I have not posted in forever. I did not even look at the date, but it is close to forever. I have been rather busy! New job, promotion, and now working and looking forward to what is to come. I get up with my dog at 5:30 and go to Bear Creek and run with him in the freezing (below freezing) cold, while he looks back at me and scoffs because I am so so slow compared to his lean four-legged frame. Talk about motivation! My running has consisted of this and running at lunch 3-4 times a week. A lot of 30-45 min runs, pretty hard. I have had to back off the intensity a bit due to a rather sore achilles. I am not sure why it hurts, but it does not go away very easily. 20 miles tomorrow. Don't ask me why! The answer would most likely be, "I'm stupid!" I have been swimming around 3 times a week. There is a 25meter pool at my gym, and I was surprised to be swimming 1:25 100's a week in. I haven't swam for the better part of two years, so that was a nice surprise. Not blazing, but a good starting point! I am think I will do the Beaver Creek snow shoe series this winter and get on the track a few times next year. I am curious if I can bring back any of that old speed. It seems reasonable, but I know that I need to ease into more than I have in the past. We'll see! I will be better about posting, hopefully!
Cheers!
