Going With The Flow

AM - We skied a fun couloir off Mammoth Mountain

PM - Ran 4.2 miles on trails in Mammoth Lakes and took an easy bike ride around town.

Lots of pics of Mammoth Lakes here https://picasaweb.google.com/Jake.Krong/SummerVacationMammothLakes#

Ran 5 miles with Jake for his cooldown of the Mammoth Freedom Mile. Felt pretty exhausted from the adventures of the last 9 days and running at 9000 ft. Then drove 8.5 hours home - Highway 6 in Nevada is SO BORING!

AM - 30 minutes on the elliptical. My back is pretty sore from the drive yesterday so no running today.

I feel pretty exhausted from vacation/training camp with Jake. We had so much fun...probably did more in 10 days than most people could do in a month. I love California!!

The past two weeks of 22 and 28 miles of running does not do justice to the amount of exercise I have done. I would say about 6-8 hours of hard work every day between skiing, biking, hiking, running, etc. In the past 10 days, I have lost 3.5 lbs so that should say something! I get to eat a lot for the next few days to get back up to normal :o)

If anyone wants to get in shape, just spend a week with Jake and I guarantee you will be worn out!!  

AM - 30 minutes on the elliptical and stationary bike. Unfortunately, I dropped a 5lb weight on my phone so the front screen is all messed up now. I just got it a month ago! Good thing I got the cheapest one possible, but I am still disappointed that I have to open my phone to check the time and figure out who's calling me for the next 2 years  until I get a new one!

PM - Ran 2 laps around Sugarhouse Park. I didn't feel very good between my back and my stomach. I was in food mode all day today and there was free food at work (spaghetti and chicken parm)  = I ate way too much!

AM - Run around horsepark loop. My back feels the best in the morning before I have to sit at a desk all day, so I'm thinking about doing all my running early for a while. I focused on landing midfoot to forefoot today. I might as well work on my form!

The last couple days since being at work has already taken a toll on the back pain. I really felt like it was getting better while on vacation (despite the huge amount of exercise), but I think sitting at a desk is going to lead to a much longer recovery. Luckily, my boss is working on getting me a mount for my computer so I can stand up while working. I think that will help A LOT.

I'm actually really enjoying the weather here in SLC. It feels like mild TN weather :o) The little bit of humidity in the air is a relief to my dry skin.

PM - 6.5 miles mountain biking on Pipeline trail with about 650 ft of elevation in the first 2 miles.

AM - Back hurt quite a bit this morning, so I exercised on the elliptical for 30 min with speed increase every 5 min. I need to make the cross training for a longer duration of time if I'm going to keep up my fitness, but it's just kinda depressing not running when it is perfect weather out in the mornings now!

Noon - 20 min on the elliptical and then stretching. Talked to a guy about running marathons in the gym...he was 6'5" with lots of muscle - I can see why he has lots of joint pain when he runs long distances!

PM - Biked for an hour, probably 8 miles or so.

AM - Volunteered for the Park City 10K, so rode the mountain bike 3.1 miles on the trails to the aid station. Handing out water and cheering on was fun. Rode the miles back to the start. 

 Then Jake and I set off on the Rail Trail...I was planning to run an hour and then hop on the bike to help Jake get to 20 miles for his run. I felt great running and was excited to be out. I was pleasantly surprised that I averaged 7:00 min/mile for the 8.84 miles because I was just running casually. Glad that I'm not losing too much fitness! Then I biked the 11.2 miles with Jake.

I felt like 17 miles biking and 8.8 miles running made for a pretty good morning.