Trail Running1:20:00 [2] 8.0 mi (10:00 / mi) +500m8:22 / mi
Cheyenne caƱon, Columbine trails with KW. Ran up to Helen Hunt falls, then back the way we came. Awesome trails, and slightly better lungs. Learned the rules of Football before the big game tonight.
Catamount lakes with the Williams ladies. Aborted first trail due to ice and completely unsuitable trainers on all our part. Second trail was a little flatter and took us to the lakes in several inches of snow. Beautiful. Unjustly denied the Pikes Peek art competition win.
Trail Running1:12:00 [3] 10.0 mi (7:12 / mi) +300m6:35 / mi
Taps aff in the nice and technical Ute valley park with MW and KW. 20 minute warm-up, learning the lap, then 20min tempo for Matt and fartlek for me until the end of the second lap. Nice easy jog back home learning that I'm not the only person to say 'just a little more', 'just over this one more hill' etc...
Trail Running1:25:00 [3] 10.0 mi (8:30 / mi) +400m7:34 / mi
Pre-thanksgiving stuffing run.
Out'n'back with MW on Gold Camp Road. managed to hang on for 35 of the 45 uphill minutes. Scarce chat until the turnaround, which was jsut above the snowline. No idea what height, but maybe near 10k.
Trail Running1:00:00 [2] 6.6 mi (9:05 / mi) +250m8:08 / mi
Garden of the Gods with KW and Mama W running behind us. Altitude hitting hard from the start. Long loop through all the Red rocks, including balancing rock, kissing camels and siamese twins. Learnt the phrase 'Buck's up' just in time.
Past the builders, down to the shore, then back along shoreline (past Google) and La Avenida. Took the highway extension. Tired towards the end, mostly from hips, I think.