A new dam record!

Both Dave and I's jobs have recently allowed us to keep our off-Fridays off and it has been SO nice. I just love 3 day weekends because you have time to get all of the to-dos done without feeling like you left no time for play.

I've been complaining lately that we have had very little rain-- I think the weather was listening as the last couple of days have brought 15-20 minute thunderstorms. Today is expected to be no exception (and tomorrow even worse!), so we took off early for a run/bike up Waterton Canyon before the storms roll in.

Dave running in Waterton Canyon along the Platte River

Dave put on his running legs and made the 6 mile trip up to the Strontia Springs Dam while I hopped on my mountain bike for the much-easier bike up the canyon. I stopped to take a couple of pictures of Dave that he hopes to submit to Runner's World (although having brought only a little point and shoot camera with very overcast skies, it's unlikely they'll accept). Upon reaching the dam at the top of the trail, I looked at my Garmin and realized I had made really good time up. Suddenly, I became obsessed with beating my best time and booked it down the canyon back to the car.

Strontia Springs Dam- very low level due to very little rain

I ended up shattering my best by over 10 minutes (pretty good considering I hadn't set out to beat it on the way up!). Dave was feeling so good after the 12 miles, that he added on an additional 1.1 miles up into Chatfield to make it an exact half-marathon. His pace was under 7:30! We both felt really proud of such strong early-season times. Maybe all the recent hiking is paying off?