Kim Loeffler Racing

Kelly Wins Skirt Chaser 5K

Kelly is back at it. Hitting the pavement and tearing it up.  Last weekend she went to Denver to race the Skirt Chaser 5K.  The race was started by Skirts Sports owner Nichole DeBoom (www.skirtsports.com) .  The women go off 3 minutes before the men, all wearing Skirts of course.  There were a few very fast men there and Kelly really had to hoof it to get this win.  I can’t tell you how good it feels to see here racing and training hard again. 

 Yesterday we headed out for our easy recovery run.  We decided to venture over to the Switzerland Trail. It is a jeep trail starting about 8500 ft.   Good thing it was a recovery day.  Unfortunately, it was an unusually rainy day and  I could barely see Kelly in front of me, never mind the beautiful Rockies.   

Today was day 1 of my final 2 week hard block before I start my 2 week taper for Kona.  The alarm  went off at 6am.  My friends back home would be so proud of me!  Except it was pouring and cold out, so I turned off the alarm and went back to bed.  Recovery first right:) .  We started our day off with a 90 min tempo run around the Boulder Res.  Kelly is getting fitter and fitter every day and  today it was really hard to stay with her.  I did the best I could, then came home and took a nap. Those who know me, know that I have to be very tired to nap!  Today I needed it and I actually fell asleep.  I woke up and hopped on my bike for my threshold workout.  My legs were pretty trashed form the run, but I did the best I could.  After the bike workout, I was soooo wishing that I didn’t turn off the alarm so that I could be done with the day. Fortunately, there was a masters swim group tonight.  So, all I had to do was make it the pool deck and I would have a good workout.  I can’t tell you how much swimming with a group has helped my swimming and mentally it is sooo much easier to swim with  a group.  I swam by myself for years and I was starting the dread my swim workouts.  Banging out 5000Y workouts solo takes so much mental energy.  Especially when you are not a strong swimmer and even easy recovery swims are not  that  easy!! Run and bike training for me, is so enjoyable.  I love the feeling of sweating, muscles burning, heart popping out of your chest.  I never get that rush, that high from swimming. For me swimming is all work.  I ran into Greg Bennett at the pool the other day.  He has a saying “The bike is his strength, running is his passion and the swim is his work.”  I can totally relate to this!