Training Log Archive: AliC

Hill workout on the Thorpe Park up to Mars Hill trail. 3 repeats: 2:10, 2:13, 2:10. Legs heavy. Then a little toodle around Rosie's pass before coming back down.

Tom and I had a great visit to Walnut Canyon National Monument this morning, home of many cliff dwellings. It was it's centenial anniversary, but we didn't stick around until 12:30, when they were serving cake.

We'll have to go back and hike in the canyon another time, there's a route in outside of the park around an entirely different road.

Another go at my 6 mile loop. Smidge faster than last time, although not really going for it. Altitude felt better today.

Hiking in the Grand Canyon with Tom! Under recommendation from his boss Lisa, we did a lower-traffic route, the Grandview Trail off of Grandview point. An old mule trail for hauling up copper ore from a deposit near Horseshoe mesa.

Some very impressive trailwork done a century ago for those mules! Also the leftover mine tailings are apparently radioactive. Since figuring that out, the trail is now rerouted around the old mine entrance and has somewhat worrying signs warning of the radioactivity. We made it down to the campsite at Horseshoe mesa and then came back up. Next time: a backpacking trip!

And back to altitude training here in Flagstaff! Beautiful day, great to get a good trail run in. Had to stay focused on footing, but ankle was fine!

Happy Thanksgiving!

C • Yuppee for the ankle! Glad ... 4

Rollerskiing around Eastmoreland before taking off to AZ for Thanksgiving!

C • Woo!! 2

Lunch run with Ueli. Chilly enough the sauna is an *amazing* thing to come back to.