Sunday 121415

Met up with MK, Sandrock, Peter H and a few of the other old dogs and ran out of Eldorado on Fowler.  Snowing lightly, and a bit wet.  
The snow got a bit thicker as we got higher.
The Bastille in the background.
MK taking up the top of Goshawk (I think that is the name of it)
The old sea bed with ripples and all. Great to get out with this group.  They have PRs that blow away nearly everyone I know, but they don’t wear them.  Their times at that time were humble.  They run now to share the some strides together, a laugh, and to crack wise.

Once the group finished, I elected to tack on and ran back to Boulder along the Mesa – looking to get some miles on the somewhat compromised legs (from the 20 yesterday).  17.2 miles on the day.

79.6 on the week.  I guess I would have got 80 but I thought I had it (I miscalculated going into today’s run).  With the travel, a decent week. Not a lot of speed as I struggled to get going in the dark of the AM or the evening, but I managed some fartlek stuff there in Philly.  No strides – I need to get better at that.  And then this weekend was a nice set of back to back longer runs.  I wanted to get a bit of running on tired legs and I got that today … and a bit of vertical.  A few close compadres have thrown at me that my vert this year has been woefully inadequate – and they are right.  I need to pick at that a bit and while today was not epic, it was a step in the right direction.

This afternoon I did something I can say I have never really done … some yoga.  TZ talked me through a few poses and I have to say a.)  I suck at it b.) I can see the benefit it would provide to me c.) it illustrates how weak or inflexible I am in certain areas d.) it was feeling the tightness from the run today (or this week or this life) e.) I am going to see if I can continue at it with her for a bit.

Some other recent pix.
At the HS choir concert.
This was the weather yesterday.
This was post run yesterday


News stuff – Israel does a pretty good breakdown on the Desert Solstice. 
-Megan weighs in with a good post on the inequality in mountain running related to funding.
-Lize is offering her book for free!