May 15 - 20

Monday - We had to walk a few times over the snow, but we perservered and Corey and I made it to the top of the quarry trail this morning!

I had a terrible night with Katharine (crying from 3-4:30) so I was ready for that night to be over, so I got up right away and told Corey I was going - we left earlier at 6:20, total time 1 hour 40 min, 11.22 miles, 1500 elevation. I got another PR on the climb to the 2nd bridge! 26:05, also PR on Mile 2 - 15:22. I got a total of 11 achievements, lots of 2nd fastest times. Good stuff. Then 3 min cold shower, 2 min hollow, 2 min superman, 60 sec hang, pull up, chin up, worked on headstands and held two 35 second handstands. Watched this Pacific Rim video on shoulder strength - good stuff.

Tuesday - Left at 6:53 this morning, we only went up to the 3rd bridge today then headed back (didn't want to walk over the rocky waterfall place). 9.53 distance, 1:16, elevation 1178. I got 8 achievements this morning, gold silver and bronze - like a gold/PR in the coalpit area (I don't even really know where that is...) and a gold/PR in the Fastest Section Alive, and I do think I know where that is (cause it's downhill and fast!) got a 5.17 on that mile of trail. I was able to get my legs up straight as I did a headstand and held it for a minute! And a 2 min hang on the pull up bar.

Wednesday - I did the fish tail plus some stretching, aaand I got a PR on the approach hill! 5:20 woo-hoo. 6.23 miles, 31:45

Thursday - Rode past 3rd bridge today and then I headed back, Corey went all the way to the top. I got a PR for the coalpit area descent and silver for the fastest section alive 5:24. PR for up and back from Power Plant to 2nd river crossing and back to Power plant - 39:59. Handstands and headstands, Did monkey bars at Daniel's soccer practice, I did good but got a flapper on my left hand near the end, so then I was done. 

Friday - LCC to top with Corey, 1550 elevation 1 hour 35 min, 11.10 miles, AND 10 achievements (Strava is so nice to always try and find some way to award you!) I gold Gold Silver and Bronze today, Gold for: Out n back 1:13:35, 1st brige to top 41:49, Pow Plant down 2:22, LCC Descent Upper half, Silver for: Temple quarry to Mushroom land. Anyway, it was good, super wet still, the streams run right on the trail so we get all wet and dirty.

Saturday - 

May 8 - 13

Monday - Biking with Corey, the avalanche has been somewhat cleared, so we were able to go past that and almost reached the 2nd bridge before the snow stopped us. 8.25 miles, 1 hour 4 minutes. Monkey bars while I waited for Owen at his soccer practice. It was lightly raining though, so I couldn't hold onto the bars and kept slipping. I tried a dozen times, but never made it all the way across. I did give my hands a workout though, and I did 26 pull ups today (5 at a time throughout the day, then one more on the monkey bars)

Tuesday - Ride with Corey, 8.53 miles, 70 minutes. We rode up past the 2nd bridge, but not much further than that. We did, however, ride almost the whole way down! If you lower your seat (via dropper post) and put your legs out to each side (like a kid going down a steep hill on a big wheel tricycle) then you can keep it steering straight even through the snow. I did have to walk it just on one part of the avalanche remains. Pretty fun.

Wednesday - Ride with Joseph to the 2nd bridge, 8.39 miles, 58 minutes. Check this out: 5 achievements today! Got a Personal BEST on the climb to the 2nd bridge - 27:19! Beating my Oct best of 28 minutes - and THAT was when I was at the end of the season! And we're just at the start of the season! This is gonna be a fun summer. Also 2nd best time to the 1st bridge, oh yeah. I was behind Joseph the whole time though - he was waiting for me. I'm sure he would have gotten 25 min if he was by himself.

Thursday - 8.96 miles, 1 hour 8 min. I was telling Corey this morning how Joseph and I were cooking it yesterday, and then today we beat that time from yesterday - NEW Personal Best on the climb to 2nd bridge - 27:10, oh yeah. A few other PRs but I don't really know what those sections are, except for the Pow Plant Down, PR there of 2:35. Monkey bars tonight at Daniel's soccer practice, pretty fun. I miss climbing though

Friday - Morning ride, taking our time (I've gone every day this week and needed a slow day) 9.17 miles, 1 hour 14 min. Went a little further, there is almost a snow free trail through, next week I'm sure we'll make it to the 3rd bridge.

Saturday - Morning walk to DD and Sunrise Point, 2.88 miles, 1 hour, plus handstands, pull ups, hollow, superman, cold shower = all the usuals

May 1 - 6

Monday - Biking with Corey then monkey bars at night with Sophi, pull ups during the day

Tuesday - biking with Corey in the morning, snuck out to do the fish tail at sunset, pull ups

Wednesday - biking after taking Lily. Corey had already headed up. We both rode past the snow at the bridge and were able to get up pretty far! Up to where the avalanche'd trees were blocking the path. So nice to be back in the trees. 7.73 miles, 59 minutes.

Thursday - monkey bars at Daniel's soccer practice. then evening walk at Corner Canyon up Ann's connector trail, rainy. Hikes 2.5 miles. 35 minutes.

Friday - Ride with Corey, we went to the third bridge. WE CLIMBED OVER THE AVALANCHE which I thought was really stupid but I was following Corey. The trail was mostly snowy after that, so I'm not interested in doing that again until the snow melts. But it was an adventure and I'm glad we didn't die in a mudslide or anything. 9.88 miles, 1 hour 23 min.

Saturday - 7:20 am - to avalanche and back, 7.75 miles, 56 minutes, I got a PR on the power plant down section - time of 2:38. Then 2 min hollow and 2 min superman at home and two handstands

Apr 24 - 29

Monday - Corey and I went on a ride, and we were able to make it up to the first bridge before the snow stopped us. 100 seconds hollow

Tuesday - pull ups

Wednesday - Ride with Corey to first bridge, This evening I did another ride, just the fish tail, and guess what! I had an all time personal record on the approach hill! 5.21!! Wow, go me!

Thursday - Bike ride with Corey this morning, we made it to the first bridge again, and THEN took the road! We went all the way to the Lisa Falls parking lot. 

Go us. Tonight at Daniel's soccer practice I did like 20 passes on the monkey bars, my hands look like I just went climbing

Friday - pull ups and biking

Saturday - pull ups and biking

Apr 17 - 22

Monday - Fish Loop 5.69, 31 minutes, I pushed hard and did the approach hill in 5:40, much better than last Wednesdays (4/12) time of 7:20. Did 14 chin ups throughout the day, and monkey bars in the evening when we went to the park to play during Owen's soccer practice. 

Tuesday - Ride with Corey, a little rainy. We did the trail up to the break in the road, then came back on the road. The trail still had snow so we rode up as far left as we could, in the plants a few places, but we were able to make it for that first small stretch, so yay! We both had mud splatter up our backs. Hollow, superman, stretch, 4 chin ups

Wednesday - morning walk 2.9, and 3 passes on the monkey bars at the elementary school, the metal was cold 

Thursday - 9.14 mile morning ride with Corey, up the canyon, 1 hour 9 min, elevation 1177

Friday - 23 chin ups total after 4 times during the day, 100 sec hollow, 100 sec superman, 

Saturday - Temple this morning with Corey, Fish loop ride plus two passes of the monkey bars on the way home but was hard cause the bars and my hands were wet, 6.22 miles, 37 minutes. At home did 4 chin ups from a dead hang

Apr 10 - 15

Monday - this morning hollow 60 sec, superman 60 sec, 2 min hang hold on chin up bar, 60 sec plank. Then during violin I hurried over to climb for 40 minutes. Also did a "fish tail" road bike ride after we got home from there! forgot to start Strava until after I was on the rode, so I had 5.39 miles in 33 minutes recorded. It was nice to be outside. 90 sec hollow and 90 sec superman. Cancelled our Momentum membership, it expires Friday, so this is our last week to go. It's been good.

Tuesday - morning "fish tail" loop ride, 34 minutes 5.72 miles

Wednesday - climbing with Abi at 4:45, 2 attempts, 19 sends, then fish tail loop at 7pm, 

Thursday - evening ride. And tonight I picked up Corey's new bike, replacing his one that got stolen out of our garage (very rude of that person that did that) so we're going on a ride together tomorrow.

Friday - morning ride with Corey. Cold but fun! 

Then climbing with Lily at 9:30 pm in Lehi. I wanted to go for date night, cause today is our last day, but after our date it was too late for Corey, so I went and was glad Lily came with me. I'd never been to the Lehi one. It was fun. I had 6 V3 attempts, didn't send a V3 though. I did 20 other sends, and two V2 attempts, so that's a total of 28 climbs. Not bad for my last hurrah. I was going to try and climb until my palms were bleeding, but they gave out before I got to that point. I'm excited to climb again next winter and work my finger strength up to V3 level again, and I'm going to try to keep my strength as best I can here at home by doing chin ups every day, or maybe going on a morning walk and swinging by the playground monkey bars.

Saturday - 2 min hollow, 2 min superman, 2 min plank, cold shower every day this week. 

April 3 - 8

Monday - Capitol tour and Mt. Vernon

Tuesday - Bye Virginia, back to Utah, which looks like the North Pole

Wednesday - 1 min hollow, 3 pull ups, climbing before carpool. My callouses got small over the past 10 days not climbing, but my finger strength was ok, did the purple V3 but mostly did easy ones, hoping to go again tomorrow morning. 

Thursday - climbing, did 21 - 3 V2 sends and 2 attempts of ones I've sent before, but couldn't today cause hands were tender, didn't attempt any V3s, 8 V1s, V0 and VB

Friday - Went climbing before picking up carpool, 2 attempts and 16 sends. 

Saturday - one min hollow and one min superman, two handstands