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- Goal for this week: Prepare for triathlon
DAY 1 — Swimming
A friend of my talked me into a “mini” triathlon in 7 weeks. Yikes! Swimming is my weakest sport (more like drowning), so I thought I should start right away.
- Activity: Swimming
- Time: 30 minutes
- Distance: 14 x 25m laps
- Notes: I usually start slow, but improve rather quickly.
DAY 3 — Bike the Poor Man Loop
Continuing my “triathlon,” I thought I would do my favorite bike loop in town, which goes over Poor Man Rd. I dusted off my road bike, pumped up the tires, and off I went. About 1/2 mile from the summit, my front tire blew. It was only then that I realized I did not have a repair kit of any kind on my bike 🙁 Then I discovered that there is no cell coverage in the mountains! I started the long walk down in my uncomfortable bike shoes until a woman took pity on my and gave me ride home. Talk about humiliating!
- Activity: Road biking
- Time: 1 hour
- Distance: 5 miles
- Notes: Take a patch kit next time!
DAY 5 — Hike/Run Mt. Sanitas
Instead of doing my usual up-and-down on Mt. Sanitas, I ran from my house, went up one side, down the other, and then back to my house. I have done this before, but it was a brutal hot day today….
- Activity: Hiking/running
- Time: 2 hours
- Distance: 5 miles
- Notes: Big workout for me
DAY 7 — Run BVR (long loop)
With an hour break from family and household obligations, I headed out to the Boulder Valley Ranch to do my “long loop”. I ran into “travel gal” Kathy Dragon out with her dog!
- Activity: Running
- Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Distance: 5.6 miles
- Notes: Popular trail today