blog - Josh Arthur

Training Recap: August 25 - 31

9/1/2013

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Sunday:

(AM) Run: 20.31 Mi - 4,800' - 4:32 - Long: Drove out to Gunsight Bridge with Benn. Ran up the Slate and up the back of Daisy Pass, over to Star Pass, then down Pealer Basin. Saw a bunch of elk in there.

Monday:

Day Off... Tired from working, just didn't feel like running.

Tuesday:

(PM) Run: 8.03 Mi - 800' - 1:14 - Easy: Late evening on the Lower. Bumped into Ben and ran with him back to his place and hung out for dinner before running home.

Wednesday:

(AM) Run: 20.33 Mi - 3,900' - 4:34 - Long: A slow slog up Mt CB. Felt tired on the climb but much better on the descent down Westside.

Thursday:

Day Off... Tired from work and also it was raining.. just didn't feel like getting soaked. Also, my left knees has felt tight lately. Probably from working and lifting a lot of heavy logs.

Friday:

(AM) Run: 4.96 Mi - 500' - 0:58 - Easy: A very slow 5 miles. Got up early and ran before work. Had plans of running again later but just like the past few days.. felt tired.
(PM) Core/Strength: Did a little workout with the ski-erg, weight bench, and pull up bar. Haven't done that in a while and I am going to need to start agian soon with ski season getting close.

Saturday:

(AM) Road Bike: 40.79 Mi - 1,500' - 2:33 - Easy: Cruised towards Gunnison to meet my mom at the airport. She called just before I got there and said her flight was delayed and would be driving from Denver. So I just rode home.
(PM) Run: 7.33 Mi - 800' - 1:01 - Easy: Got out for a quick hour before my mom got to town. Just wanted to do something.. this week has been rough.

Week Totals

Running: 60.96 Miles, 10,800' Vert, 12 Hrs, 19 Min
Road Biking: 40.79 Miles, 1,500' Vert, 2 Hrs, 33 Min
Core/Strength: 1 Session

Summary

This was one of my lowest volume weeks of the year. Felt really tired and unmotivated due to working (trail building / logging). Even with such a low volume, I still am maintaining 4 runs over 20 miles in an 8 day stretch. So I guess its not too discouraging to have an easy week. Just two weeks to go until RRR100.