Ute Pass Trail Incline Club group run

9 miles 1:34:44 10:31 average per mile
8:00 am) 20 degrees
First Incline Club run of the year. Trail was pretty slippery and snow covered.
I wore my Katoolas so it wasn't that bad.
My longest run since my marathon 5 weeks ago. Building the mileage back
up slowly.

25.8 miles for the week.

Ute Valley Park

3.5 miles 29:22
Snow covered trails. About 5" of fresh powder fell last night. This was my first run
of the season in the snow. I wore katoolas over my shoes they did fantastic.


Friday
30 minutes on the bike trainer. First time using the trainer. Really good workout.

Happy Thanksgiving

4.5 miles 51:15
Treadmill
Mile 1. 15% @ 4.3 mph walking
Mile 2. 7% @ 7.0 mph running
Mile 3. 15% @ 4.3 mph walking
Mile 4. 7% @ 7.0-7.5 mph running
Mile 4.5 15% @ 4.5 mph walking

Took off yesterday.
Was mentally exhausted from my last day at work. I start my new job Monday.
I will working for a company called AeroCare. I will be delivering oxygen and
equipment to homes and explaining how to use the equipment.

Tuesday ran 3.5 miles at Ute Valley Park.

Air Force Academy

5.25 miles 47:53 9:07 average per mile

Red Rock Canyon

7.6 miles 1:03:35 8:17 average per mile
Beautiful day on the trails. 50's and sunny.
Saw Matt Carpenter out on the trail. Was cool seeing him out running.
Another low mileage week for me 18 miles only. That's 5 weeks of
very low mileage. I'm ready to start my base building phase.

Treadmill

4 miles 45:45
10:00 am
Mile 1 walking 15% @ 4.0-4.2
Mile 2 running 7% @ 7.0
Mile 3 walking 15% @ 4.0-4.3
Mile 4 running 7% @ 7.0-7.5
Hard workout for me at this point in my fitness. Kind of starting
from scratch. Going to be doing a lot of these kinds of workouts
So I can practice my hiking skills for Leadville 100.

On my diet note I'm pretty much 100% Vegan. I like the way I feel
eating a plant based diet. My weight without really trying is several pounds
lower than when I was eating meat. I am sitting at around 138.

Looking ahead

Looking at 2016 I have a exciting new sponsor. Runners Roost Trail & Ultra Race team MUT.
It's going to be a busy year. With my main focus being a 100 mile trail race. The plan is
to enter the Leadville 100 lottery next month.
I have been in rest mode the past month after doing my last marathon for the year in Maine.
It was far from my best marathon as the build up just didn't go well. I had too many miles
on my legs from my busy trail and ultra season.
I'm going to start building my base back up starting this week. It will be a slow build up.
With it getting a bit more serious come January.