I took the entire week off from work for Thanksgiving for some much needed recovery time. Karen and I hiked the Sourdough trail early in the week and had to stop the car on the road to allow some wild turkeys to pass. Imagine that.

It was a bit colder than we expected at 8,000 feet. We could have used mittens.

Not too much snow on the trail though. We expect to get our first real snowfall this coming weekend.

I’ve put most of my focus this week into rebuilding my running routine, getting a 13 miler on Saturday, followed by 15 miles on Sunday, the hike with Karen on Monday and a 20 miler on Tuesday. I haven’t run 20 miles since the Boulder Rez Marathon in August. I ran the same 10 minute pace. I saw this buck in Niwot on my 20 miler.

I ended the week with another turkey, and family. And more running and hiking. Happy Thanksgiving.