Trying to improve my running

Wade road to picture rocks

Rode my bike to the VA for work today. I rode it to the U for call at night and then ran while on call. A lot of exercise today.

Ran after call up wade road. Was planning to bike home but unfortunately got a flat tire.

Wade road

Passey loop out to Ina

Finally made it to Tumamoc hill here in Tucson. It is fairly popular I had heard. When I got there I was shocked at how many people were there it was 530 on Saturday and I pulled up and thought there must be a race going on. Nope it is the typical crowd of people that are there to hike/run the hill. It was cool to see so many different types of people getting out and exercising in the morning. We did 3 trips up and down the hill.

Wade road

ran up tumamoc hill a couple times before work.

AM Run: Wade road.

PM Run: ran around passey loop by moonlight got off the trail a couple times. The desert is peaceful at night though.

Wade road.

AM: Went camping with the family up in the Santa Catalinas. Ran up Mt bigelow and around the Butterfly trail. I wanted to go further but family responsibilites and the altitude did me in.

PM: Wade road.

Ran in the evening around the hospital

First run was while I was on call around the hospital.

The second run was after getting home. It was super hot (90+ degrees). 

Ran up Tumamoc hill with john 2x this morning. I was still pretty tired from call on sunday and was a lot slower than previously.

Wade road

Gate was closed to get to Wasson peak TH. I went up the road and part way up the trail. It wasn't very washed out. I hope they open it up again soon.

Wade road

I had big plans for the day. I was going to try and do a big run from tucson (2500 feet) to the top of the catalina mountains (8500 feet) and back in preparation for the R2R2R run in a couple of weeks. Unfortunately the weather had other plans. We started out early at Sabino canyon and things were going pretty well til we got to the pallisades trail where it breaks off of the arizona trail. I don't think anyone has niked up from the bottom in some time the trail was very overgrown and if it wasn't for some well placed cairns we would have been completely lost. As it was with the grade and the trail or lack thereof we hiked for the first 3 miles of that trail. After mudsprings the trail was much better though a little washed out from the rain earlier in the week. We were able to run the flatter sections and hike the steep for the rest of the way to the TH at Pallisades ranger station. It was starting to get hot at the end, but then the clouds moved in. Shortly after we got to the TH it started raining and then pouring. I went back to the trail and it was more of a stream evem at the top we decided the better part of valor was to not attempt to go down through a monsoon rain and luckily found some hikers driving down who were willing to give us a ride. The run/hike instead of being 25-30 miles was 14 with 6200 vert and essentially no descent. I guess I still don't know if I will be able to survive the Grand canyon in a couple of weeks.

PM Run: Wade road just to get some extra miles. The legs felt Ok. a little tired from the morning and I had to do the run in the Afternoon heat (90+) but not too bad considering those factors.

Wanted to go up Wasson this AM. Unfortunately forgot my watch and had to go back home and get it so didn't have time. Ran up the dirt road to the TH.

Another day on the trails. Just right around the house.

Finally made it back to Wasson peak. I haven't done it since early August. the trail was a little overgrown. The monsoons have been wicked here. the run was nice though and I was fairly quick not much resting and ran nearly the whole way up walking every other switchback to the saddle and then to the peak. about 7 minutes off of my fastest time.

Did Tumoamoc hill a couple of times this AM. I was able to run the whole way up for the first time on my first trip. the second trip up was slower.

Wade road. It was slower than usual and had a real hard time getting going. I think the hills of the prior 2 days wore me out.

First time running in the tortolitas. Man I have been missing out the whole time we lived here/ The trails are great, well maintained and very runnable. I will be back here again. I did fall once fairly hard. It was the first tiem of the year.

Ran up Wasson peak. Very nice run until the end when I fell again. Not encouraging 2x in 2 runs. need to be more careful.

Passey loop. Brought my vertical feet for the month up to 27,363. That is the most since last Julywhen I did the Speedgoat.