Last Week Was A Good Week

I never post anything regarding my weekly training as I feel I rarely do anything noteworthy. However the past week (April 10th thru the 16th) gave me a few reasons to be happy as we roll into the beautiful days of spring here in Colorado.

Wednesday the 13th marked my 4th visit and 4th x-ray over the past two months at the Hand Surgery Associates within Porter Medical Plaza. Visit number 2 ended with possibilities of a pin or two being inserted into my fractured left radial bone. Visit number 4 went much better. Dr. Sachar was extremely happy with the latest evaluation. The fracture was now healed and outside of some lingering swelling that'll be around for another month plus, I was good to go. No more visits needed, no more x-rays needed. It's been two months since my fracture occurred and I'm so happy to close the book on this story.

Training for the week also went just as well. Right now, having no weekly game plan is the best plan I can have. Outside of my long run on Saturday, I try to be as flexible as possible. If I can run, then great. If I can't, then there's a damn good reason why I can't get after it. This past week offered up 7 straight days of running. The stats are:

Miles - 67+
Time - 9 Hours 45 Minutes
Vert - 5,200 Feet

All this highlighted by Saturdays long run on Mt. Falcon. 23 miles in 3 hours 58 minutes. One of my favorite views below showing off peaks such as Bergen, Squaw and of course Evans.



Highlight of the run came after the initial climb and knocking out those 2 one mile long out/back spur trails near the shelter. I bumped into an old friend Julie and her two Aussie dogs. I've known Julie for 5 years now and we spent the next hour plus running together and catching up. Running can be so easy when done among friends.

I knocked out Mt. Falcon v1 in a very comfortable 2 1/2 hours. v1 is all physical. Heading up the east face a second time is all mental. First climb came in around 33/34 minutes. Climb two around 37 minutes. I proceeded on to the western lot of the park and returned pretty much the same way I came up with a slight change thru the upper valley. Felt good the whole day and for a second wondered if I was capable of knocking out a Mt. Falcon v2. And if so how long would it take. Regardless that would be a brutal second loop.

On the way home I stopped off at Morgan Liquors near home. To my delight I saw this in a can which further proved spring is finally here.



Ska's Mexican Logger which was likely canned within the past few weeks. Now I'm an IPA fan till the day I die, but the Mexi Log is damn tasty. Especially after 23 miles on them Mt. Falcon trails.