End of holiday breaks are always kinda sad – sharing one chalked full of adventure with my Canadian bestie, definitely bittersweet. Ballooning, hiking, high altitude fine-dining, plus tourist trekking in Manitou Springs & Garden of the Gods – EPIC! Thanks again Sar 🙂
Weekend concluded with a rare Monday marathon – a Labor Day urban-trail run thru Colorado Springs. Early morning start in America the Beautiful Park. Saw many of my Maniac running pals before Race Start. Haven’t run a ton of marathons this summer, 6 total. In perspective, guess that’s not so bad. HA!
One of my most patriotic marathon starts – Star-Spangled Banner sung proudly by many this day.
Went out fast, hung with the 3:45 pace group for 10 miles – finished my first Half in under 2. Relearning to run with pace this past month. Have a PR goal in mind for November (Marshall University Marathon).
Nice mix of bike path & dirt – not overly hilly either. Altitude is always an element when Colorado running but today’s late race obstacle: HEAT. Forewarned temps would kick up to 80, no trees mile 18 to Finish.
Popped a pill at 15 – my first experiment at marathoning with meds. Consistent & beefed-up training are gonna reduce my need for Western medicine. In the meanwhile, plan to stay ahead of nausea – not altering my life, will continue to marathon…even with cancer.
Slowed pace to a 10:30/mile jog from mile marker 18. Sun was there, sure – but I stayed steady/consistent, stopped for water/doused my head, but didn’t walk. Not my fastest, not my slowest – mentally however, HUGE victory. 2nd consecutive week marathoning & FINISHED feeling GREAT.
American Discovery Trail
September 05, 2016
166 K R Haga Louisville CO 4:56:23
Post-marathon DINER dinner celebration – [presently] diet-restricted from red sauce, but not 1950’s Americana fare 🙂 Shared a few last laughs with Sarah; chauffeured my Toronto-based friend to DIA morning following.
Busy 3-day weekend. Think I need a vacation from my stay-cation. Thank goodness for work days. LOL>
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- Colorado LOVE
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- marathon #69 (20th finish this year)
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- post-marathon DINER dinner
Only 3 weeks away – time to book my flight to Russia. About time, don’t ya think?
Registered for the Moscow Marathon last February, applied for my Visa in April. However because of recent health issues, kinda drug my feet committing to travel plans. Crazy far away – so very foreign.
No worries. All in now, 100% – flights booked, hotel near Red Square. Trip’s gonna be AMAZING! #noregretlife
The Promsvyazbank Moscow Marathon route offers a spectacular tour of Russia’s capital, from the embankment of the Moskva River by Moscow City, to the Garden Ring, across Krymsky Bridge, along the Boulevard Ring and on Tverskaya Street, through Teatralny Passage and under the walls of the Kremlin before finally reaching the finish line at the Luzhniki Olympic Complex.
…participants will be able to see more than 30 world-famous attractions, including the Kremlin, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow City, and four of the Seven Sisters skyscrapers.
Denver ⇨New York ⇨Milan ⇨Moscow
Moscow ⇨Amsterdam ⇨New York ⇨Atlanta ⇨Denver
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- former workmate’s been training all summer
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- Anastasia Myskina, 2004 French Open champion
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- just posted a 1:40 Half — WOW!
Run the Year Motto: Run, Crawl, Walk, Conquer, Dominate 2,016 miles in 2016
August 2016 update: BIRTHDAY month – week on Cape Cod, chicken soup for the soul 🙂
Similar to July, fell behind on total miles but overall trained consistent. Issues mostly mental while awaiting a diagnosis. Solid [medical] plan now in place – will catch up run totals this Fall. Biggest struggle? GERD diet. Not an easy adaptation.
2 month focus (September & October): STAMINA
Marathoning 7 of the next 9 weeks. Ran 14 consecutive weeks Fall 2015 – totally doable. Mentally on board, gonna finish STRONG.
Race ReCap: Kept the streak alive at 33 months. Finished marathon #68 in Santa Rosa CA (new California PR time).
Mileage ReCap: Lagging behind, ended August at 1,313 miles (31 miles short of goal).
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- ended August at 1,313 miles
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- AbFab 2016
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- Milestone 1200
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- Milestone 1300
…remember, if you want to change your body, exercise. If you want to change your life, become a runner.
