Sunday, 12/18

I woke up late, but still made it over to the Incline in time to catch up with Sharon.

Conditions on the Incline and the trail were great today. No ice, only a small amount of powdery snow from the last storm.

My Incline time today was 35:21. I'm really pleased with that!

It was a blast to do this workout with Sharon.

And I loved seeing the little decorated Christmas tree 🎄 atop the Incline. It's been a few years since I've seen it!

I got a total of 9.9 miles today.

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Tuesday, 12/20

10.2 miles on the Legacy Loop and Rock Island Trail.

Relatively flat miles that I'm trying to knock out before the incoming winter storm tomorrow night. 

Luckily, I have only 11 miles left for the year, and 11 days left to do them. I believe I'll be able to do that.

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Wednesday, 12/21

45 minutes on the row machine on the shortest day of the year. 

Hard to believe that the days will be getting longer again after today. A serious cold snap is coming, ushered in on this solstice night.

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Thursday, 12/22

Squats with the two 15 lb dumbbells for a total of 30 lbs, front-weighted.

Then dumbbell press-outs with a single 15 lb dumbbell.

Getting a weight workout in felt good today. I tried not to burn myself out with too many squats, but I'll have to do them more often.

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Friday, 12/23

30 minutes on the row machine.

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Sunday, 12/25

🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎄 

No exercise yesterday or today for me.

Instead, enjoy these photos of our tree and our Christmas lights.

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Monday, 12/26

I set out with the goal of completing my last 11 miles for the year.

I ran down to Monument Valley, then up to Sondermann Park. I did a loop through the open space. The views of the mountains along the ridgeline in the Mesa Open Space were lovely on this mostly-cloudy day.

Then I went to Pioneer Park, enjoying the views of the whole Pikes Peak region from this small park, before making a big loop back to MVP and then home on the Rock Island Trail.

I got a total of 13.3 miles today, with 1300 feet of elevation gain. 

That gives me the rest of my mileage for the year!! Any extra runs I do before the end of the year will just be bonus miles!

Next update will be my year-end summary. Wow, hard to believe it's already almost time for the new year.