Running for Miles
I took a quick trip to Denver this weekend to visit my parents in Colorado. I needed a short trip before the end of the year to keep my mileage plus status. Turns out the Denver was just the right distance away.
It was a morning flight out on Saturday, and a return flight on Sunday evening. I got to meet my parents new dog, Kiley, a border collie. Very very smart and very very energetic. I think she played fetch the whole weekend.
The weather was totally different than Chicago. I went for a run today before coming back. The sun was out, the temp was about 45, and no wind. So, being acclimated to running in sub-zero temperatures, that was fine by me. I enjoyed a nice run through Cherry Creek park in my shorts and a shortsleeve shirt. Quite a change from just a couple days ago for sure.
Weekly Update
It was a morning flight out on Saturday, and a return flight on Sunday evening. I got to meet my parents new dog, Kiley, a border collie. Very very smart and very very energetic. I think she played fetch the whole weekend.
The weather was totally different than Chicago. I went for a run today before coming back. The sun was out, the temp was about 45, and no wind. So, being acclimated to running in sub-zero temperatures, that was fine by me. I enjoyed a nice run through Cherry Creek park in my shorts and a shortsleeve shirt. Quite a change from just a couple days ago for sure.
Weekly Update
- Mon - 5
- PM Bike 1h30 (trainer ride)
- Tue - 6
- AM Run 35m
- PM Swim 45m
- Wed - 7
- AM Run 1h16 ( the infamous ice run )
- PM Weights + Core 50m
- Thu - 8
- AM Swim 1h15
- PM Bike 1h (trainer ride, big gear work)
- Fri - 9
- AM Swim 1h15
- Sat - 10
- Rest Day and fly to Denver
- Sun - 11
- AM Run 55m
posted by Chris Parker at
6:49 PM
2 Comments:
I did a mileage run a few years ago when I realized I was 2 segments away from 1K. I had a $200 voucher, flights to Portland were running about $150 round trip, so I took a Saturday afternoon in December to fly down to Portland, hop off the plane, and ask the agent if I could hop right back on (because, of course, they wouldn't let me actually *book* my flights that close!). "Mileage run?" he asked. "Of course," I said. :)
I just made it under the wire for Alaska Air status this year, without even really trying. That'll come in handy next year as Alaska is now my carrier of choice.
By
Krisanne, at 8:03 PM
Excellent - I ran on Saturday in shorts and short-sleeve shirt as well! :)
No problem running in the mile-high altitude?
By
klbarrus, at 9:07 AM
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