far. I have been feeling fine on my runs which is also nice. This morning we had a little change in the weather - it was a bit colder, very cloudy, and kind of misty and foggy when I ran. It was so, so pretty. I did this run where I go a few miles east and then run around the lake at City Park, and the view from there back to downtown is just outstanding. It makes you feel so happy to be alive! I ran 7 this morning and I think I should have time before we need to get going to U2 to run 3-4 miles this afternoon/evening. I am really trying to run decent mileage this week and if the only way I can do it is to run a double every day, I will.

Great job to all who ran at Boston. From the few people I have talked to about it, it sounds like the conditions were very, very tough! My friend C. said she is so sore that she needs to walk down the stairs backwards! She is such a trooper that she will be out running 20 miles on Sundays very soon though.

Anyway I am so excited for tonight, and I am getting pumped about the Sneak on Sunday. It should be a good time and a great weekend overall!

Posted by barb at 08:45 AM | Comments (2)

April 18, 2005

Blogging Withdrawl

I have been so lame about my blogging lately that I think now I am just going to start over-blogging to compensate. I have not run again since my post this morning, although I am sitting at my desk counting the minutes until I can get outside and enjoy this beautiful spring weather! Yes I am a running geek but what can I say.

I had been feeling directionless with regard to my running but now I am somewhat more focused. Considering that this half marathon in 3 weeks is probably one of two goal races for the year, I really haven't been thinking too much about it, or about my longer term running goals in general - it's more been like 'OK, get through this week, try to run a decent amount, then we'll talk about next week when we get there.' On one hand that is kind of nice since I am an over-planner in general, but on the other, it does not bode well for great performances.

So here are some goals:
1. Run 7 days a week again. At least most of the time. I keep taking one day off a week and I hate it.
2. Do one good solid long run this week in order to prepare for my half marathon.
3. Run a PR for the half marathon.
4. Run through this Sunday's 5 mile race.
5. Do some nice trail runs this summer, I always do these to make myself remember how much I love running.
6. Mountain bike a lot this summer for cross training and because it is fun.
7. Continue to eat healthier food and keep eating less dessert (I have been doing a decent job of this although I need to eat more fruit. I do not like fruit).

So that is some food for thought! I am off to run in 15 minutes, woo hoo!!

Posted by barb at 04:06 PM | Comments (4)

Signed up for a few races

That is the extent to the running excitement of this weekend. I was lame and hardly ran. I don't even know how many miles I ran last week, somewhere in the high 40's which is quite weak considering that one of the races I signed up for this weekend is a half marathon which is in 3 weeks! Oh well. I think I will be okay if I have a good week this week (which will end with a second race that I signed up for this weekend, a 5 miler).

Nonetheless, lame running aside, we had such a great weekend. We drove up to Vail Saturday morning (after I ran 4 miles), and skied one run after walking around and looking for pants for Matty as he had forgotten his. This turned out to be a bad idea most likely - buying Matt pants that is - because on our one run of the day he fell on his chest and is staying home from work today due to a bruised rib. However we ended up staying at the Ritz in Beaver Creek and it was absolutely fabulous. We got a couples massage yesterday morning which was really nice. I would have liked to go for a hike or something but it was really nice to lounge around and go in their pool and hot tub a bunch. They have this really cool indoor hot tub thing called the Grotto which is just enormous and really fun. So it was a nice, if lazy, weekend.

This morning I woke up at 6:00 and ran my 8 mile run down to Wash Park. Since I sucked yesterday I am going to run another 4 miles after work as well. We have a crazy week - concert tonight (that I am not going to do since I need to do laundry and I don't like the band), Nuggets game tomorrow night (yay!), and U2 concert tomorrow (also big yay!!). Hopefully I will actually get some mileage in this week. I am committed to doing it for sure.

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April 15, 2005

Crazy Week!

I have been so busy this week. I have so little time to blog it is just ridiculous. Anyway running has been going very well. I've run 44 miles so far this week including a very nice run this morning. My body is feeling pretty good so I am happy!

This weekend I am going to run as much as I can, we will be up in the mountains Saturday night staying at the Ritz (I am so excited about this) because we got a good deal. So I will get some very high altitude training in! I plan to sleep as much as possible after the hectic and stressful two weeks that I am closing out this afternoon. After a great happy hour and baseball game tonight, that is!

I hope everyone has a great weekend, and to the Boston runners, GOOD LUCK and run fast!!!

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April 13, 2005

Double Mania

For some reason I am doing all kinds of crazy doubles this week - really more from time constraints and weather issues than anything else. Yesterday I ran 5 miles before work in the cold (blah), and then ran 6 miles after work in the nice warm spring weather. That was great! This morning I planned to get up at 6:00 and run maybe 5-8 miles because we are going to the Nuggets game tonight, but I could not sleep too well as I had busted my computer last night so I was worried about my class today, and I woke up at 3:30 am to go to the bathroom and then had a nightmare about my dog. So I slept until about 6:50 instead, got up and ran a quick 4 miles where I actually felt pretty good in spite of my calves being fairly tight lately. I got ready for work in about 5 seconds, walked downtown, and got in by 8:15. What a busy morning!

Tonight before the game I am going to go to the gym and run as much as I have time for from there - hopefully 5-6 miles. That should be a fairly solid day. Then I will go and meet Matt for the game. The Nuggets have clinched their playoff spot so it's fun to watch them. We are hoping they will continue to play well through the rest of their regular season.

Now that I have decided to quit my running group, I actually feel lots better about my running - I just feel like there is less pressure on me to run mileage (even though I am running decent mileage so far this week), and I seem to be enjoying my running more. I want to go run in Boulder, but I want to go when and where I want to go. I want to run the Mesa Trail at 9:00, not run in North Boulder at 7:30. So I am happy about my decision and really happy about my running right now!

Posted by barb at 08:57 AM | Comments (0)

April 11, 2005

Happy running day!

I had a really good running day believe it or not. Even though I have been somewhat down in the dumps with regard to running and whatnot, today I kind of inadvertently had a very solid running day.

As crazy as the weather is here, I do not know how to even explain what happened today. This morning we made the national news with how much snow we got - up to three feet in certain areas although only maybe 10 inches here in Denver - by the time I finished with work around 4:20 a lot of it had melted and the roads were not bad at all today. So when I left work and walked to the gym, I decided that even though I only brought shorts and a short sleeve shirt I could run outside without freezing. When I planned my run I thought it would be about 8 miles - then when I started running I rethought and decided it would be nine - but by the time I was halfway through I realized it was ten! That was kind of a good time. It was wet in places so my shoes got a bit soggy but really not too bad. I finished the run in 1:26:45 or so. I was hammering somewhat on the way back because I was running on a very slight downhill and I was running with the wind at my back which was also nice!

After I ran, I did 10 minutes on the recumbent bike (while reading a Shape magazine they had at the gym - I love Shape! I am obsessed with the weight loss success stories). Then I lifted shoulders, showered, and walked home. I worked out a lot today thankfully. Now I am hanging on the couch working and watching the nuggets with Matty and one of our friends! Good times.

Posted by barb at 08:29 PM | Comments (1)

Spring Snow!

As I am sure most people know due to the national coverage, we got quite a snowstorm yesterday in Denver. As such, even though I probably could have gone out for a quick run, I did not. It would not have been fun - we had blizzard conditions including high winds for the entire day. And I think I could have tried to go to the gym but I would bet money it would have been closed. I know, excuses, excuses... but somehow I still managed 50 miles for the week even though I feel like I have done nothing. Today I have not run yet (I am at work doing my second training class with few students), but I've brought my running stuff so I can head to the gym after work (assuming it's open, I'd better check) and run on the treadmill. By tomorrow I think it should be fine to run outside but for now it's just a bit wet and snowy everywhere. You've got to love our spastic weather - by Thursday it should be 70 degrees out.

So on Friday I did 4 miles on the treadmill with Matt at his old gym before we went to a friend's birthday party. I felt like crap as was usual last week unfortunately. Saturday morning I skipped practice (I am pretty sure I'm going to leave RRB this week, I am so not motivated to drive to Boulder all the time so it is a waste of money), and ran 11 from home. I actually felt pretty good! So that was nice. Then I went to a cooking class with work, came home, and we went to a friend's house for a drink. It was a good day and for once it was nice to feel good on a run. I think I should be feeling decent today as well, hopefully. I have no idea how much I will run - there is a limit to my excitement about running on the treadmill - but I'd like to do some cross training or possibly lifting as well. I think that I might start doing more cross training because it might help me get out of this current slump of feeling cruddy and thinking that I am a fatty and being unable to drop any weight.

Happy snow day everyone!

Posted by barb at 08:41 AM | Comments (0)

April 08, 2005

Not in the mood to blog

For some reason this week I have been pretty uninspired by blogging. I am just not that into it right now which is probably for a few reasons: one, I have been teaching this course so all I do all day is talk. I am sick of talking. Two, my running is not too inspiring or exciting right now, and in fact you might say it kind of sucks. Three, I have been pretty darned busy!

However, here I am, blogging away. I have actually been running a somewhat decent amount this week even though I haven't been feeling very well. All day I seem to be kind of light-headed, headachy, and just have no energy. All I want to do is go to bed but somehow I seem to be getting through my runs. Yesterday I ran 8 miles after work, and the day before I did the same (that day was 11 miles total due to my morning run). Today I am going to get out of work as early as possible, run (short recovery run I think), and then hopefully take a nap before we go out since I feel like such crap. I am still kind of thinking that my feeling like crap this week is pretty closely related to exhausting myself last week through not sleeping nearly enough. So all I can do is rest up as much as possible and hope that I feel better soon. Kind of frustrating but what can you do. I should probably also go and get my multi-vitamin and my iron and Vitamin C supplements from my apartment and start taking them regularly again because that probably can't hurt.

I hope everyone has a good weekend!

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April 06, 2005

Quick notes before class

My class is about to start for the day but I wanted to write up what I've been doing very quickly.

Yesterday it was incredibly windy here. It sucked frankly - 50 mile per hour gusts in Denver, up to 80 elsewhere. It was truly impossible to run outside. So I ran for 7 minutes outside to get to the gym, ran 7 miles at the gym on the treadmill, lifted legs, then ran home and added on a bit so that I would have 9 miles for the day. Then I went and bought groceries, hung out with Matty, studied up a bit for today, and went to sleep. I have been all about the sleeping the last few days because I felt so awful last week. I got up at 7:00 today and decided to go for a short run just to shake my legs out and stuff. I ran 3 miles (28 minutes) and then booked it in to work to get ready. Tonight I am going to run maybe 7 miles and then cook dinner for Matt in honor of his first week at his new job! Should be a good day :)

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April 05, 2005

Have you missed me?

Somehow I doubt that everyone was pining for my blog entries - except that I do know someone who will remain nameless actually checked once or twice! That is nice. I feel so wanted.

So this week and next week are absolutely crazy for me with work. I am teaching a software class and I really don't know the materials very well so it's stressful and a bit crazy, I am cramming all the time to make sure I don't sound retarded. So far it's going well but I have very little free time during the day, and since I had to go watch basketball last night, I had no time last night! I don't even know when the last time I wrote in my blog was, probably last Thursday. To add to my stress today my comma key is working very sporadically! So if my sentences sound like run-ons that is why.

Anyway here is the last several days in running, in brief:
Friday - 9 miles in the morning. So tired. Friday night - stupid engagement party for people that are nuts and have been dating for like two months. Whatever.
Saturday - Skiing at Copper Mountain. Had time to run in the afternoon but I was exhausted. I have been running on empty lately from a sleep standpoint. It is awful. So I did not run. I hate that but I really felt horrible. Saturday night - birthday party for boyfriend of girl I do not like. It was fine but I just wanted to be in bed.
Sunday - woke up feeling somewhat energized in spite of my utter exhaustion. Ran 11 miles at a decent pace. Good run. Sometimes it is a good thing to take a day off, really! Then had a very quiet day, we went to the park in the afternoon because the weather was beautiful. Then went to dinner to celebrate our first anniversary :):)
Monday - again so tired that I felt horrible and my eyes hurt all day. Had a very busy day teaching the class. After work I was so, so tired but I knew that a run would make me feel better, not worse, so I ran 7 miles. It did make me feel better and I was actually able to stay awake to go watch the game with our friends. Last night I was asleep by around 11:00 and didn't get up until 7:10, so I do feel much better. I haven't run yet today but I think I'll run about 7-9 miles after work. I also need to go to the grocery store and do some work so it will not be much of a relaxing evening.

That is the news for now! I will try to write every day at least for a few days.

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April 01, 2005

Almost a Slacker

I was almost a big slacker this morning. Last night I set the alarm for 7:15, which would mean no running in the morning and possibly no running in the afternoon - or at least not a significant amount of running in the afternoon unless I left work at 3:00 which seemed unlikely. However, I woke up a little after 6:00 due to sunlight streaming in through the bedroom window. Now this sun was somewhat deceptive as I knew at the time, I had a feeling it might be sunny but it would not be terribly warm. It is supposed to be very nice later today, like 60 or 65 degrees, but sadly I really don't have time to run later. So off I went, bundled up as usual.

I can't say I felt great on this run. In fact, I really haven't felt great on a run for about a week. But I am mostly attributing it to increasing my mileage, not sleeping enough, and not stretching as much as I should. Two of which I should improve next week! But I went off trotting around in vicious wind (again, in my face in three of four directions, how does wind do this, it is so evil). I have been obsessed with a particular run lately for some reason - I've probably done it four times this week. Obsessed. But I am enjoying it for now, so I did it again. The nice thing about this run is that it's very easy and fun to add on and now that I contemplate it, I think I could do a fairly long run this way. It is also quite pretty as it winds through some of the nicest neighborhoods in Denver. So I went out for about 38 minutes, back for about the same (actually more like 37), and then added on 6 minutes for what I am calling a nine mile run. It was a pretty good time but because of the wind I was pretty happy to be done. Now I am studying up on the material I need to teach on Monday, going to lunch with Matty in a bit (yay!), and hopefully convincing him to pick me up when I'm done so we can go to this crazy engagement party we need to go to tonight, before we go to the Nuggets game (yay again!).

Tomorrow I think we will go skiing/boarding and then Sunday do some outdoorsy hiking stuff so I am very excited for the weekend. Hopefully I can fit a short run in tomorrow and a long run in on Sunday!

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