Mon. August 1 - 8 miles in 55 min (6:52 pace). I got out early in the morning in Cheyenne in order to avoid the high temps of the afternoon/evening. It worked. Did an old favorite course up and around the Airport Golf Course, and Lion's and Frontier Parks. Felt good to run in my old footsteps; I first started running around those parks as a 15 year-old high school sophomore in 1998. I have enjoyed that run ever since. First run with an average pace under seven minutes in quite some time.
Tues. August 2 - 9.5 miles in 71 min (7:28 pace). I stopped at the trails on my way back to Cheyenne after work. I went out Headquarters to Browns, came up Summit Loop and onto Super Secret. While on Super Secret I had an attack of the intestinal woes and actually had to stop to "take care of it." Haven't had that issue in a very long time. From there I went down the remainder of Haunted Forest to Aspen. A tree root came up and clipped my lazy right foot and sent me sprawling on the trail. While I endured no serious cuts, scrapes, or injuries, I did wake up the following morning with a sore shoulder and neck since they are what took the brunt of the fall (I tend to always fall on my right shoulder). I got up, brushed off some dirt, and continued up Pole Creek to Upper UW and back into the Summit trailhead. Despite the setbacks, I felt really fluid and fast on this run.
Wed. August 3 - 6.5 miles in 50 min (7:41 pace). I met Chris Schabron for an easy morning run along the Greenway in Cheyenne. Nice, cool morning, pleasant conversation, and a relaxed place. Not too bad.
Sat. August 6 - 5 miles in 37 min (7:24 pace). I took the previous two days off because with my planned long run for the next day, runs on those days would have pushed my mileage well into the 60s for the week; and considering I ran 34 or something last week, doubling my miles in one week seemed like a poor decision. Hence the days off. This run was a quick and easy fiver through Western Hills in Cheyenne in order to kick out some crud and loosen up for the long run tomorrow.
Sun. August 7 - 22 miles in 3:05 (8:24 pace). Chris joined me for a Double Trudge Loop adventure at Happy Jack. This was a run planned to be a training run for the epic Wind River Crossing week after next. I did it with a 15-pound pack full of all the items I plan to carry on the crossing. The pack changed the game a little. It forced me to take the first loop conservatively. About 2/3 the way around the first loop, I had an equipment failure when the CamelBack bladder I had sprung a leak. Good-bye 100oz. of water. I had a 20oz. bottle back in Chris's car, so I grabbed it and threw it in the pack for the second loop. It would not be quite enough water, but I survived.
We did the first loop in 90 minutes and took off for the second. Chris was having quite the time; he was continually amazed at how great a morning it was and how surprised he was about how good he felt on a 22-mile trail run. I was a little less enthusiastic over the last couple of miles since I was a little dehydrated and tired from the pack.
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| Trudge Loop - Second Loop - View from the top of Skeleton Trail |
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| Chris enjoying his Sunday morning. |
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| Sweating profusely under the weight of my pack (and body hair). |
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| Hungry Dogs! |
Totals:
Week's Miles: 51
Running Time: 6:38
August's Miles: 51
Year to Date: 871
Gear: Asics Speedstar 5 (51 miles), New Balance Trail 100 (retired at 445 miles), New Balance Trail 101 (22 miles)
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