Made my way to Ceemore today via Varney to pick up Grant. We did were out to run the 10.5K loop that the 100 miler will be held on in 2 weeks. I have been doing lots this past week so the goal was to do a 3-4 hour run. Had a big breakfast at Tims and arrived in Creemore around 08:40 am. We were off a half hour later on a beustiful late fall day. Wore my new Mizuno Tights , Mizuno Mid Weight Breathe Thermal Compression Shirt with a Mizuno Warmalite on Top, Gloves , Compression Bennie, Injji Toes Socks and my Adidas Super Nova Trail Shoes. . I knew I would be a bit overdressed for the +2C temps and 2K in I took off the Warmalite. We had Sun a little breeze and temps on the way up to a max of 7C and I was very comfortable. I regulated my temp mostly by removing the hat when I was hot and putting it back on when I was cool.
The 10.5K loop was well thought out for a winter 100 miler. First 2-3 K are flat and fast on a road. The next couple of Ks were mostly a gentle climb to a trail. The trail turned back into a road with about 5K remaining. There was a long gentle 1K section leading to Airport Road then a couple of K back to the start finish along the River.
Logged 3 loops covering a distance of 31.5K in 4hrs17min for an avg 8:11 pace. Race pace will be a 90 minues/loop so I wasnt to far off that mark. Two weeks from now I am planning on 15+ loops to complete the 100 miles.
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