Wednesday- 1.20 hours up and down Flagstaff with some loops at the top. I was feeling rather tight today and this was a painful one. With a soreness in my legs that only endurance athletes know, I opted out of Green and ran the much easier and shorter Flag. I followed this up with a great acupuncture session with Steven Rizzolo.
Thursday- 1.30 hours. Grabbed the mountain bike and hit the trails with Herron! Such a fun ride. As much as I enjoy running, I can't always resist the urge to ride the bike.
The ride also provided a great view of the mountains I run on a weekly basis. On the left there is Bear Peak (with South Boulder behind it out of sight) and the right peak is Green Mountain.
Friday- 1.40 hours. Solid run up and down Green Mountain. Ran up the Saddle Rock trail, then cut over to the Ranger trail for the decent. I decided to add a little more vertical so I took the E.M Trail back over to Saddle Rock and then ran down.
Saturday- Home for break! This was a rest day like no other. I got in around 6.30pm last night, went to bed at 11 pm and slept tell 11.30 am. I then hung around the house and went back to sleep from 12.30 tell 3. I followed that up with a late dinner and bed by 10.30 pm. I slept another 12 hours this night as well!
Sunday- 2.15 hour run. My knee was hurting a little early on during this run and I was worried that I would have to turn back early. After 20 min and some stretching it started feeling good. Did a few laps on the hills around my house in Albuquerque then climbed most of Pino Canyon. This is a pretty fun climb and pretty easy. Its not very steep and make for a good consistent climb. I had to turn back early due to snow. Nothing like running shirtless, in 70 degree weather on the snow. It was an awesome feeling.
P.M- 1.15 hours mountain biking. I was able to borrow a Canondale Lefty and ripped the trails on it. That bike climbs so well! It was a real treat to rip around on it.
This was a pretty good week of training, I got in three solid peaks and one minor one. Overall I'm satisfied with the week, given all the tests and papers. It was really fun getting back on the bike. I was introduced to endurance sports through cycling and I will always be a cyclist. I don't really see myself as a runner yet. A few weeks back I was running on the trails and the person in front of me warned his friends that a "runner was coming." This was the first time I really realized that I'm being labeled a runner. It's something that I haven't quite come to terms with. Personally I still view myself as a cyclist.
Total hours on the week:
Run- 8.15 hours
Bike- 2.45 hours
Total- 11 hours
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