Transition

I've been trying to write this post for over a week but I can't find the time to finish it. My mom called a couple days ago and said she went to my blog to catch up but had nothing to catch up on as she read my last entry from last week. Which leads me to how I started this post in the first place.......

As my old job winds down and a new one possibly begins I am left with no free time. Add in IM training, a husband and an additional roommate, my additional family and friends and you get one overwhelmed Amy. Which makes for a lot less time blogging...be it writing myself or reading yours. I anticipate being busy for the next month as I'm in limbo with the job situation and as that comes to a close, my IM training is ramping up. So let me apologise upfront if I don't stop by your blog/comment as often as I used to. What's the saying...its not you, it's me. :)

With that out of the way I'd like to share some pictures from last weekend (June 27th). Saturday morning Katie and I volunteered for Fleet Feet by setting up an aid station for their "Have A Drink On Us" campaign. The idea is to get the Fleet Feet name out by offering free water and/or a sports drink to anyone enjoying the outdoors. We set up "shop" at the entrance of a popular trail head and offered cold drinks to anyone who was interested for about an hour and a half. It was way more fun than I anticipated and successful too.

After manning the station we decided to leave it set up and started our scheduled 10-11 mile run. We planned to do two 5+ mile loops at the Boulder Res with a stop in between (at our booth) to get water. It was hot out but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Some days it seems like KK and I could talk forever and not run out of things to say. Even if we just said everything we needed to 5 minutes beforehand. We saw some fellow HEPsters on the trail which was fun too.

Then Sunday (June 28th) we did a 62 mile ride along with Steve that was beautiful. We biked from Boulder up to Carter Lake and back. It was a hard climb up to the lake but a great ride overall. When we were done I felt off and after talking with Katie, she figured out that I didn't drink any electrolytes during the ride and that was probably the cause. After drinking an electrolyte shake I felt much better.

Katie and Steve at Carter Lake

me at Carter Lake

And as long as I thought that workout was, this past Friday (July 3) I set out to do my longest workout to date. A 62 mile bike followed by a 13 mile run. Gulp.

I am happy to report that it went really well. My friend Kelly did the ride with me so we both woke up early and met in Boulder. We did a two loop course and it was very scenic and the time flew by for both of us. The weather started off iffy but ended up sunny and warm. I drank plenty of Gatorade this time and felt great. When we finished the ride I changed my clothes and started off on my run. By that time it was pretty hot out. The run was long but all things considered, I didn't encounter any issues. I ran slow because of the heat but felt good.

The rest of the weekend was awesome. We went to a concert at Red Rocks and BBQed for the 4th. It was a wonderful holiday weekend and now I am in full PVD (post vacation depression). I hope everyone else enjoyed their weekend and I look forward to catching up on your blogs soon.