Weekly Update: 3/26 - 4/1

The last couple of weeks have been rather scant in miles and vertical, mostly due to a lack of motivation to run in general. Instead of consistent treks up Green Mountain, I've been substituting with my perennial favorite, Mesa Trail. Mesa definitely offers plenty of decent climbs, but by no means is it an adequate alternative to the sustained climbs of any of the local mountains here in Boulder. With my first race 8 weeks away, it's time to take things up a notch.

3/27 Tue: 7.4 mi (1:19, 1,330') McClintock/Mesa - Casual PM run. Pretty warm temps.

3/29 Thu: 6mi (1:01, 1,200') McClintock/Mesa - Another warm one.

3/31 Sat: 6mi (1:06, 1,260') McClintock/Mesa/Skunk/Enchanted Mesa - After a few miles on the Mesa, I got sort of board, so I wondered around a few trails I had never run; Skunk and Enchanted Mesa. Skunk Canyon is an excellent singletrack with some decent climbing and minimal people traffic. Enchanted Mesa isn't very enchanting - mostly wide, gravel trail. Boring.

4/1 Sun: 9mi (2:00, 2,600') Green Mtn via Amphi/Saddle Rock/Greenman and back down Bear Creek Canyon and Mesa - I didn't go up Green at all last week, so I was a little rusty on the ups. Hit the summit in 50 mins flat. This was in the new pair of MT110s i picked up earlier in the morning, so I was pretty thrilled to hit the mountains. After running in the MT101s for a couple years, I am elated over the updates, particularly the extra cushion in the sole. It also wraps the foot so much better than the 101 or any other running shoe I've ever had.

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Weekly Totals:
Miles: 28.5
Vert: 6,390'
Time: 5hrs, 26mins

March Totals:
Miles: 124
Vert: 26,480'
Time: 23hrs, 48mins

Here's some fun data. First, miles I've run over the last four years (April 2012 is still in progress, obviously):

Sum of Miles	Year
Month	2009	2010	2011	2012	Total
1		30		146	175
2		6	11	85	102
3		14	39	124	176
4		5	92	25	122
5	34	25	129		188
6	64	22	152		239
7	72	8	187		267
8	91	20	188		299
9	87	63	200		350
10	87	103	176		366
11	51	53	75		179
12	18	45	56		120
Total	504	393	1,305	380	2,582

And a look at cumulative vertical feet run (2009-2010 was pretty much all road running, so I didn't bother tracking vertical gain):

Vertical	Months
Years	2009	2010	2011	2012	Total
1				32,241	32241
2				24,689	24689
3				26,480	26480
4			1800	6,900	8700
5			7400		7400
6			14972		14972
7			25892		25892
8			29109		29109
9			31174		31174
10			36050		36050
11			17550		17550
12			16700		16700
Total			180,647	90,310	270,957