Jan
22
2010
My well used running shoes, Nike Structure Triax 11+
I’ve been runnin’…for awhile now. The mountain bike season has long been over for me and I’ve been keeping busy with some riding, but even more running. This is probably the most running I have done since attempting to run cross country in high school. I’m not doing all this running for nothing, I’m actually training for the Austin Half Marathon which is slated for February 14th. Erica and I will be flying down there to take on 13 miles through the live music capital of the world!
I haven’t been in Austin since 2006 when I was still working for Whole Foods Market. The corporate headquarters for WFM is on 6th and Lamar in downtown Austin. I can’t wait to get down there. Austin is the only Texas city I have visited so far and it really is like a bigger Boulder in my own opinion.
This weekend I’m hoping to increase my running mileage to a 10 mile run on Sunday afternoon if all goes as planned. This will be my longest run in my training leading up to the race. If any of my readers have any suggestions on running training, please let me know.
Jan
21
2010
2009 is in the books and what a year it was. On almost all of my rides/runs/ski/hiking days over the last 3 years I have worn my Garmin Forerunner 305. This could be the greatest training tool I have ever used and yes, it is safe to say I’m a data geek. Garmin has now fully migrated all of my workouts from their old MotionBased.com site to their new Garmin Connect site. Here are some of the highlights and totals from 2009:
All Activities (Cycling, Running, Skiing, Hiking)
Count: 241 Activities
Distance: 4,816.74 mi
Time: 461:06:01 h:m:s
Elevation Gain: 752,949 ft
Avg Speed: 10.7 mph
Avg HR: 131 bpm
Calories: 366,698 C
Cycling
Count: 180 Activities
Distance: 4,169.48 mi
Time: 321:40:49 h:m:s
Elevation Gain: 445,388 ft
Avg Speed: 13.0 mph
Avg HR: 130 bpm
Calories: 288,294 C
Running
Count: 65 Activities
Distance: 238.12 mi
Time: 54:41:40 h:m:s
Elevation Gain: 35,226 ft
Avg Speed: 4.4 mph
Avg HR: 147 bpm
Calories: 26,987 C
Skiing
Count: 16 Activities
Distance: 458.79 mi
Time: 63:00:34 h:m:s
Elevation Gain: 271,435 ft
Avg Speed: 7.3 mph
Calories: 47,433 C
Hiking
Count: 6 Activities
Distance: 40.10 mi
Time: 17:11:59 h:m:s
Elevation Gain: 19,878 ft
Avg Speed: 2.3 mph
Calories: 2,782 C
Jan
20
2010
My 2010 race calendar is highly tentative at the moment, but I’m doing some research to see which events would work best for my schedule and work. If any of my readers have some recommendations on events in and outside of Colorado, please let me know!
- Austin Half Marathon, Austin, TX
- Front Range 50, Lakewood, CO
- Mount Washington Hill Climb, Pinkham Notch, NH
- Winter Park Mountain Bike Series (6 races), Colorado
- The Gunnison Growler, Colorado
- Breckenridge 100, Colorado
- Laramie Enduro 100K, Wyoming
Jan
14
2010
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I was looking through the REI January Clearance sale on their web site and noticed that GT Bicycles are now being offered. I’m not sure if my local REI here in Denver carries GT yet, but I’m going to drop by tomorrow to check it out.
Update: it looks like GT Bicycles are not available at the Denver Flagship Store, however after doing a little research I found out that the only Colorado REI to carry GT is the Fort Collins location. I may have to check out the 2010 lineup in Fort Fun in the spring.
Jan
13
2010
One of my new year’s resolutions is to snap more photos and post them up on my blog. So here is a smattering of the first batch of photos for the first 10 days of 2010. These were all shot on my Canon SD780IS point and shoot. I hope to shoot on my Nikon DSLR soon.
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What I am doing...- Target Launches Mobile Coupons, I wonder what sort of redemption rate they'll fetch: http://digs.by/1fTw
- @iknowdenver $100 seat for the Sox Rox series is nuts however!!
- Going back up to Boulder after work tonight...really looking forward to the $1300 bill for my car
- @rpartch I refer to them as StinkPads...
- @boloco nope...not one reply...I want to try you guys out..but I'm out in Denver, but family is in Boston area
Staying Busy: