Notes
Went from the store up to North Boulder Park to meet Will, Aidan and Aidan's friend Peter. We went up the canyon with the intention of doing Poormans but I convinced the group to give Chapman a shot. I had a lung busting climb where I kept up with Aidan for half then with a mile to go Will caught me and I get worked in the last k when my HR shot way up. We got to the top of Flagstaff and the guys were hesitant to go down the road so we descended on Gregory Canyon. The trail was alright for the first few hundred meters then we had a long stretch of rock hopping and power hiking to get down to Chautauqua. I almost face planted into a roach outcropping but saved myself at the last moment. We were all laughing at how hard the technical portion of this was like we couldn't catch a break in the middle of this run. We made our way back to Runners Roost and after a glass of two of chocolate milk I drove the guys back to their cars at North Boulder Park. Obviously I prefer a long, steady paced long run where I can just tap into a pace and cruise, but today was very much about time on feet and conquering the terrain.