tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259641277035772042024-03-05T10:02:30.971-08:00Angi Axmann Grabinger...LET ME TAKE YOU...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325964127703577204.post-83976368895919650372014-08-30T19:25:00.001-07:002014-08-30T19:34:34.120-07:00Where has summer gone...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Wow, September. It is pretty much here. We had all these plans for summer hikes and now summer is almost over (the fist snow has fallen in the mountains). </div>
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Here are some pics of where my summer has gone. </div>
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Planting a garden in a new house, maintaining it and harvesting currants, zucchini, cucumbers, peas, jalapeƱos, and the first carrot. </div>
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I am very thankful that the previous owners were plant and garden lovers and left us with great soil and a great garden design. </div>
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Cherry season. Harvest and make jam. All natural, all organic. No thickeners added, pretty much from tree to pot to jar. </div>
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Germany did it. Another star was added. Ft Collins had the soccer fever.</div>
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Including Jack.</div>
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Fishing started. Trout out of the Poudre River, and some Lakes in the mountains. </div>
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Beer brewing started and hops was planted. First a German Altbier and then a clone of the Stone IPA. </div>
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More harvesting. Kohlrabi, beans, cucumbers and zucchini. Our garden this year isn't even that big. Next year we are hoping to add a front yard garden. </div>
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JR competing at the Train to Hunt National Championships. </div>
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He ended up in 7th place in his first season as a bowhunter. </div>
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Sage, broccoli, the first tomatoes and herbs.</div>
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Carrots are growing fast here in CO. </div>
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Pickled pretty much everything we couldn't eat. And we eat a LOT of veggies. Jam, salsa, relish, pickled zucchini and cucumbers.</div>
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Mail lady complained that our sunflowers are in the way. I responded nicely and told her we are lovers of bees and they seem to like the sunflowers. BTW, there were no sunflowers hanging in the sidewalk, she must have had a bad day. I beat her negativeness with positivity :-)</div>
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First pears coming in and to my surprise chard and spinach are still growing well, even in July.</div>
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Passing the NCLEX and becoming a "real" nurse. </div>
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Trip to the Black hills of South Dakota for a half marathon. My marathon training has decreased tremendously after graduation. Work and studying took over (and the garden), and now as an RN work and sleep seem to have taken over my life (and the garden). </div>
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Happy to see I still have my school records, my state record and my national title stars. YAY. Motivation. </div>
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Race morning was EARLY (4 am) and the race went much better then expected. I went with the flow, whatever my legs wanted and managed a 1:22, a win by over 7 min and a course record. I would call that SUCCESS. Sometimes a good attitude really helps :-)</div>
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My Spearfish Halfmarathon award. Pretty cool, canyon wood and rocks made into a sassy lady. </div>
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Went surfing and had a BLAST. Took a few waves that were way too big for me and ate it big time in front of everybody :-) But managed to ride some waves as well. WOHOOO!!! My fear of fish is out the window when I get to play in waves.</div>
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Came home to more harvest: zucchini, carrots, bell pepper, beans and hair loom tomato and little tomatoes. All of the above disappeared in my belly that evening. </div>
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First corn harvest.</div>
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Hops harvest!!! First year plants. Can't wait for next year!!!</div>
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Hairlooms are going crazy!!! This year we focused not on quantity but on quality. All organic, purple striped heirlooms, yello heirlooms, white heirlooms, black heirlooms. Yum. BIG difference in taste when only fertilized with organic material (coming straight from our chickens).</div>
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JR's hunting season started, he has tags for elk, antelope, deer (archery) and a backup elk rifle tag. The goal for next June-October is to have all our own meat (hunted or fished) and all the produce out of the garden. All the beer brewed ourself and who knows what else we can come up with :-)</div>
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Colorado has a lot to offer, so we didn't have to think twice to plan for the 4th of July. HIKING. We decided to scope out the Rawah Wilderness Area about 2 hrs away from Ft. Collins. We were prepared with multiple trail maps, equipment for rain and shine and some happy puppies. </div>
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At the start of the West Branch Trailhead (parked at West Branch Trail parking lot).<br />
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Getting higher in elevation (start was at about 8600 ft, 11.220 was our highest point at Grassy Pass).<br />
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Beautiful Columbines flowering after all the rain.<br />
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The trail consisted about 75% of the time of NO TRAIL (as in creek instead of trail or the snow was too high to show the trail). It sure was an adventure and our feet were wet for 4 days :-)<br />
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The "usually small creek crossing". First camping spot was just past this beautiful river. Fresh water for the puppies and us.<br />
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Stashing the critter bag. We did read that Black Bears are not uncommon in this area.<br />
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Most of the West Branch Trail was flooded, and once we turned onto the North Fork trail, we encountered lots of fallen trees and damaged bridges. But no worries, we really liked it like that. It was a great adventure!!!<br />
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Checking out how many more switchbacks to Twin Crater Lakes.<br />
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Lots of water this year!!! Waterfalls and streams everywhere!!!<br />
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Unfortunately Twin Crater Lakes would have been a very snowy hike and we wanted to get to Rawah Lake 3, so we skipped the 3 mile detour. We will be back in August and hopefully make it to the beautiful Lakes.<br />
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Where is the trail?<br />
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On our hike up to Grassy Pass.<br />
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Lunch break at 11220 ft. Perfect conditions. No wind and lots of sunshine.<br />
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For me, that meant play time in the snow fields!!!<br />
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Tupperware - snow- tower.<br />
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Continuing the hike to Rawah Lake 3 before the storm comes.<br />
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But first a little fishing. We read most lakes had great fishing, but after this harsh winter, Rawah Lake 3 had absolutely NO fish in it. They did bite at Camp Lake.<br />
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Yep, this is the trail. Thankfully we had contour lines on the map to figure out where the trail should be.<br />
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Rawah Lake 3.<br />
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Off trail from Rawah Lake 3 to Camp Lake. There was absolutely no trail and we even had to help a bunch of hikers who got lost. We decided to go over Sheep Mountain and down the other side. Lots of fallen trees and snow banks, but we managed to find Camp Lake!!!<br />
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Brook Trout in Camp Lake!!!<br />
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Camping in and close to snow was great. The toughest part was finding a dry spot since everything was a little marshy!!!<br />
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Jack's first time giving a fish a kiss. He was not too interested and also had no interest in eating fish skin later that day :-)<br />
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Some more fishing before the last 7 miles back to the car. There were 5 campers with us around the Lake and we wondered how they got there. Turns out that the other part of the loop was a pretty easy 7 mile hike in and we also learned that a ranger had been telling people at the parking lot NOT to do the entire loop due to flooding and snow. Ooops. The North Fork of the Laramie River is usually this nice stream coming out of the bottom of the mountain. It was roaring and very deep. Thankfully we found a "balance beam" and made our way across.<br />
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Camp Lake is beautiful and there was fish in the inlet, outlet as well as the lake!!!<br />
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Jack did get tired after 4 days of playing and running in the snow.<br />
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We released this little guy. Possibly the smallest fish with the biggest appetite. It bit a fly that was the size of this guys head :-)<br />
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Rawah is a great wilderness area. I highly recommend it, even in the snow. The Twin Crater Lake area and South Rawah Peak area with Grassy pass are great and fairly remote. All the peaks can be conquered and I think we might spend 4 days up there in August to explore more.<br />
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WARNING: It seemed like ALL maps we compared between ours and other people's, had different mileages and different contour lines. Plan to hike more then the map says!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325964127703577204.post-52801709185237229132014-06-03T11:13:00.002-07:002014-06-03T11:17:13.436-07:00Xterra Lory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I went through many boxes before I found my triathlon gear, but when I found it, my race belt still had a race number on it from my last triathlon. August 2012. Ooooops. I thought I did one in the spring of 2013, but maybe not :-)</div>
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During nursing school I swam maybe 10 times. </div>
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I biked maybe 10 times. </div>
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All short and easy, because it was exhausting :-)</div>
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Good news: I ran almost every day, sometimes twice a day. </div>
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I signed up for Xterra Lory about 1 month ago and had my training all planned out. Well, that didn't go the way I hoped and I ended up swimming once in week 1 (1000 m) and once the day before the race (1000 m). </div>
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Running was right on track with tempo runs and track practice and even a few long runs. </div>
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Race day showed up and I had no idea if my wetsuit would rip from being retired for so long.</div>
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The weather was beautiful and the 59 degree lake was perfect. </div>
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The wetsuit didn't rip. SUCCESS.</div>
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The foggy mountains made it a perfect race start.</div>
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I even warmed up. The swim was around 800 m long and I knew my max was at 1000...mhhhh...I swam halfway to the first buoy and breast-stroked back. </div>
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Ironically I swam the exact same pace as I did when I trained in the pool 7 days/week. Ha. No more of that. 2 times a month is enough :-) I stopped 3 times to let water out of the goggles ( I borrowed them that morning because I couldn't find my OW ones).</div>
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I took my Sailfish wetsuit out of retirement. That suit is fantastic. No tired arms, no chafing. I actually really enjoyed the swim :-) </div>
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I like the road for riding and trails for running. Trails for riding make me feel scared. I lost A LOT of time on that ride. The first lap, I got passed by...I stopped counting how many peeps. The second lap was fun but still kind of slow. I am not sure if I liked the "moving over for passing" and being stuck in a "traffic jam" that happens in Xterras. I just smiled and tried to tell the competitive me that this is fun and a workout and not a race. I really enjoyed just being out there and riding fast (for me).</div>
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Onto the run, which I thought was 4.2miles, but actually was 5.2 miles. </div>
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2.5 miles up, 2.5 miles down.We ran not only over the first hill, but continued onto the second one!!!</div>
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I passed a few ladies but had no idea what place I was in. JR later told me after the finish that I came off the bike in 10th or so, so he didn't want to tell me during the race because he thought I would be sad. Good husband. </div>
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At mile 3, on a steep downhill part, I launched off my left foot to jump over a rock, but unfortunately landed on a sharp rock with my right foot. Ouch. It sounded like a chiropractor adjustment, but it did't feel good. I hobbled back for the last 2 miles, but was just happy to be out there.</div>
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I ended up 4th overall. This race attracted a lot of pro's and I was happy to be right in the mix after all that time off. I opted out on the water slide. I didn't have enough momentum and honestly didn't know what to do :-) Awkward moment :-) Later JR said it was probably a good idea, he saw a lot of people with bloody arms and legs who slid down it ;-)</div>
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My foot kept swelling and turned black and blue. Time to go get an Xray. Luckily nothing was broken, but a possible ligament tear (as per MD). Today is day 4 and it still feels funny and hurts, but tomorrow I want to go running again. This no running is not working for me :-)</div>
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Well, I am excited to have done this race (thanks PAM for encouraging me). I have already snooped around trifind to sign up for my next race.<br />
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I will definitely increase my riding between now and the next race (not the swimming), and I am so excited to ride my new FUSION bike. It is going in the mail today and I am hoping to have it built by this weekend. I cannot wait to ride for this great company, their bikes and wheels are fun and fast!!! But the bike needs its own blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325964127703577204.post-61265349122343679202014-05-09T20:14:00.000-07:002014-05-09T20:17:05.716-07:00Colorado Fall Classic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Life is busy...I started working 5 days/week...even though it is only 8 am - 1 pm, it is tiring:-) I guess I have been spoiled :-)</div>
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I am <i>participating </i>in an Xterra triathlon on May 31st...yikes, what was I thinking. I still haven't swam...not even once. I just listen to my body and do what my body likes: running and biking. </div>
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The race takes place in Lory state park, just outside of Ft Collins. The riding and running is beautiful. The race will go on the <i>beginner trail</i>, unfortunately there are still 2 spots, where I have to get off the bike. I guess I am a below-beginner on the mnt bike. Give me a cross bike and it is a different story :-) Here are some images of the beautiful scenery running and riding at Lory:</div>
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Running makes Jack tired. So tired that he takes ANY spot in the yard to sleep :-)<br />
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The Xterra will be all fun and no racing. Especially with possibly (very likely) zero swimming, minimal mnt bike skills and a killer run with tons of elevation and switchbacks.<br />
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This week was strange: 5 year anniversary, JR's birthday and my graduation from nursing school...and I celebrated all the above by myself :-( JR is over 3000 miles away from here :-( Buuuhhhhhh. Maybe I need another degree so I can finally have a celebration!!! Just kidding ;-)<br />
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The chickens have been laying eggs every day, I think they like the warmer weather. 3/day and one of them is HUGE, the other one small. Chickens are very easy to hold in a yard, they don't need a lot and they give back every day :-)<br />
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I am trying to get back into racing after taking a year off. Running is my priority and am very happy to say that I am competing in the Colorado Fall Classic Marathon this September. I am looking forward to the race and to finishing FAST. The race has a 2500 ft loss in elevation. I am supporting local races whenever I can, and this marathon fits perfectly into my schedule. Here is to a great running summer!!!</div>
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A few things on our "Colorado bucket list" were:</div>
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growing Hops (check)</div>
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having a huge above the ground garden (check)</div>
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having edible things all throughout the yard (check)</div>
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...and getting organic chickens (as of today: check)</div>
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We found this adoption program, where 2 year old chickens, who no longer produce at a 100 % rate, get retired from this organic farm and you can adopt them. So we adopted 3. Brunhilde, Gertrud and one that still needs a name :-)</div>
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Catching the chickens was fun. I have never attempted to catch one. Those little creatures are fast!!! Luckily I found some gloves from nursing school in the truck to catch them and hold onto them better.</div>
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I knew that I would need these someday. </div>
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Bringing the chickens home was very exciting for Jack. </div>
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He wasn't sure if they were playmates, so he stared at them and barked a little.</div>
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He loves sticking his nose in the coop...off course only with supervision.</div>
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Their temporary home...</div>
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Jack is making sure his new friends don't go anywhere...</div>
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We connected the chicken coop to a space behind our garden house...they seem to love it as they explored the area all day. </div>
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They already laid two eggs, I am guessing it is a thank you for the new home (that's at least what I tell myself).</div>
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In the afternoon it was time to explore. My friend Pam gave me an incredible book for christmas and I have the goal of hiking (or running) all the Northern Colorado Trails from the book and writing feedback and taking pics. </div>
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Today's run was Greyrock Mountain. It is just about 20 min outside of Ft Collins up the Poudre Canyon. The trailhead is easy to find and great for dogs and hikers. The loop is about 6 miles long (we skipped running up Greyrock, that this is STEEEEEEP). The trail was very very rocky and very steep. The first two miles were so steep that we had to walk some. Our average pace was 12 min/miles, little did we know that the elevation gain was 1500 ft on the way up and another 1500 ft on the way down. Yikes. We will be sore tomorrow. </div>
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I struggled to leave Ft Collins after Christmas...1 more semester had to be done. I thought it would be fun to take my snow shoes and XC skis, but Flagstaff was pretty much winter-less, except for one day (and it melted the next day again). My friend Amber had just won the National Snowshoe title and I was super motivated to go out and try it out...</div>
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It absolutely kicked my butt. She is an animal on those things, I don't know how she can run that fast on these things :-) It was a great workout and I can't wait for more snow shoe snow. </div>
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The semester ended up going by faster then expected and once we hit spring break we started having the "DONE" mentality.</div>
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I had to come back to AZ for my capstone in the Emergency room in Show Low, but I came back with scrubs only. </div>
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<i><b>Good bye Flagstaff, it was nice, but I am so happy to go to Colorado.</b></i></div>
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It was nice to get a warm welcome in Colorado with our great friends. We "cruisered" around town and celebrated being reunited (and St Patties day ;-).</div>
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The week went by way too fast. I got a lot of yard work done, a lot of running, no riding or swimming...</div>
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Then I was off to Show Low, AZ. The drive was loooong, but I was lucky and only had 11 days in Show Low. One more time driving through an AZ sand storm:</div>
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I worked the night shift, but had the goal of still running 2 times a day. I would get off work at 6:30 am, run, sleep 8-12, eat, sleep 1-4, run, go to work. It was fantastic. My times got slower with the lack of sleep, so halfway through I decided to leave the Garmin at home :-) Happy running only. </div>
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I had a fantastic experience in the ER. The high paced environment was exactly what I wanted. I met so many people and it was great to see people get better and even go home after spending time in the ER. </div>
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My shift was done Tuesday morning at 6:30 am and I sat in the car and drove for 11 hrs to Ft Collins. Finally home. </div>
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Enjoy watching JR become a hunter...</div>
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Building a 12 ft by 12 ft organic garden...</div>
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Get a job (YAY)...</div>
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Yep, training started today. I have 6 weeks to get my butt in shape for the return to triathlon. Today I went swimming. It wasn't petty. The nice thing is that I can take the cruiser and be at Mulberry pool in 1 minute. No excuses. Tomorrow I will join the CSU triathlon team for track practice and on Wednesday I will join the weekly group ride. I will most likely get dropped like a hot potato, but I am excited. </div>
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After taking one year off from swim and bike training (or actually even more), it is fun to look forward to a race. <i>Without limits</i> made it possible for me to race Xterra's and Triathlons that they put on in Northern Colorado and I can't wait. Just pure fun and exhaustion. Since I am starting from scratch, I am totally looking forward to wobbly legs coming out of the water, forgetting where my bike is and how to take off the wetsuit, and simply pure exhaustion during the race. </div>
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All runners, triathletes, cyclists,... have THAT problem. What to do when mother nature doesn't allow for the usual training. I say: instead of frowning, we should embrace it and be excited to explore new options of endurance activities. </div>
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Living in Colorado (until next week) leaves me LOTS of options, and I am not scared to try them out AND still get quality training in.</div>
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The weather was super cold and I wanted to run twice that day. I ended up doing a 1 hr run in the morning and followed it up with 3.5 hrs of backcountry skiing in the afternoon (with J.R., Pam and Jason). We went into Poudre Canyon, to Montgomery Pass, not sure what to expect. After a 1.5 mile uphill climb (EXHAUSTING) through the forest we made it.</div>
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Deep snow, cold weather, steep grade AND 10.000-11.000 feet elevation makes a GREAT workout.</div>
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J.R. leading the way.</div>
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Pam and Jason going strong.</div>
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Taking off layers and layers, backcountry skiing is a ton of work and a great way to cross train.</div>
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The top. Beautiful conditions and snow belly deep. No taking the skis off here or you disappear in the snow :-)</div>
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The walk up around the "slope".</div>
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I wonder what is under all that snow.</div>
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The reward: DOWNHILL!!! </div>
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Sure enough, the UP takes about 1.5 hrs, plus the time to go up and down the ski hill. The down takes 20 min :-) We were exhausted. Back country skiing is great: endurance and strength are definitely needed.</div>
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Next attempt: downhill skiing.</div>
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JR and I got our run in early in the morning again, not skipping a workout. Downhill skiing is a ton of fun :-) The cardiovascular effort is much less, compared to skate skiing, snowshoeing and backcountry skiing, but man, doing squats all day is no joke at all. Taking the lift up and skiing down is a fun change and off course we were exhausted from being out there in the cold having fun all day. J.R. and I were happy to report no bruises by the end of the day :-)</div>
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Classic cross country skiing:</div>
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well, backcountry/cross country :-) JR and I got to Dillon later then we expected. After finishing a track workout in the am (800 m repeats on the track), we ended up breaking trail and cross country skiing for 2 hrs. The wind was brutal and the snow ranged from ankle deep to belly deep. </div>
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We created a figure eight loop, which ended up being really fun!!!</div>
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Jack had a ton of fun too, despite the snow balls on his fur :-)</div>
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I also got to try out my snowshoes and got super exhausting 20 min of running on them. Snowshoe running brings working out to an entirely new level. Doing knee lifts (to beat the deep snow) for 20 min was EXHAUSTING. </div>
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Classic XC skiing in the back country was less exhausting then back country because my equipment is much lighter and therefore it wasn't as challenging. Once we got the trail established, we got some great classic skiing in!!!</div>
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Fresh powder and snowy conditions made it a tough and slow day for skate skiing. J.R. and I skated for 35 km on green, blue and black tracks. </div>
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I was excited to try my new skate skis. They were fast and fun. To me the effort of skating and the effort of running are very similar. You can skate for endurance (aka the long run), you can do hill repeats, sprints, very much like what runners do. We tried everything and also included lots of drills to improve our technique. </div>
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This was only our 2nd time skating, so we were really pleased to get 35 km in. Quads, glutes, core, everything was being used during skating. </div>
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The next morning we went back to our "little loop" to run the puppies. Pam and I had snowshoes and Shaula broke new trail with her XC skis.</div>
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At 9 am J.R. and I went to Frisco Nordic Center to skate ski. So far we have tried Eldora, Keystone and Frisco. Frisco is AMAZING. Their groomed trails are as wide as an interstate. The conditions were tough again with lots of wind, very cold temps and new snow coming down. We skied 25 km and were exhausted.</div>
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Cross training was great. I am excited to go on my run today to check how my body is feeling after 60 km in 2 days.<br />
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3 more days in Ft Collins til I have to return back to Flag for school. But one thing is sure: the skate skis are coming with :-) Lets see what challenges the Flagstaff Nordic Center provides.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325964127703577204.post-68098429613681387142013-12-27T21:06:00.002-08:002013-12-27T21:09:59.657-08:00Christmas on skis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This was my first Christmas separated from my family...I was very sad...I am already looking forward to 2014 when I get to spend Christmas in Germany. But with school and moving there was no way we could have made it to the motherland.</div>
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Lucky for me, I have the best friend anyone could wish for. Pam.</div>
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She took me to cool places and did a ton of fun stuff with me to distract me. </div>
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One of the things she said would be fun would be competing in a ski race. And right she was. I was so nervous the day when I registered. I don't ski!!! Oh well. I logged onto yahoo.com to check my emails and saw this:</div>
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The race consisted of running up a hill, skiing down, running higher and skiing down. </div>
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I made friends with a lot of interesting people. Dynafit gave me a race set of skis to demo and they were light. The boots were as light as my running shoes!!!</div>
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I needed to renew my BLS license and Pam needed a CPR card. So she sat in a 3 hr class with me, a class for health care providers, just so we could do this together. What a great friend!!! I think she should get a raise for knowing much more then she really needed to know.</div>
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And that can only lead to a 20 k day on skis in our crazy endurance world. Eldora turns out to have great skate skiing, but we are excited to try out all the ones around Estes Park as well.</div>
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even though Eldora spelled Biathlon wrong - it is NOT biathAlon, it is also not triAthalon...I forgive them...but they should really change it...</div>
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JR and I decided during our day at Eldora to go give shooting a try and see if we should do a biathlon...crazy, I know...</div>
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JR and I took the day to test out the Biathlon rifle. Seated and standing, the first time of real shooting. It was a lot of fun despite my no-no-attitude to guns. I have to admit there were some strange characters shooting a gun next to us and it wasn't a hunting rifle or a biathlon gun...</div>
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Biathlon target practice was a success and JR and I are attending our Biathlon Safety class in January, followed by a race. Super excited to try this out.</div>
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Christmas came fast and we spend a nice day at Pam's house with Macaroons, a yummy christmas dinner and lots of presents, including a package from Germany!!!</div>
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Jack was very excited about his new toy from Germany. He grabs it and shows it off whenever he can :-) Happy puppy!!!</div>
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JR and I started track practice again today, dusting off the rusty joints with 10X400 m. We had nice weather and having time off from school is perfect for training. I get to run 2 times a day OR ski once, run once. Tomorrow I get to try out my new race snowshoes as well as go backcountry skiing in the Ft Collins area. Ahhhh, this place is awesome.</div>
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Resolution run on the 1st - CHECK</div>
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PF Changs is still in the air, but IMS half is a GO.</div>
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In 2014 I will be part of BROOKS. RUN HAPPY.</div>
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I had a really great time with ZOOT and they are great. I am very thankful for their guidance and support in triathlon over the past 2 years, but since 2014 and the future will be a run focus, BROOKS is THE way to go. My feet love BROOKS shoes (the pure series especially). I ran my marathon in Brooks shoes and had 0 blisters or hot spots. To be part of their team is an honor and I cannot wait to race and even return to the track in 2014 :-) Steeplechase round 2? Maybe so :-)</div>
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Thanksgiving in the Grand Canyon. With Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and adventure. We went Thursday - Sunday and tried out SOuth Bass Trail. JR thinks that I might now be in the top 50 for German's with the most trails hiked in the Grand Canyon ;-)</div>
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Cold morning start with 9 degrees Fahrenheit!!!</div>
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One last time without our heavy backpacks (this was my heaviest backpack yet!!!)</div>
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Scrambling down the trail :-)</div>
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Stashing water for the way out. It felt good to drop those extra 3 Liters.</div>
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STAIRS. I stopped counting after 152...there were too many.</div>
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Coffee break - JR and I are very German :-)</div>
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The "fireplace" at the bottom of the trail...by looking at it and with an unmarked turnoff we missed our trail and as it was getting dark we started wondering if we have to sleep on the Tonto Trail.</div>
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We finally made it to South Bass Rapids and the famous boat.</div>
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Tent vs bivi. Tent won!!!</div>
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Thanksgiving dinner. Mhhhhhhhhh.</div>
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Peter the mouse wanted some too. Thanks to Pam we learned to bring Critter bags at all times!!!</div>
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The colorado was very chocolate like!!! </div>
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River trip stopping at our beach. Let the trading of food begin!!!</div>
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You have to look closely but the tarantula was walking along the tondo and clearly got mad at us for taking pics of it - it was standing on 2 legs only trying to scare us with the other ones. Worked for me!!!</div>
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Shinumu rapids.</div>
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The fireplace!!!</div>
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This is were the trail goes but the fireplace distraction is a trap. The tonto trail just disappears after a few more km. We decided to build big trail markers, because missing this turn off can end bad!!! There is no access to water anywhere else...unless you crawl down a cliff.</div>
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This heart shaped cactus plant was full of love. Every ear was a heart!!!</div>
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Our sandy beach.</div>
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The last night's view. Much much colder. We all managed to go to bed at 7 and slept until 7!!!</div>
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That's how cold it was :-)</div>
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I can't wait to take my family down to the chocolate river!!!</div>
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Last week I flew to Ft Collins again. Veterans Day weekend meant lots of running events around the Ft Collins area. We decided to run the local CSU Veterans 5k and had a ton of fun. The course is flat and fast. I wanted to go out conservative but the competitive me just had to stay behind this girl who took off fast. We went through mile 1 in 5:45, mile 2 in 11:40. I tried to move ahead at mile 1.5 but she left me in the dust. With one mile to go I tried again and was successful :-) YAY. I finished in 18:30 and was super happy to take the win, but a little confused about the time. After some research we found out that the course was long...3.25 miles instead of 3.1. That made me feel much better about effort/pace/time. JR took the W as the first veteran. </div>
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I don't know what is in the Ft Collins air, but the next day I ran 14 miles at probably my best training pace ever, with 5 miles sub 7 and an average of 7:06 - for a "going by feel" run, this was a great start to the day!!!<br />
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In the afternoon we met up with our friends Pam and Jason. Jack was waiting for Scout and Aidra.<br />
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We hiked Arthur's Rock in Lori state park. Tons of great running and mnt biking trails around that park!!! I am so excited to explore more. The hike is around 4 miles, so it was a perfect afternoon hike. The puppies had fun and really enjoyed playing.<br />
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Wednesday I was at clinical so long that it got dark outside and I had to cut my run short...</div>
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Things don't always go the way we want, but we have to make the best out of it. My friend Stacey and I didn't let any of the above influence our plans and off we were to Phoenix for a girls weekend, including a great race (despite having a 20 page essay due...and YES, we worked on it for many hrs in our hotel).</div>
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We jogged the 2 miles to the race start and sooner then I knew my 5 k came up. I had done mileage and some speed, but my body wasn't sure what racing on the road feels like anymore. I started out very conservative to safe some energy for the next race. I finished in a 18:40 which wasn't super awesome, but it was a great start to a great winter 2013/ spring 2014 season. I had a 30 min break before the 10 k, which I pretty much spent walking from finish to start. </div>
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At the start line I had no idea what I had in me, but I knew I had to do the same again, go out conservative. I think I pretty much even split the entire race and finished in a 39:40, again, nothing super fantastic, but great for where I am in the season and training.</div>
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I licked the blood again and immediately got excited to race next Saturday again. 10k race in Longmont, CO. I can't wait to see how every week of training affects my performance and effort level.</div>
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Fall in Flagstaff is beautiful. There is about a one week window where the trees look like they have golden leaves. The weather here is mostly sunny in the first place, but the combination of sun and golden aspens seems almost magical. </div>
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There are many great spots to check out the beauty, but my favorite is the inner basin at lockett meadows, especially on a wednesday or thursday when no one else is there.<br />
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I went on the hike with my friend from nursing school and my other friend, Joy, who is most likely going through the program next year. Funny how we ended up in the same place: we went to Black Hills State University at the same time, then ventured off into different directions and now we are both in Flagstaff.<br />
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We got to play in our fist snow of the season!!!</div>
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Next week I will explore the newly opened Waterline trail on my Mnt bike, which should end up at lockett meadows again. About 30 miles of Mnt bike fun!!!<br />
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Yesterday after clinical I drove to Phoenix to participate in the first race of the season: AZ Xterra trail run. I had been running 50-60 miles/week, but not much over an hour at a time, so it was interesting to see what I could do in a 13 mile trail run. Last year I won the overall women's in 1:42:09. This year I felt great until mile 6 where my speediness literally left me in the desert. I switched to training mode and just finished the day off with a 7 mile fun run, enjoying the surroundings. I thought my time would be much slower then last year, but to my surprise it was still 1:42:49. But I ended up 5th place overall women :-( After the race I met up with Coach B and we came up with a plan for the winter. I am excited to get in a lot of racing over the next 6 months, both in Ft Collins and in AZ.<br />
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My second semester of Nursing school is in full swing and we finally get to do a lot of hands on things. The past few months have been a little stressful with overall 3 drives from and to Ft Collins (I got to fly once :-) JR and Jack are now settled in Ft Collins and they are exploring new things every day...and the more they explore and the more they tell me about it, the more I fall in love with the town as well. Here are some images from what has been going on during the last month:</div>
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Beautiful sunsets by the Poudre River.</div>
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Jack playing in one of the many streams during our runs.</div>
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Unsuccessful first house hunt in the two weeks we were up there prior to moving.</div>
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JR told me the piggy bank cannot come with from Phoenix to Ft Collins unless it is empty...so...</div>
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I emptied it. I found a lot of Euro's in it as well as US bills...I am pretty sure my family put those in their :-)</div>
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Because I am too cheap to bring it to a counting machine, I hand counted EVERYTHING and rolled it. Over 500 $ :-)</div>
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Our house was under contract within 24 hrs of putting it on the market. One month later it was time to move out. I will miss our first house :-( If I could I would have moved it with us!!! The yard, the citrus trees, the brick house, proximity to the trails ... we will definitely miss it.</div>
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The flood damage in Colorado was crazy. On our way there we saw the Thompson River, which had more water then the Mississippi flowing!!! Cars were on the side of the road, upside down, stuck, craziness. JR brought me to the airport and I had to head back to class and Flagstaff without him and Jack :-(<br />
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Right now class is Mon/Tue and rotation is Fri/Sat...so we have Wed/Thu to explore. I have a fantastic group of people in my program. They are so nice, love the outdoors and help you in any situation. Here we are exploring Fossil Creek. Unfortunatelly we couldn't hike to the "blue" part of the water but we got to see the original Dam.<br />
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Igor found an apple tree in the middle of nowhere!!!</div>
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The apples were ripe and delicious!!!</div>
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After a few water crossings and loosing the trail a few times we made it to our campsite.<br />
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Igor made us coffee in his fancy glass coffee maker. I am still amazed he got it there inane piece!!!</div>
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We jumped into the water, found some swings and had so much fun on the way out.</div>
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Fossil Creek is great and I think we are trying to get back before it gets too cold down there. I need to take them to the really colorful part of the creek where Pam took me a few years back. Sooooo beautiful!!!<br />
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Today I decided to get my Mnt bike out. Since I wanted to get a good workout in I decided to ride up Schultz road to Mnt Elden. It was a total of 2 hrs on nice steep forest road. The aspens are starting to change, and thankfully the snow we got earlier this week was melted again for the ride.<br />
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View from the top!!!</div>
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San Francisco peaks in the background.</div>
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Sunset Crater and Painted Desert.</div>
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Aspens are slowly changing.</div>
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I am very excited to fly up o Ft Collins in less then 1 month to see JR and Jack. Two more months before Christmas break and then it is only one semester to go. I am starting to get excited about returning to running races and triathlons and am planning my 2014 season...unfortunately a lot of dates are not up yet and I am very impatient. It looks like I will start off the season with running and then kick off the tri season in May. Colorado has a ton of racing to offer and I am very excited to see what we are doing. I hear the XTerra in Ft Collins is one of the easier courses to ride, so I might even try my luck at my first Xterra Tri.<br />
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Today I checked out the Foothills and Horsetooth Reservoir by foot and bike...the US Pro Tour will come by here next weekend and I rode part of their stage for that day...I expected the roads by the lake to be flat, but man was I wrong:</div>
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See the hill in the background with that road going up? I love hills!!!</div>
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The pavement has NO cracks, the shoulder was nice, the traffic was very very light. Ft Collins is in the background.</div>
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And some more climbing!!!</div>
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Beautiful views, about 10 min riding distance from Ft Collins!!! Check out the road again :-)</div>
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Then I went running along the Foothills, and I decided to follow this path that seems to go all through town and around town. What I really really like is that you always have a "gravel" option right next to it.</div>
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Or you can just venture off into the foothills and run to the Lake, which might be a 30 min run (or less) to Horsetooth. There are trails everywhere and miles and miles of running without seeing one person is possible right out your front door.<br />
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I am in love with this town. Now we just need to find that one house we have been looking for!!! Tonight I am trying out Track practice, which apparently happens every Tuesday and is followed by burgers and beer...it doesn't even shock me anymore. Breweries EVERYWHERE. Beer consumption in Ft Collins must be pretty similar to water consumption. They have happy hours here where you get 2 Dollar New Belgium Pints. Unheard of...unless you are in Ft Collins!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325964127703577204.post-62980424265914456402013-08-15T13:04:00.001-07:002013-08-15T13:04:50.984-07:0015 hrs til Ft collins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
How bad can that drive be?</div>
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15 hrs? Psssss...EASY</div>
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Staredown.</div>
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New Mexico, yay, only who knows how many more miles.</div>
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Still new mexico?</div>
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I am getting bored, Jack is getting sleepy. We are still in new mexico:-(</div>
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YAY, half way done. Only 5XX miles to go. </div>
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Jack, I am out of stories.</div>
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Fantastic packing: 3 bikes in a Mazda 3...pretty sure there is more room!!!</div>
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Yay, Colorado!!!</div>
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Yay, still Colorado...</div>
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Still Colorado...mood is declining...3 more hrs to go...</div>
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I finally made it in about 15 hrs. The car is full of dog hair, I think Jack was stressed out and lost hair :-) </div>
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This morning I went on an exploring tour through Ft Collins and here is what I found:</div>
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Fantastic doggie parks!!! Everybody is extremely dog friendly!!!</div>
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Fantastic running trails: flat or hilly, there is a great mix of everything here!!!<br />
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And Lakes, EVERWHERE!!! And did I mention trails???<br />
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Dog park lake, for dogs only :-)<br />
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And a HUGE lake right out the front door :-) I love this place!!!<br />
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And you can do triathlon practice DOWNTOWN!!! They even have a dismount zone!!!<br />
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I am so excited to explore more this afternoon and tomorrow but what I have seen so far was impressive. Medium size city, everybody outdoorsy, everybody nice and in a good mood, people drive the speed limit or UNDER, bike lanes, running trails, perfect weather, breweries, pools, lakes, ... now we just need to find a house :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325964127703577204.post-40834910879780736182013-05-29T22:07:00.001-07:002013-05-29T22:17:56.015-07:00Fisher Point run or bike - Flagstaff, AZ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
One of my goals for the next year in Flagstaff is to explore some of the trails around Flagstaff for running. When I lived here before I always wanted to run certain loops but I never knew how long they would actually be and if the terrain would be good for running...so here we go, I explored my first point of interest.</div>
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Fisher point can be reached by many different trails. I decided to run from Lake Mary Road (Skunk Canyon Trail) towards Fisher Point, up the 1.2 miles to the top of Fisher point, a mile into Walnut Canyon (turn around at the secret cave) and back via Sandy's Canyon. The entire loop was 12 miles exactly and the terrain was great. The trail to and from Fisher point is soft dirt with the occasional rock. The 1.2 mile up to the top was pretty rocky, but nothing that requires trail shoes. Here is the Garmin map:</div>
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Park on Lake Mary Road just about .5 of a mile east of the Water treatment plant.</div>
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Run on the only designated trail there is.</div>
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After about .75 of a mile stay left and run into Skunk Canyon.</div>
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Once Skunk Canyon trail ends turn right (left would take you towards NAU).</div>
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Stay on that trail and it will bring you exactly to Fisher Point.</div>
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Go up if you want, go straight into Walnut Canyon if you want to go see the cave.</div>
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On the way back you have 4 choices, we went with Sandy's Canyon...here is how:</div>
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Go back on the trail you came from and do NOT turn left towards Marshall Lake (1st turn off/closest to Fisher Point)</div>
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Take the second possible trail that goes left into Sandy's Canyon (this is a trail with horse traffic, you can identify it by the horse shoe prints - DON'T MISS IT)</div>
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Follow it until it spits you out at Lake Mary road.</div>
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Run west on Lake Mary road until you get to the parking lot.</div>
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We ended up running back into Skunk Canyon to get our shirts that we had dropped off earlier.</div>
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Without going back it would have been an <b>11 mile run round trip</b>.<br />
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<b>1224 ft elevation gain</b> (and the same amount of loss) including going up/down the 400 ft in 1.2 miles to the top of Fisher Point.</div>
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Turn off to the top of Fisher Point.</div>
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Now that I had done the route from Lake Mary Road, I wanted to explore the route from the NAU rec center on campus. As it turns out, this route is NOT as ideal for running as it has some really rocky spots...</div>
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Here is where we went:</div>
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NAU rec center to FUTS (Flagstaff Urban Trail System) - <b>Sinclair Wash/Rio de Flag</b></div>
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Ride along Wash under the interstate to a pond - look ahead for the only trail that goes uphill STEEP</div>
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Connect to the <b>Arizona Trail</b> (STEEP ONE) which will lead you to a gate and directly onto the Fisher Point Trail</div>
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Again you end up at Fisher Point and you have the option of going up</div>
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Return on the same trail (Fisher Point Trail) until you encounter a trail called <b>LOOP TRAIL</b> (where you turn NORTH/down the hill) - it crosses Fisher Point Trail - don't miss it!!!</div>
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This will lead you to <b>Hoffman Tank</b> and through the Rio de Flag valley back to the FUTS by Sinclair Wash/Rio de Flag (there is only one main trail, so the chance of getting lost is pretty slim - but it could happen:-)</div>
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The loop from and back to the Rec center is about <b>13 miles</b> and has lots of steep ups and downs.</div>
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Since we didn't go up to Fisher Point (not very good on a bike-better by foot), we ended up with <b>900 ft of elevation gain</b> and 900 ft of loss.</div>
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The second route to Fisher Point is much more rocky and I would recommend running the route through the Rio de Flag valley/by Hoffman Tank BOTH ways to avoid the possible ankle twister trails that the Arizona Trail provides.<br />
If you follow the FUTS/Rio de Flag valley to Loop Trail you will encounter this:<br />
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LOOP TRAIL TURN</div>
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FISHER POINT TRAIL</div>
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...nice sandy trails with minimal rocky parts.<br />
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I hope this post was helpful for all peeps visiting Flagstaff and please email me/connect with me if you have questions or need a running buddy for this trail. The scenery is soooo beautiful on these trails, I am up for the Fisher Point run at ANY time.<br />
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Next up: The 8 mile morning loop from downtown!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325964127703577204.post-86104255954214429862013-05-27T17:44:00.000-07:002013-05-27T17:44:05.530-07:00Summer fun in the sun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last weekend I drove back down to Phoenix for one day - it felt good to sleep in my own bed again, to be in my house with JR and Jack. We enjoyed a nice evening gardening and harvesting. This year we have purple cocktail tomatoes, yellow mini pear tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, armenian cucumbers, squash, zucchini, basil, rosemary, oregano and mint. Everything is growing beautifully and enjoying the sun and the warm temperatures:</div>
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First harvest. YUM.</div>
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The next morning we departed for a 12 mile adventure run. We started at Skunk Canyon Trail (we think) and ran to Fisher point, then a little bit into Walnut Canyon to explore one of the caves that is HUGEEEE (we didn't go in far because we didn't have headlamps), then we ran back through Sandy's canyon and back to the parking lot. The terrain is perfect for running: a mix of sandy dirt single track and pine needle covered forest trail. Off course I twisted my ankle once - always an adventure with me. Only swelled up a little bit, so I considered it "part of my stretching routine" Hahaha...</div>
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Sunday was spend in the forest as well. Slacklining...Jack and Maur had a staredown, while we tried our skills of balancing on a rope that swings if you start shaking (aka Elvis move).</div>
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After an hour of up and down and up and down I had done it: I wore out Erin, Brandon, JR, Jack and Maur and I was able to do a running jump on, single leg squats, tree pose, box jump jump ons, and walk the entire line!!! Fantastic. That was a good patience-lesson for me, but I wasn't going home without having success. Not today at least.</div>
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JR's pistol entrance was awesome!!!</div>
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My morning run felt surprisingly good this morning. We explored Cambell Mesa on the east side of Flagstaff, a perfect 6 mile look for running. Not too rocky, slight up and downs, not windy, just awesome. From there you can connect to Fisher Point - all the trails connect - but that would have made a very long run. Next time :-) </div>
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Next up: Last week of my first nursing class, start of the summer semester, and, off course, another running race at 7000 ft :-)</div>
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The competitive me won, because us humans tend to favor the side that we really really like better and therefore I found more pros vs cons for racing.<br />
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I decided since I will be in Flagstaff for the next year that I should take full advantage of the beautiful trails, the 7000 ft, my access to awesome student athletic facilities...AND...racing the NATRA series in Flagstaff.<br />
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The competitive side should have listened to the smart side. Being at 7000 ft for one week now left me pretty out-of-shape...The run was a trail run with lots of ups and downs. I felt great until the first hill, where I transformed into a whale-sounding run...I mean...jog....I mean speed walker. Have you ever had such moments where you are breathing so hard you want to make yourself invisible? Yep, that was one of them.<br />
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Anyways, I got passed on the uphill and there was nothing I could do except for keeping a great attitude and believing that I would gain fitness out of this tempo run. And I believe I did.<br />
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I ended up 2nd overall women. :-( and :-) at the same time.<br />
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In Phoenix I usually run 6:45-7:15 isch for all my runs.<br />
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My first run in Flagstaff felt fantastic. 8 miles, I thought I was moving. Then I thought my garmin was broken. Then I remembered that gamins don't break easily...I averaged an 8 min/mile pace.<br />
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Since then I have been able to hold a 7:30 avg for 8 miles and even a 7:10 avg for 5 miles.<br />
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I think the trip when moving to altitude is to just take it easy for about 4 weeks, until your body has acclimated to the thin air and your cells have developed into "altitude-endurance-cells".<br />
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I currently try to run 2* a day for 3 days, include one long run a week, but stay with slow and go-by-feel pace. I am mountain biking, swimming and doing yoga. Everything slow to allow my body to adjust. The next race is coming up next week and I know I will feel better then but still not acclimatized, so I will take it as another workout to enhance my fitness, but also to enjoy the forest and the great running community in Flagstaff.<br />
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I ran the course already and I will upload my garmin info post race, otherwise no one would believe me that there is a 1 mile steep uphill about 1/2 mile into the race...let's hope that this whale can transform into an antelope by then :-)<br />
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Last Friday I made the move to Flagstaff. For one year JR and I will be traveling back and forth while I go to school up here and he works down south. We both love Flagstaff and just realized over the past 3 days how much we have missed it. Flagstaff is a magical place, clean air, the smell of pines, great people, friendly people and friendly dogs everywhere, great trails for everything from running to biking to hiking to just going for a walk. </div>
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Even Jack thinks this place is fantastic-watching him in Phoenix vs Flagstaff is like watching a Grandpa turn into a 10 year old. Jack is 3.5 years old but due to the heat in Phoenix a doggie cannot do much more then walk in the morning when the pavement is still cool, sleep all day, and then hopefully, if it is cooling down play baseball or play with other doggies. Here is what Jack has been doing lately since we have hit the 90's:</div>
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Sleeping on his back.</div>
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Sleeping on the floor.</div>
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Sleeping on the couch.</div>
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Taking over the couch.</div>
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Well, you get the point. He is pooped all the time, just like me. As soon as we hit the 90's my body says: just sleep...ALL DAY. Phoenix is great for training in the winter, but some people, like me, just can't handle the heat and grumpiness and tiredness take over. </div>
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I was feeling great on the first one and at mile 3 or so I decided to look what pace I was going...well, for a second I was thinking my Garmin must be broken...but it wasn't. 7000 ft means Angi is running slower. I finished my run at an unusually slow avg, but I was super happy just to be able to be outside and have such clean air and fantastic trails.</div>
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The next day I ran the same loop again and I managed to run much faster, most likely because JR ran with me. I am excited to see the progress as my body adjusts to altitude (which by the second run it definitely HAD NOT, but thanks to JR's company I forgot how painful running up here is).</div>
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We went up to snowbowl and enjoyed the scenery. Everyone seemed to be in town for graduation so we decided to escape to the mountain. JR, Jack and I loved it and we had coffee and cake at 8000 ft and went for a fantastic little hike and played around in nature.</div>
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When we lived in Flagstaff 3 years ago, we were so close to so many cool places, but like always: while you live there you forget to explore and when you move you say - I wish I would have...<br />
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This time around we promised each other we would take our mountain bikes all over the trails, go hiking where we have never hiked before and camp where we have never camped before.<br />
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Pat's run has been going on for many years now. Why I have never done it before? I have no clue. Pat's run was on the weekend after the Boston bombing, and everyone was wondering what the heck to do...run or not run a race that attracts close to 30.000 people. The Pat Tillman foundation and the Phoenix police department (and the many more departments that are probably super secret and I don't know what exactly they are called) and the volunteers did an amazing job to make this a safe and fun event where NO sign of fear was in the air - they definitely made the right decision. I had the feeling that at this race, so close after the attack, runners stuck together even more then usual. It was a pretty special feeling to be part of the: Don't mess with us feel in the runners faces.<br />
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I had heard before that with that many people parking was just out of control - we had absolutely NO problem parking.<br />
I heard the potty line would be HUGE - they had so many potties, there was barely a wait.<br />
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This race is phenomenal, and it gives you goosebumps to hear the story of Pat Tillman, his accomplishments as an athlete and his sacrifices for this country. There were so many soldiers on the start line, team RWB, football players, ASU students and...a lot of fast runners.<br />
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The course is 4.2 miles with Curry Hill as a little leg-and-lung burner in between. I went out by feel, and just enjoyed the many spectators and runners. It was like running in Germany :-) I went through mile one in 5:45, which I thought I would probably regret later. Up curry hill, down curry hill, I just tried to stay relaxed and focus on breathing. At mile 3 I had the chance to see my competition at a U turn type corner...I took a split and 2nd and 3rd were about 15 sec behind me.<br />
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I have to be honest, I felt a little bit like throwing up, but when you have so many people cheering for you, you just have to suck it up and fight for that win. I tried to speed up, not look at my watch and just put my head down and go. Entering the last 100 m into the ASU stadium was crazy. I had never been in there (or in any football stadium). It gave me goosebumps again :-)<br />
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We finished at the 42 yard line (his number was 42, therefore the 4.2 mile run) and my time was 24:24 (mhhh, so what does that mean that I ran the same numbers as his jersey number, the race distance and the yard line where we finished, just in opposite order???) I think it is a good sign :-)<br />
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This race showed me, even though on a small scale compared to life, that if you want something bad enough - you can have it. At mile 3 I decided that loosing is not an option. I am going to take the W today. I will definitely be back next year. The race and the venue is so crazy it will keep me motivated all year long. And the entry fee is for a good cause!!!<br />
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Time: 24:24<br />
Distance: 4.2 miles<br />
Avg pace: 5:49<br />
Place: 1st overall female<br />
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Zoot camp is fantastic, because the ZOOT ultra team gets together, we have fun, talk, run, learn about new things, and the list goes on and on.</div>
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For JR and me it was just a very very short trip. We left Friday evening and got to the hotel at around 11:30 pm. The next day we went running on the beach, and JR and I both got a sunburn. Somehow the 70 degree sunny weather in Cali is much more intense then then 90 degree sun in Phoenix??? We saw dolphins, got some great food and in the afternoon we all met up with the rest of the ZOOT ultra team.</div>
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I was so excited to see my friend Amber again. That girls is ... I can't describe it... lets just say one thing: Shananigans. Amber is so much fun!!!<br />
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With that girl I can giggle all the time. It was great for JR too, because her husband Danny and JR had a great time as well and JR got to meet the rest of the gang. We all got lots and lots of new ZOOT goodies, our race uniforms look fantastic, ready for fast racing!!!<br />
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The next morning consisted of a morning jog along the beach and the winner of Oceanside 70.3 (Alcatraz and many many more races) came out to go with us on the run. Sponsored by ZOOT, this girl ran a 1:14 Halfmarathon in the KIAWES this year already!!! Heather Jackson is such a great person, instead of sleeping in after her win, she came out to meet us at 7 am - what can I say, ZOOT'ers are AWESOME.<br />
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The rest of the day we learned about all the new things that ZOOT is creating. Their custom clothing is fantastic. Any team out there who is looking into creating their own design and unique uniforms that fit perfectly should look into it!!! ZOOT is so nice to work with and the people there always take the time to talk to you on the phone, in person, or you can just shoot them an email!!!<br />
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There is a lot going on in shoe development as well and I am so excited about the shoes I will be running in for the rest of the year...and the new new ones, that are still super secret are super super cool...can't tell any more. We all have to wait patiently :-)<br />
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Zoot camp always gets everyone fired up to race. So immediately, when JR and I started driving back to PHX we searched for races and made plans for the fall...off course no brainstorming without brain food...and since it was easter sunday, our brain food was the Reester Bunny and some coffee :-) Trust me, that combination gets you going until you crash big time. But I think we got some good ideas.<br />
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In 40 some days I am starting school...<i>so how to prepare for school and racing? Or just school? Or do I even have time to do anything else?</i><br />
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During my quest to find a program in health care I also looked into PT programs in a addition to nursing...but the thought of going to school for 3 years full time, 8-5, summer and winter - that just didn't sound right for me. I think Nursing will be a great fit to combine my love for health care with my love for sports.<br />
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I am so so happy that I got into this very fast paced nursing program at NAU. Most accelerated programs are either super expensive or they go for up to 2 years. NAU is a one year program, done in May 2014. And it is affordable (some of the programs I explored at other schools were up to 50.000 $ a year) - no sitting on loans.<br />
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Now the only question was: <i><b>will I have enough time to train? Swim, bike and run? </b></i><br />
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Yesterday I signed up for my classes and to my surprise I have a day off every week :-) Classes will be held Mon/Tue/Wed and Fri, with all except for Friday being half days. I really like what I hear so far...I know in any accelerated program there will be lots of "out-of-classroom" work, but I am ready. It might take me a while to get adjusted to the new schedule but I truly believe that I can add a few triathlons for my fall break (August 8th-28th).<br />
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Luckily being a student in Flagstaff also means I have access to the track, to a brand new fitness center where I can work on my strength, flexibility or fit in a speed session on the treadmill, and a 50 meter pool that I can go to for free.<br />
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So guess what: I bought a hiking backpack that I will go to school with. So I have room for everything from books to swimsuit :-) I thought about using my ZOOT Transition bag...<br />
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Maybe I will turn into one of those kids that lives at the library...or I will do all my studying in the gym and just live there...<br />
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Anyways as of now, my racing schedule looks like I will be running in races until August and then I will jump into some Olympic and Halfironman races. Thankfully the summer in Flagstaff is beautiful and I can exercise at any time of the day. And hopefully the 7000 ft elevation will give me an extra boost while racing.<br />
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Phoenix is getting hotter by the day again. Time to escape. Even the phone has already had enough and showed me this screen:</div>
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The Xterra AZ trail running season has come to an end. Already. Some states probably haven't even started. We finished off the 4th race with a 13 mile run to Rock Springs also known as Pie town...<br />
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Post race world famous JACK DANIELS PECAN PIE<br />
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After being sick for three weeks it was probably not the smartest idea to race, so instead I just ran for fun, talked to friends and had a fun time on the beautiful trail that included two river crossings. I got away with the age group win and the series win for my age group :-) YAY<br />
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The ZOOT trail shoes are the perfect shoe for water crossings, they dried fast and I had NO blisters post race!!!</div>
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In May I will have two homes. Phoenix and Flagstaff. Flagstaff because I will once again return to NAU as a student for the accelerated nursing program. I still can't believe I got accepted, I am so super happy. 30 people every year get to start this 1 year BSN program. I am super excited about this :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325964127703577204.post-2665940692485219912013-03-03T19:50:00.000-08:002013-03-03T19:57:26.998-08:00My first Marathon - WINNING <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It has been 3 weeks since my first marathon. I was inspired today by my friend <a href="http://www.elliotkawaoka.com/">Elliot</a> to write a race report since he got his done 1 day after his marathon :-)</div>
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The marathon was on February 17th. That weekend had 2 Marathons in Phoenix, the Lost Dutchman marathon and the IMS marathon. I didn't really care which one I would race because both of them meant a long run :-) One was going east to west, one was going west to east. Tomato Tomato to me. I let my brother choose (his christmas present was an entry into a half marathon in Phoenix of his choice). He chose IMS :-)</div>
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I had 6 weeks to get ready for a marathon, including one week of taper. YIKES. Not the best idea I have ever had. 5 weeks (not including taper) is just not enough :-)</div>
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<i><b>I did the following:</b></i></div>
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<i><b>-increase my mileage from 40 miles a week to 60-70 miles a week (still low for marathon training but I wanted to avoid injury)</b></i></div>
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<i><b>-increase my longest long run from 15 miles to 19, 19, 20 and 21 miles (I only had 4 weekends for long runs)</b></i></div>
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Race morning consisted of an early morning wake up, a long drive across the valley and my first time sitting on a school bus!!! Observation of the morning was: there are no seat belts on a school bus. Is that safe?</div>
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We got dropped off at Verrado, time flew and we were ready to go. Off course all race plans went out the window once the gun went of. I averaged a fast pace, going through mile 13 in 1:23 hrs. I was shooting for a 1:30. But I kept thinking: <i>this is free speed. I am going to hit the wall eventually so why not get a good cushion. YAY.</i></div>
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It was a lonely race and I luckily got to run with a person from mile 12-mile 16...unfortunately the course was not well marked and we lost a few seconds every time we went through neighborhood (due to people directing us from one side of the road to the other, sometimes to the sidewalk, sometimes through gates), also the turn arounds were not marked very well and we had to ask many times where to go. Trust me, I looked at the course on the map, but it is impossible to know all the turns. There were about 5 occasions where we had to yell an ask where to go...people had no clue...so we wasted seconds each time wondering where to go :-( And we all know that seconds add up to minutes...<br />
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Shortly after mile 13 the cones clearly went straight...and then disappeared...so we had no idea where to go until a lady from across a parking lot yelled to come to her. We had to jump a ditch, run through a dirt field and jump another ditch to get back on track. Oh well. Nothing we could do about it at that point, but it was a little disappointing because our finishing time was affected by this.<br />
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At mil 19 I started not to feel so hot anymore. Tiredness had taken over...not my body...not my legs...BUT MY ARMS. My explanation: the lack of long runs left my small muscles weaker then the big ones...my deltoids = small muscles, therefore they were hurting like someone punched me with a knife or nails (not sure who that feels actually). I had to do the thing I dislike the most in a race: STOP RUNNING.<br />
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I had to stop to stretch my deltoids :-( Not once, not twice, but about 4 times. On a good note: my legs felt fresh and fantastic!!!<br />
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Elliot gave me the advice today to shake out your arms regularly...Elliot, next time please bombard me with advice BEFORE the race :-)<br />
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I finished in 2:57 or 3:01, depending on what results list you look at :-) I much prefer the 2:57 :-) But I am a big fan of the truth and the truth is my Garmin showed me 3:00:11 for the 26.2 miles. And that is what I go by.<br />
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I was disappointed that there were so many time consuming misguidance problems on the course, but I was the happiest person in the world at that point because I had just WON. In my FIRST ever marathon, after 5 weeks of training. WHOHOOOO. When I registered for the race I didn't even know if I could finish this distance. Now I want to do another one. I licked the Marathon blood :-)</div>
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Everything below my deltoids felt great and I took one day off and then returned to some light jogging on Tuesday.<br />
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I can't wait to do another one of these!!! Next time with at least 10 weeks of training and a BUNCH of long runs :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325964127703577204.post-32083920080651601502013-02-03T19:12:00.001-08:002013-02-03T19:12:41.395-08:00Racing, hiking, racing and hiking = winter in AZ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Winter in AZ is pretty good :-) <i>BUT I MISS SNOW</i>. </div>
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Jr is in Germany for work for 8 weeks while I am in Arizona. But this time it is not bad at all, because my brother is here for 5 weeks and then my other brother and his family are coming for the leftover time :-) YAY.</div>
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So what to do in this 70 degree winter weather: TRAINING, RACING, HIKING</div>
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First was my first 21 mile run EVER in my life...and in the middle of my long run was the PF Changs 13.1 Rock n Roll. I had to do it :-) It is in town, lots of familiar faces, and the best part was that I could race for free (sub 1:22 last year qualified me for a free entry in Rock n Roll events). But 21 miles is a long day and the legs didn't feel as fresh as I expected as I had done my first ever over 100 km week...so I ended up running a 1:27...then just kept going until I hit 21 miles. And then I felt like this:</div>
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But luckily 2 hrs later I felt great again and Sven, Jack and me went hiking on trail 100. What a great day:<br />
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The next day we went mountain biking in the McDowell Mnt preserve and my legs were just a little tired :-)<br />
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The plan for last weekend was to hike Flat Iron but Phoenix got 4 days of rain and we didn't want to end up like the 40 hikers in Tucson who had to be rescued...when it rains in the valley, everything turns into this:<br />
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Therefore I went swimming, I mean running. 19 miles in the biggest rainfall since 1984 (according to the news). Sven biked with me and we had a blast. We were soaked from head to toe but the run felt fantastic, average pace: 6:54 for 19 miles including puddles, small rivers that appeared in the city and sand that made your shoe disappear :-)<br />
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Then we went hiking the next day: Piestewa Peak:</div>
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What a great in-the-city-hike!!!</div>
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This weekend was supposed to be a double race weekend: ARR half marathon Saturday followed by the Xterra run Sunday. I ended up switching things around because I had to take a first aid class Saturday. Instead I raced the DOUBLE DOWN at the Runner's Den classic. A 5 k at 8 am, a 10 k at 9:15!!! Sven raced his first ever 5 k and he did fantastic - racing in the US is fun :-)<br />
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He is hooked and we are already looking for races for next week :-)</div>
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Checking out the competition at the start:</div>
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Post race with Brandon and Justin:</div>
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The 5 k goal was to even split and the first 2 miles were right at 5:45...for some reason I ended up with a 18:36, but later I found out that people's gamins recorded 3.19 miles. I ll take it. I haven't done anything super speedy in a while. I took 2nd and kept cooling down which was also the warm up for the 10 k: negative splitting, and I ended up winning with a 39:07. Happy - I took the Double Down win and got a great workout in.<br />
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But that wasn't the beginning of a lazy day for Sven and me. We were off to Flat Iron for some hiking (yep, my number was still pinned onto me when we started the drive). We met Mindy and Kris and started this beautiful and challenging hike. I thought the hike would be the cool down from the race but it was the other way around.<br />
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The view from the top:</div>
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What a view!!!</div>
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360 degree view from the secret spot that Mindy and Kris showed us!!!</div>
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Saguaro with face, nose and arms :-)</div>
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We were up there!!!</div>
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That is it from our corner of the world :-)</div>
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