Trinity Brewing Company

4.50 Miles 32:57 7:21 average per mile
6:00 pm) cool upper 40's
Decided to run after all. I felt better as the day went on.
Still pretty sore but I think the run helped. I only ran
4.5 miles so I didn't over due it. My pace was faster than
I was planning. A new runner showed up tonight and she is
very fast. She is on the elite army team. She is training
for the CIM Marathon in December. I asked her what her goal
was and she said 2:45. I almost fell over. She wants to
qualify for the Olympic Trials.

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Denver Marathon Race Report

26.2 Miles 3:01:53 6:57 average per mile
7:00) am mid 40's start warming to upper 50's finish
40th Overall 4th Age (35-39)
Kind of a stressful start. I almost didn't make it to my corral
on time. I made it by like 30 seconds. Then the gun went off and
I didn't have my GPS signal yet. After a minute or two finally
got the signal and hit the start button. I started out pretty
quick. I was running 6:40's. My goal was 7:00 miles till I got
warmed up. So I went with it and decided to just run. Around
mile 6 GZ flies past me and says hello. He was doing the half
marathon and started in corral 4. He did awesome today 1:20 and
second master. Later saw him again as he was a spectator at mile
19. He cheered me on. I was not feeling good though at that point.
I had a bad side ache and it lasted for 4 miles before going away.
I went through the half at 1:29:44 so I had a shot as sub 3 but
knew it would be tough. I ran pretty good second half just not
good enough to do it today. My slowest mile was 24 7:08. So not
bad at all considering how tired and slow I felt at the end.
My loose goal today was 3:00-3:05 so I made my goal. This was
also my first road marathon at altitude so didn't know how much
that would effect me. Not sure how much it did. I think my 50k
from 2 weeks ago had some effects though. My legs didn't feel
fresh.
So this wraps up my season for 2010. I had a busy year 5 marathons
2 50 milers and a 50k. Most I have ever done. Time to recover and
get ready for 2011. I'm excited for it! Will turn 40 in March so
looking to place at some races as a master.

B/Launch/53

Gold Camp Road & North Cheyenne Creek Trail

5.75 Miles 1:02:27 Run/Hike
2:00 pm)upper 60's Sunny! Nice!

Started at Gold Camp road and ran .70 miles to North Cheyenne
Creek Trail. The trail gets steep from this point. I walked/
hiked most of it going out. This trail is also known as 7
bridges. You cross the creek several time going over 7 wooden
bridges. I went out 3 miles before turning around. Got lost
a couple times as I didn't know which way the trail went.
I was at 9150 ft at turn around. When I started I was at 7500
ft. I ran a bit on a trail called Pipe Line Trail. It was nice
not sure how far it goes.

Pikes Peak Greenway

6 Miles 40:59 6:50 average per mile
3:30 pm) 60 Sunny

Wanted to do 2 miles hard to work on some turn over. I have not
done any speed or tempo really since moving to Colorado. So I did
2 mile warm up 2 miles speed then 2 mile cool down. I did about
what I thought I would maybe a bit better. It was very hard
though my breathing was very labored. I will run easy tomorrow
then take off Friday and Saturday. Race is Sunday morning at 7:00.
Not looking to run any certain time. This will be my first road
marathon at altitude so will be interesting. The only plan I have
at this point is go out around 7 minute pace. I will then see how it
feels and adjust one way or the other from that point.

Today's run)
Mile 1 7:15
Mile 2 7:14
Mile 3 5:57
Mile 4 6:05
Mile 5 7:11
Mile 6 7:15

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Garden of the Gods

8.5 Miles 1:05:32 7:43 average per mile
5:20 pm) cool upper 40's
Ran with Rich again. We ran the roads and trails around the
Garden of the Gods. Felt pretty good tonight. It was kind of
chilly tonight I cold see my breath towards the end of the run.
Not really looking forward to colder weather.

B/Launch/26

Incline & Barr Trail - Ute Valley Park

4 Miles 11:00 am) not sure on time
Hiked up the Manitou Incline then hiked down Barr trail
with Lori.

9.25 Miles 6:00 pm)1:26:00
Ran with the Trinity group. We did 6 miles on the trails at
Ute Valley Park. First time on these trails. Some nice trails
to run on. Pace was slow as we had to do some rock climbing to
get to the top. Afterwards Rich and I went back out and ran 3.25
miles on Garden of the Gods Road.

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Garden of the Gods

10.52 Miles 1:25:32 8:08 average per mile
10:00 am) 60's Sunny! Nice Day!
Ran with Rich. Started in Manitou Springs. Headed towards the
Garden of the Gods. Went up Ridge Road and it killed me. This
road is steep and long. I struggled to keep my feet moving
and walked briefly to catch my breath. The rest of the run
was hard for me I couldn't really recover from the hill.
It's all good though I need to struggle to get better.
No pain no gain right?
Taken tomorrow off I need it! I have run everyday since my
50k last Sunday. I feel good just a bit fatigued. Next week
I need to take it easy I'm running the Denver Marathon on
Sunday.

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