Second half of October 2023

The second half of the month was fairly balanced with running and weights!

Workouts were:

• 10/16 - 10.5 miles
• 10/17 - 5.7 miles & barbell deadlifts; barbell curls
• 10/18 - 5 miles & bodyweight dips
• 10/20 - 5.5 miles & barbell overhead presses
• 10/21 - side lateral raises
• 10/22 - 8.8 miles
• 10/23 - dumbbell front raises
• 10/24 - 6.2 miles
• 10/25 - 4.5 miles
• 10/26 - 12.7 miles
• 10/27 - 35 minutes rowing & bodyweight dips
• 10/28 - heavy squats
• 10/31 - 45 minutes rowing

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Oct 19:

A visit to Cañon City and a walk with my family on the Tunnel Drive trail.

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Oct 22:

Hometown fall colors in Monument Valley Park.

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Oct 24:

A nice trail 10k with my pal, Pippin.

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Oct 25:

A short jog around City Park in Denver.

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Oct 26:

In the early morning, I met with Dionne for a fast & flat jog in MVP.

Then, I wanted a little more mileage and still had time, so I went over to Red Rock Canyon open space. Beginning at the 31st Street trailhead, I headed towards Section 16 and did the "inner loop."

The daylight came up beautifully, with clouds articulating the blue skies.

The day was very photogenic.

Since I loved my vacation run at Red Rock Canyon outside of Vegas so much, I wanted to get a little bit of that "rocky desert feeling" right here at home.

Our namesake Red Rock Canyon open space here is actually quite similar in many ways!

I love this part of the loop, where the rocks are layered and "wavy," filled with spikes and juts, like the back of a Stegosaurus.

But I hadn't even gotten to my favorite rock formation yet, which is the pale pink-orange slab in the middle of this inner "Section 16" loop.

The cool air from the bottom of the canyon occasionally swirled up with the breeze, creating a refreshing feeling.

The clouds made interesting patterns in the sky as I finished the loop portion and came back to the Ridgeline trail.

This loop ended up being just what I needed today - a little bit of the desert southwest in my own backyard!

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