Weekly Total - 33.4 miles

I just can't seem to get consistent mileage in. The first time in my running "career" that 33+ miles is considered a down week though. It just seems like I'm getting slower and able to run less before having to walk. I think it's mind games.

Sunday - 13.9 miles

I did two laps of what I thought was going to be 7.0 miles. I came up a little short. I walked about a tenth of a mile every 1.5-2.0 miles even from the start. I was trying to keep the knee from acting up. It started hurting about mile 4.5 and hurt 'til the end of the first lap. After that the pain eased a bit and never got much worse. Was able to run on it without much effort. Feet hurt. Plantar Fisciitis is acting up again. Averaged about 9.22 for 1st lap and 10.22 for 2nd. That is with the walking, so not bad while I was running.

Friday - 9.0 miles

Two laps out to City Park from Ingleside. Knee acted up from about mile 4 on but didn't worsen. Signed up for Stumpjump 50k the other nite. Might as well get used to running with knee pain. It will hurt during the race.

Thursday - 2.3 miles

Regional Park trail. Didn't feel well and ran in my Keen's. Way too heavy.

Wednesday - 4.0 miles

4 miles at 7.29 pace. Not an easy effort but easy to maintain. So solid effort, just short.

Tuesday - 3.0 miles

3 miles of an 8 mile run. Started raining and it was late, so I cut it short. Not a good start to the week.

Weekly Total - 45+ miles

Over 40 miles for the three days in Breckenridge! All at altitude!

Saturday - 8/29 - 8.4 miles

Poured over the map last nite to get the best possible running trail we could. Ended up choosing a good one. At least for running. Only a couple of good views the entire way, although they were good ones. One was of Dillon Reservoir at the beginning. The trail went 2.7 miles out to a fork and most of this section was up. Short, downhill part to the fork. Then 1.5 out to another fork. This was all great for running. About a mile into this section we came out of the trees for an awesome view of the mountains ahead. We reached the next fork (which started going up, up). Took a quick break then started back. The wind picked up as a storm was blowing in. We ran hard coming back as the skies were ominous and we didn't want to be out there on the trail any longer than we had to. But, luck was on our side and we missed all but a few sprinkles. A good run back down into the parking area finished off the day.

A good running finish for the inaugural Rocky Mountain Foot Challenge. Felt a little sad that it was the last day and a little disappointed that I hadn't pushed myself enough.

Friday - 8/28 - 7.2 miles

Got up feeling amazingly good considering the distance and time on my feet yesterday. We picked a relatively short trail knowing we probably wouldn't have much in the legs today. It was a softer, less technical trail than yesterday and I would have been able to run most of the 2.1 out had it not been ALL uphill. As it was, I combined a walk/jog to cover the distance. From the 2.1 point it was another 1.5 hike up a steep and rocky section. This portion was a true hike. Impossible to run even if I had wanted to. Tim had to keep me going on this part as I was having trouble adjusting to the altitude. That and I'm a wus. Anyway, I'm glad he did because the views at the top were astounding. There was a lake at the top that was just incredible. So, a hike back down and then a solid run the last 2.1 into the parking area. Total time was about 2:08. I think getting any time in today was a positive.

We then drove up later to the Continental Divide. Amazing!