blog - Josh Arthur

Training Recap: July 28 - August 3

8/4/2013

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Sunday:

(PM) Run: 10.05 Mi - 1,100' - 1:39 - Easy: Cruised a lap on the Lower Loop. Charlie Ehm started out with me then had to back off due to the altitude (he just arrived from sea level). Regardless, it was good to have someone new to run with..

Monday:

Day Off: Had plans to run, twice.. got stood up both times and then it rained and I just decided to take the day off.

Tuesday:

(AM) Run: 30.11 Mi - 8,600' - 6:12 - Long: Four Pass Loop again. Ran with Sean & Dustin. We also met up with Alex Tiernan for a bit on the Aspen side. Legs felt worked at the end.

Wednesday:

(AM) Run: 10.74 Mi - 900' - 2:31 - Run/Hike: Backpacked in from Purgatory Ski Resort about 10 miles with Timmy Parr, and we ran a good portion of it. Set up camp and prepared for some peak bagging in the AM.

Thursday:

(AM) Run: 12.64 Mi - 7,700' - 4:43 - Mountain: Tagged two peaks today with Timmy. Pigeon & Turret. Both just under 14k. The San Juan's are some amazing mountains. Clouds rolled in which made for a cool atmosphere.
(PM) Run: 10.26 Mi - 1,400' - 2:08 - Run/Hike: After making some dinner and waiting out a thunderstorm, we packed up camp and ran/hiked out in the dark.

Friday:

(PM) Road Bike: 15.31 Mi - 800' - 1:05 - Easy: Legs were tight from yesterday. Did an easy spin for an hour to loosen them up before heading to the group run.
(PM) Run: 10.11 Mi - 1,100' - 1:35 - Easy: CB Mountain Runners group run on the Lower Loop. Ran with Emma for a bit before adding on a small loop and finishing solo.

Saturday:

(PM) Run: 11.61 Mi - 1,800' - 1:55 - Easy: Upper Loop + Grant Lake since I have not been around that for a while. Legs still feel tired.

Week Totals

Running: 95.52 Miles, 22,600' Vert, 20 Hrs, 43 Min
Road Biking: 15.31 Miles, 800' Vert, 1 Hr, 05 Min

Summary

A fun week with lots of climbing early on. Legs were tired towards the end, but that was to be expected. It looks like next week I will be doing some traveling, so hopefully I can maintain this volume.