A.M. - Ran on the hotel treadmill this morning. I'm staying at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver. I'm actually quite impressed with their gym and fitness equipment. Nice, solid Life Fitness treadmills with impressive media functionality. I didn't feel like going real hard today. 45 minute workout went as follows, all flat:
5 minuntes @ 8.0 mph
5 mins @ 9.0
5 mins @ 9.5
30 mins @ 10.0
The run felt good. The treadmill felt a little firmer than the ones at my gym and a bit faster too. My calves, especially the right one, is still tight from Saturday's race, but its not affecting my running and won't be a problem. It was raining pretty hard all morning and into the early afternoon. It's substantially cooler here in Denver compared to Salt Lake. The next few days are looking like they'll be a little warmer though. (7.2 miles; Mizuno Elixir 6)
P.M. - Went and ran on the Cherry Creek Trail this afternoon. Its a nice trail and its not far from my hotel. As the name indicates, the trail runs right along Cherry Creek. Nice, wide, cement-paved path. Lots of bikers and runners. Always grateful when there is a good place to run while traveling. Went nice and easy about 7:15 pace in right around an hour of running. (8.3 miles; Adidas Aegis 2)
I'm really feeling guilty I didn't bike on Saturday when I had the chance. The next time I'll be able to ride will be Thursday afternoon which will be more than a week from when I last went (Weds. 7/4). Not very good consistency for the LOTOJA training...I checked into the possibility of renting a bike while out here, but its expensive and just not practical. Oh well, good excuse to do a little extra running in the afternoons. | 