June 8-14, Taking the High Road

June 8, 2020
3.45 miles w/ Tanner on CR 220

June 9, 2020
Woke up to snow and 50 mph winds, so no track workout today. Ran five miles on the saddle ridge loop in 38:03

June 10
200, 200, 400, 200 / 4 x 200. 2:30 between reps, 8 minutes between sets

33.9, 33.4, 68.4 SB, 34.7 / (didn’t start my watch, but probably sub 34), 33.5, 33.3, 33.2

Not terrible. I was going to try to do a second 400, but the first 400 wiped me out. Decided to stick with the 200s instead. First sub-70 400 this year, I believe. More than a mile of running at goal 800 pace. Busy with work, so no warmup or cooldown. 3.5 miles total.

June 11
8.15 miles in 78 minutes up to Windy Ridge via Pass Creek road. 7700-9400 ft. That’s a serious hill. Some of the best views of the southern Sawatch on that ridge. Wasn't even windy up there today.

June 12, 2020
3.9 miles easy on CR 220 in 31:51 HR sub 140.

June 13
4 x (4 x 300) at near-goal mile pace. 1 minute between reps; four minutes between sets. Range of 55.8 to 58.5, average 57.1. That’s an average of slightly under 5:05 mile pace for 4800 meters worth of work. Good workout. Faded slightly on the last set but hung in there. 5 miles total.

June 14
8.9 miles on Old Monarch Pass in 77:40. I love this road. It’s the most runnable dirt road that I know of that’s entirely above 10,000 ft, peaking at nearly 11,500 ft. Even on weekends in summer, almost no car traffic.