The Sheraton Denver West has a lap pool on the second floor! This is the first time I’ve ever encountered a lap pool in a hotel. They also have a complete fitness center, which, I’m guessing is open by membership to non-hotel guests.
I decided to get up early and take advantage of the facilities. Not taking the altitude into account, I decided on a run-swim brick workout. I downed a barley green packet with a few chugs of water as pre-workout energy . When packing yesterday, I’d made sure I had a full 10 day supply of my favorite nutritional extra and left all the rest of my vitamins at home. Not a practice I recommend or have ever before followed myself, but I’m taking such a cocktail right now that I was lazy and skipped it entirely.
The workout:
20 minutes easy jog on treadmill
10 minutes easy swim (swimming the first day at altitude is difficult!)
10 minutes stretching and core exercises
I topped it all off with the “high fiber” breakfast from the hotel restaurant. Big mistake, as it was also very high sugar and left me feeling ill all day!
Laura's Training On the GO 