Training Log Archive: bbrooke

Event: Resolute Runner 5k
 

Resolute Runner 5k race in Arvada.

I was up multiple times after midnight due to an upset stomach, so I wasn't sure I was going to make it to this race -- but I eventually felt better and got to sleep.

I got to the race plenty early but almost missed the start b/c the clock in my car was 15 minutes slow (and I was sitting in there to stay warm). Car was also slow to crank this morning, so maybe there's a battery issue... Thankfully I glanced at my phone three minutes before the start. :-P

It was about 16°F, but I had the right layers and there wasn't any wind -- pleasant!

I finished 5th out of 63 runners in F40-49 -- pretty happy with that, except that I wish I had somehow found another ~20 seconds to make it into 3rd place...

It was fun to see John, Amy & Fiona there, along with some of my LoCO friends.

C • 3rd 2

LoCO / Roost New Year's Day group run w/ lunch & beer afterwards.

I planned to only do about two easy miles (after running the race this morning), but I ended up at 2.7 and then I figured I'd round up to three...and walk the rest.

The organizer suggested we all bring unwanted / gently-used running gear for a swap. I brought the (unworn) Tom Brady-style hat from this morning's race and left with some awesome Lole tights. What the what!? They're not exactly the right size but close enough.

MTB ride from home -- loops around Harper Lake, Davidson Mesa, and the arboretum. It was sunny but COLD (30s), and this kinda sucked -- couldn't feel my fingers or toes by the end. I forced myself to ride for an hour.

I'm kinda dreading the 5k race I'm signed up for on Monday -- temp at the start is predicted to be 24°F -- ugh.

C • Cold 2

Neighborhood run -- arboretum loop, ditch trail, Daughenbaugh / Warembourg, Dutch Creek, and then back home. It's a good thing I slept 'til about 11 am and missed this morning's 50 mph wind gusts; by the time I got out, it was sunny, calm, and 60s -- very nice.

Cool-down walk.

Travel day -- drove from Mobile to New Orleans with Mom, then flew to Denver. Got home at about midnight.

SAS Advanced Certification Prep

Backlogging (I don't remember the specific dates): read my certification study guide on recent flights. Only 700 more pages to go...!

Three+ loops at Medal of Honor Park -- ran 3.2, walked the rest.

Squats x 10, lunges x 10 - while waiting for GPS watch to lock in on satellites.