Highlight of the Week: Running in Colorado and seeing the mountain light up as the sun rose. Hiking with Steven. Hiking with Valerie. Basically, any physical activity in Colorado!
Monday | December 6, 2021: 3.5 m run + 3.4 m hike w/Steven (Flatirons)
Run location: McIntosh Lake, Longmont, CO, Temp: 17°/19°, Time: 42:30, Pace: 12:09 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good
Tuesday | December 7, 2021: 5.5 m hike w/Valerie (Eldorado Canyon State Park)
Wednesday | December 8, 2021: rest
Thursday | December 9, 2021: 2.8 m run
Run location: Downtown Lincoln, Temp: 38°/34°, Time: 35:37, Pace: 12:44 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Friday | December 10, 2021: rest
Saturday | December 11, 2021: strength
Sunday | December 12, 2021: 3 m run
Run location: hood, Temp: 48°/48°, Time: 39:37, Pace: 13:12 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Notes:
- I don’t usually run two days in a row (last Sunday and this Monday) but I really wanted to see McInotsh lake and it was so worth it. Seeing the sunrise to the east and the mountains to the west was just stunning. I stopped a ton to hide rocks and admire the view. It was pretty cold but so so worth getting out there. This was my first time running in Colorado! Steven and I stopped by the park on our way out of town so he could see how beautiful it was.
- The Flatirons were just STUNNING. How amazing to have them be the backdrop of Boulder! The uphill and elevation were difficult since I am out of shape and from somewhere with a much lower elevation, but I really enjoyed our hike. We hiked up close to the bottom of the Flatirons, then came back down, Here was our view from the top:
- My hike with Valerie the next day was thankfully much easier, since we wanted to chat! IT was equally as stunning though – we were in a canyon with beautiful views on all sides. Hurray for the internet still being such a great place to meet such great people.
- I was able to run in Nebraska again on our way back home. I checked out a trail in the downtown area, and more of campus.
- Then when we got home I was so exhausted I didn’t want to workout but lifted Saturday and finally ran Sunday afternoon. Our trip wore us out!
