Got The Run Done

During a busy Tuesday I managed to squeeze in a quick run on the bike path.  Just a couple of miles in a 30 minute easy run.  So I got the run done!

Sliding Into the Side Splits

Monday means Pilates and Kinesis normally for me.  In my session with Erin at Pura Vida Club we hit it all from arms to abs to legs.  Like most women I'd love to slim down the thighs so we focused on inner thighs for several exercises today including the slide splits on the reformer.

They are tough and you definitely want someone there to spot you.  It takes a lot of focus to get through this intense movement.  They're hard!  I can only do six on each side and struggle on the second side.

Post Breakfast Stroll

Sunday morning was another beautiful morning in Estes Park so after a wonderful breakfast at Notchtop Bakery & Cafe I headed up Prospect Mountain with some friends for a nice walk to check out beautiful homes and great views before getting in the car and heading back to Denver.

It was such a great way to end a wonderful weekend in Estes Park for Scots Fest.

Taking The Lake Estes Trail

On Saturday morning I got up early with plans to run.  My hamstrings were still super sore from Pilates and Kinesis and then hiking up to Gem Lake Friday so I decided power walking would be a better option.  It was a chilly morning so the elk were out.  In fact I got charged my a bull shortly into my workout!  Yes I did a sprint away.

Lake Estes was gorgeous with the steam coming off the lake in the sunshine.  I thoroughly enjoyed the 3.75 miles trail.

A Gem Of A Lake

On Friday I headed up to Estes Park.  After a great late lunch at Nepal's Cafe, I headed out on a late afternoon hike to Gem Lake.  It's a easy to moderate hike with pretty good incline including numerous wooded and stone steps on the trail.

Once we got to Gem Lake we were the only ones there.  The 1.8 million year old granite has been formed by wind and chemical erosion.  It's an unusual lake surrounded by interested trees with roots exposed.

Round trip it was 3.4 miles.  It started cooling off quickly as the sun was going down over the mountains so we did a quick jaunt down the the trail.

There are some great views along the way!

Triple Lunge Threat

I had an awesome Kinesis and Pilates session with Erin at Pura Vida today.  You know it's a good session when your trainer says "Yeah, you are going to be sore tomorrow."  We did a lot of leg work with lunges and squats in Kinesis then that spilled over into Pilates.  No worries arms and core weren't left out but it was definitely a legs day.

One of the series we did is triple lunges to the side, back and curtsy.  These are killers!

Blame it on the Weather

Wednesday was a blame it on the weather day.  Worked late, had so much computer work to do, and just plain ole tired that I didn't get a workout done.  Those days happen!