Rock climbing on Saturday was excellent! Started off on my favorite 5.9 then with rain threatening, we decided we better get over to do some challenging stuff if we were going to get it in. Set up on Ship of Fools, a route I haven't tried in years. It has a very nasty start with a high over hanging roof. Got to admit, Tom was keeping the top rope nice and snug to the point he may have been taking 20 lbs off, I certainly wasn't going anywhere! Still, my new and improved core and upper body strength came in handy and I popped up best I've ever done. Was a little freaked over all, so was holding on much to tightly and burned up some arms unnecessarily. Once I got to the cracks, I felt a lot better, hand cracks are my strength and my happy place! Good route, but was close to toast when done.
A climber nearby took a bad fall when a piece pulled and he hit a ledge. At this area, you rappel in and climb out, so he was in a bad place. Tom carries some lightweight ascending gear in his pack, so we got that to the climber, which allowed him to aid his way out of the canyon. Once he was safely on his way up, we opted for another quick up and down on the same route as before since rain was coming. Second round went better than the first, and we called it good, heading back to town.
Sunday 136.8 we were a bit stiff and sore. Took a nice hike, explored some nearby bouldering, collected some seeds, enjoyed the wild flowers and a lovely morning. Once we decided that Tuesday would be Saddle Mt. Day, we ended up doing legs in the afternoon, so oodles of lunges of all types. Added some squats, KB swings, step ups, and side lunges. Legs were pretty well screaming when I was done, so was a little concerned about how I'd feel come morning.
Monday 135.4 legs were not as bad as I feared... We ran our 9122B route, 4.3 miles in about 46 minutes. I was just focusing on "steady". HRV 136, ave HR 153, max HR 168, 460 calories.