Stair Way To…..
Monday, March 1st, 2010sore legs!
Here I sit on Monday with the sorest legs I’ve had in ages! Yeah sitting…not such a good idea today, as every time I get up it takes a few minutes for my quads to work. And the thing is, my legs are sore in places they aren’t usually sore!
So what’s the culprit you may ask. How’d I get my legs so sore anyways….I mean, they are more sore than after my 28 mile run!
One word- STAIRS! Red Rocks Stairs to be exact. That’s after running over Dinosaur Ridge and up into Red Rocks! This was the strength workout my coach had mapped out for me on Saturday.
We started at 8:30 at Conoco (I actually roped Liesl into joining!) The skies were slightly overcast with the promise of sun later, temps in the high 30’s!!! I threw on my Newton shoes and we made our way up Roney Road, over Dinosaur Ridge and up to the amphitheater in Red Rocks.

The Red Rock Crew
That was just the warm up….Then the fun began. Next we had 10 sets on the infamous stairs!!!!! What a blast! Really, it was! It’s one of those “hurts so good” kinda feelings. Yah know, where your pushing yourself, and your lungs are exploding, and your legs are crying….Yeah, it was that kinda blast.
That’s how we spent the next 50 minutes…up and down the stairs! I love going to Red Rocks. The view is so spectacular and there are all these other people who are purposefully inflicting excruciating pain on themselves also! I mean, where else could you find so many different people working so hard to get fit?????

All done and taking in the view
We celebrated at the top with a picture and then refilled our water bottles and headed back down into the town of Morrison and to our cars. It was truly a splendid way to spend the morning. And it was a phenomenal workout! I feel as if my legs are 10 times stronger already! I highly recommend this workout for anyone who wants to build strength (and character).
Sunday rounded out the weekend with a 3 hour Computrainer course. We rode the Ironman Australia course. That course has a kick butt climb right off the start….
All in all, another great training weekend, with some time outside in the sun and sore legs in the end. What more could an Ironman want??????






















