Category: To Coach: A Journey to 100

• February 5, 2023

  Dawson Butte, Colorado

  Trail or Rolling Hill Run 2:00 Zones 1-2 11.35 mi Distance 10:34 /mi Pace 827 ft Elevation  Calories 1,292 Elapsed Time 2:00:22 Partly Cloudy 31 ℉ Everything Zen Wow, that was freaking awesome! A buddy recommended going counter-clockwise for the better views, and he was right! However, I didn’t have much time to enjoy the…
• February 3, 2023

  Treadmill Repeats 45min

  During an endurance run, do 8 x 2 min @ 4% grade. 2 min @ 0% grade to recover. Hills at zone 3 effort. 4.31miles Distance 46:15 Moving Time 10:43 /mi Pace “Just keep swimming” – Dory Feeling better today. My stomach wasn’t wrenching and nauseated. Though, I was still leaking out the end a…
• February 2, 2023

  What Did I Eat?!

  Today has been quite uncomfortable. I don’t think my body is happy right now. I didn’t feel too bad waking up, but I visited the restroom five times in the first 30 minutes awake. Nothing but liquid coming out. After getting to work, my stomach is nauseated and I feel like I’m about to pass…
• January 31, 2023

  Run Strides Denver, CO

  Run Strides. During an endurance run, do 8x20s strides, quick turnover, great form. Recover for 40 sec. 4.20mi Distance 40:00 Time 10:42/mi Pace Calories 466 A restless evening with low REM had me feeling tired and yawning all day. My body felt weak as this was a bit of a struggle. I think I may…
• January 30, 2023

  Easy Run 1:30 Denver, CO

  ER 1:30 z1-2 9.32mi Distance 1:30:25 Moving Time 9:42/mi Pace Elevation 200ft Calories 1,029 -2°, fun! Another cold one, but that was exactly what I needed and wanted! The humidity in Denver is much different than the mountain altitude at Crested Butte last week. Only about a 2,000 ft difference, but this -2° felt more…
• January 29, 2023

  Strength and Core 1:00

  What a day. Last night while using the restroom around midnight, my pillow fell on the floor and I freaked out thinking Gizmo was chewing on it. Somehow in the process of getting out of bed and snatching the uneaten pillow in the dark I strained a muscle in my damn neck! I have barely…
• January 28, 2023

  Endurance Run Denver, CO

  ER 50min Z1-2 4.80mi Distance 52:22 Moving Time 10:54/mi Pace Elevation144ft Calories 504 This was fun. An Australian buddy of mine returned to the States after a few months and asked if I was running today. I was obliged to tell him yes! He hadn’t run in a while, and I was all for the…
• January 27, 2023

  Treadmill Endurance Run

  During an endurance run, do 6 x 2 min @ 4% grade. 2 min @ 0% grade to recover. Hills at zone 3 effort. Somedays I get really excited about an upcoming workout.  I can’t say that about this one. The thought of spending 40 minutes on the treadmill seemed daunting throughout the day. However,…
• January 26, 2023

  Strength and Core

  Strength and Core 60 min Calories 317 Location Denver, CO Back to work after an awesome weekend hanging out with Josh Freidman, then a handful of tasks afterwards. My body is feeling great, but I wasn’t feeling this workout. After getting off work at 3:30 pm, I had to drive from Green Valley Ranch to…
• January 25, 2023

  Run Strides Mount Crested Butte, CO

  Run Strides. During an endurance run, do 5x20s strides, quick turnover, great form. Recover for 40 sec. 3.88mi Distance 40:57 Moving Time Elevation 463 ft Calorie0s 417 -4°, brrr! I couldn’t leave the mountain without getting another run in. Figured I’d start uphill this time. Took a few minutes for my body to accept what…