Karen and I are doing well on our weekly hiking routine. We got up to the mountains today are were rewarded with cool but sunny weather. Perfect hiking weather. We lunched later in Lyons at Main Stage Brewing. Really good food.

I found time to run 13 miles on my East Boulder Trail later in the afternoon. It’s a great hill workout which is something I don’t get much of on my typical LoBo Trail.

In 3 more weeks, I’ll see if this new 5K training plan is working at the Shoes & Brews 5K. The goal is strength and stability, increasing my VO2 max, and dropping my time in the 5K; and hope that new speed will translate into faster marathons next year. You’ll be the first to know if my training plan is successful.