I was very impressed with the Red Rocks. Beth and I got in a great workout climbing the stairs in the Red Rocks amphitheater. I definitely got my heart rate up, I blamed my fatigue on the altitude and not the fact that I have been slacking on my workouts lately.
A view from the top of the Red Rocks amphitheater. The climb up is much harder than the climb down.
We were going to go hiking after we climbed the stairs at the amphitheater but after a brief start that included a set of stairs, I had to stop and admit defeat. The altitude did me in.
At least we still got a selfie!!
Over the week, we got in some good walks. I love that Beth's apartment is downtown and it's easy to walk to a lot of places. I find that, where I live in Alexandria, I have get in my car to drive everywhere. I think it would be great to live where I can walk to a lot of places.
While at Green Mountain, we talked a lot about expressing our rebel selves. I recognized while I was there that I do not always give in to my rebel self and that I tend to turn to food to express my rebel self. When I was at Green Mountain, Samantha and I expressed our rebel selves by skipping out on an instructional movie and rolled down a wonderful hill of snow. Over the past year, I have tried to express my rebel self but still find it a challenge.
So finally, I got a chance to express my rebel self. It was a painful expression but one that I love. And Beth was there to hold my hand :)
Expressing my rebel self. I'm wondering how many of my friends can figure it out from my picture!
Now that I am back home, I have a 5K in my future. I have had a hard time this winter. I'm not going to pretend it's been easy. With schoolwork, the fact it is dark when I get home, and these frigid temperatures we've been having, I have not had a lot of motivation to get out and get active.
I signed up for a 5K in April. I am hoping to get back into my running in February. My goal will be to finish it in the same time I finished the 5K in October. I will not be as concerned with running the whole thing as I will just finishing in a good time.
