Monday, November 17, 2025

Nov 17 - 22

Monday - Ride to Ruins, Abi dropped me off at the trailhead so that helped it not feel as long, but also makes it a little harder cause you're not warmed up by the road when you start the gravel trail. 53 degrees at home when I left there, 47 at mouth of canyon. 9.29 miles, 1 hour 15 min. Got two more local legends - 1) for the descent of "So LCC to Wasatch" - 16 efforts in the last 90 days and 2) Tour of Granite Sprint #3 (basically the same stretch of the road) and I've had 16 efforts there as well, obviously. Also got a "bronze"/3rd best time for Demo Climb (last stretch to the ruins). I got the Lisa Rocks today, which is prob why I got that time. It was fun, though, there’s two guys ahead of me (prob in their 30s), and they both almost got it, but then both got up and jogged their bikes the rest of the way up at the end. Then they both paused and at the top and we’re standing there watching me, pressure was on! I got the first part then shouted to them that I’m about 1 out of 10 for getting this, they cheered me on and said you got it and I did get it and they said “You crushed it!” and “Legendary!”  I kept going and we chatted for a little bit at the top, they said that they thought I was on an e bike at first when I was starting that hill then saw when I was closer that I wasn’t. Not too shabby for an old lady!

Fav song on todays ride was The Killers "Spirit" as I was seeing the mountains on the decent flash between the trees as I listened to the lyrics "Flash God's image 'cross the long night" the mountains are one of God's images. 

Tuesday - Jordan River temple initiatories at 5 am, done super quick today with just two patrons in our little room. Then 6:10 am went to Millcreek for bouldering, I like bouldering a little more there. Did 40:

SOUTH BOULDER
Red V2
Black V3
Blue V0
Lavender V1
Purple V1
Yellow V2
Blue V3
Pink V1
Orange V0
Purple V0
Diff Purple V0
Lavender V1
Orange V4 attempt
Purple V2
Purple V1
Red V3 attempt
Diff purple V2 2 attempts, got it on 3rd try

NORTH BOULDER
Purple V0
Yellow V1
Orange V1
White V3 attempt
Purple V0
Red V2
Green V1
Purple V0
Lavender V1
Black v0 = 29

OG 
Hanging Purple V3 3 attempts
Orange V4 attempt
White V0
Purple V2 = 35
Purple V1
Green V2 2 attempts
Purple V1
Blue V2 = 40

3:10 pm, Ruins and techy from home. 11.26 miles, 1 hour 31 minutes. Temps: home 54 degrees, 47 at mouth of canyon, 50 when back home, toes ok. 1 more Local Legend: Wasatch to LC Mouth (descent) 13 efforts

Wednesday - Did an afternoon jog at 4:45pm - 2.68 miles, I didn't stop to walk, yay. 27 minutes, so abt a 10 minute mile, not great, but good that I didn't walk, though I did dance a few times. 

Then quick bouldering at 9pm at Ft Union (40 minutes) - 
  • Kids area R>L & L>R my forearms are already pumped
  • South Purple V0
  • West Purple V2
  • West Pink V1 woo 
  • West Pink V2 attempt
  • Center West Green V1
  • West yellow V2
  • West pink V4 attempt
Thursday - I feel sore from my jog yesterday (I KNEW that biking didn't work my calves!) Tonight did an 8:30 pm Top rope with Corey at Millcreek -
  1. NW step roofs black 5.10abc
  2. NW step roofs green 5.10ab
  3. NW step roofs Purple 5.10bc
  4. NW step roofs orange 5.10cd
  5. North green 5.10c
  6. North purple 5.10b
  7. South green 5.10bcd
  8. South black 10d/11abc
Then 3 attempts on the purple V3 Boulder in the OG section, I got further! Hard, but maybe if I try it fresh next time? 

Friday - My calves feel more sore today than they did yesterday! Man!

Saturday - 

Monday, November 10, 2025

Nov 10 - 15

Monday - 11am --stretching, deep squats, 60 sec hang, some shoulder presses with 60 reps 2 10lb dumbells, 6 reps 1/25 lb dumbbell

3:45 pm ride, back at 5:13 pm, I'm the local legend on Techy!! woo

And I brought a backpack with pruning clippers and cut my way around the fallen tree. I gave it a go, it works pretty good. On the right then it goes down around the stump.

Tuesday - 4:25 pm walk to my rock from home, 2.01 miles, 44 minutes. Abi picked me up at the trailhead. 

7pm top rope, did 4 cause Corey felt we should get back home to manage the kids:

  1. West black 10c
  2. West pink 11a only one rest!
  3. SWest Purple 10d only one rest
  4. South yellow 10b

Wednesday - 6 am bouldering at Fort Union, did:
  • E Purple V0
  • E Yellow V1 feel like I could barely do it
  • CS Green V2 
  • Kids area R>L L>R
  • West purple V2
  • CS purple V0
  • CW blue V2
  • CW purple V2 attempt
  • West pink V1 attempt ouch
  • West pink V0, which is the end part of the pink V1
  • Pink V2
3:30 pm ride to ruins, 11.70 miles in 1 hour 40 min. Today I got the local legend for the top of the trail from techy to ruins, segment called "bird is the word"

Thursday - 6am climbing at Momentum with my sister Camilla and her husband Steve, who are visiting from out of town.
Did a black 5.10 a, red 5.10b, then a c after that, then some bouldering, and kid area
Then back for one more, my hands were done (still tender from yesterday so near the end they were wasted) but I tried a new pink one that said 5.11bcd, I say d, impossible, but Corey was able to do it (with rests) without cheating.

Friday - 

Saturday - 

Monday, November 3, 2025

Nov 3 - 8

Monday - Didn't feel like going climbing at 6am. Was able to take a ride in corner Canyon at 11:30 am (Natalie is home sick so I let her babysit, she and K watched Frozen)

3pm stretching, 5 minutes of hangs throughout the day (1 was 70 seconds, rest were 60), some of this video. 

Tuesday - 6:15 am bouldering at Ft Union, Kid area 2x then 20 others
5:45 pm walk to school and back, pushing K in stroller, 1.42 miles

Wednesday - 1:30 pm ride to Ruins (Natalie was home sick, so I left K with her again) 65 degrees, perfect. But suuuper windy today, it was against me the whole time, so it was harder and I got super slow time. 12.41 miles, 1 hour 57 min. BUT! I'm the Woman Local Legend for the Red Church to Wasatch! It says I've had 7 efforts in the past 90 days, I've had more than that. I counted 20x for August through today
Oh wait... maybe I didn't take that every time I went to the ruins... sometimes I go by the white church. Hmm, I'll have to go check in greater detail. 

7pm - 20 handstands

Thursday - Bouldering at Millcreek at 11:45 am. 

Friday - 1pm walk, so slow, I'm struggling with mood/hormones. 3.33 miles, 1 hour 5 min.

2pm stretching.

8:45 pm Date night top rope at Ft Union. 5 1/2 routes: 
  • 1- South Red 10abc
  • 2- South black 11ab
  • .5- Red 11c I quit
  • 3- South Yellow 10b
  • 4- South Purple 11b too hard, I switched to green c
  • 5- SW pink 11a
Saturday - 2pm Ride up the canyon, 11.36 miles. 51 degrees at home, pretty cold for my toes, even with toe warmers. Hands were ok with biking gloves on climb, mittens on descent. Got to ruins at 1:03:55. Aaaand I got another local legend! For DH Quarry! woo!! 

It says 9 efforts in the past 90 days.