Bear training week 11 recap

Week 11 was light on running. I balanced workouts, my nagging left Achilles strain, and an extra gnarly project at work. Almost all of my tempo effort was on an elliptical trainer or stationary bike. The level of effort was better than the raw numbers, so I'm not concerned.

• 7.8 miles running

• 7 hours, 22 minutes all training

• 335 ft D+ running

Today I got up extra early to start the Colorado Marathon's 5K event with my family. We parked downtown, took a shuttle bus to the starting line, and ran down the Poudre River Trail to the center of town. My effort was a little disappointing. Heel pain, a massive bout of hay fever, and an unfortunate need to visit a port-o-let held me back. Nonetheless, we had fun seeing the half marathon leaders and cheering other runners from the finish line while waiting for the first marathon finisher to arrive.