Backyard Ultra

50.4 very warm kms done on the backyard trail Monday is a whopping 8h35m.   It was hot starting at 16C ending at 30C needless to say the heat came into play but I managed it fairly well.    Did a rambling VLOG,  a little long and not edited. 


Fitbit Data

As is usual the spikes in HR are false!

Weekend Running - Breaking the Mold

I am not a morning runner other then race days.  I love mornings but prefer to start them in the hot tub with a pot of coffee.   That being said this weekend was different getting out both days before starting work at  8 am. 

Saturday it was out the door at 6 am for 6 loops.  The most striking moment came climbing out from the house smelling the spring air.  The fresh spring scent in the forest brought back memories of the start of many a trail race.  Next up was the Sunrise ,  I am never back there at that time of day and it was spectacular!    Did 6 laps good for 5.6 km

Sunday it was even earlier ,  up at 4:30 30 min before the alarm then out the door by 5:30 running for a couple of hours a total of 15 laps good for 12.8 km. 

2nd run Friday

It was hot and I had nothing in my legs kept it short logging another 5km run.

Friday Lunch

5.6 km on my meal break today.   24C made for  a rather hit run ,   did a quick cool down in the pool before returning to work. 

Two Run Thursday

First was a 5.6 km lunch run then after work it was a 5.0 km run followed by a hammock session.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Tuesday -  Warm temps are finally ...6.0 km utilizing the new trail segment  followed buy my 2nd hammock session of the season and I didn't freeze.

Wednesday -  6.0 km utilizing the new trail segment in the am then off to the beach for the day! 

Mid 7

Only one run Monday on my last night shift doing another 6 laps of my traditional loop good for 5,6 km in the log book. 

Mid 6

12 laps good for 10.4 km done on the backyard trail at around 1am this morning.

Mid 5

It was a two run day ,  first 5.6 km at 2:30 am.   It was still warm enough to be out in shorts and a T so super pleasant...a little foggy!

Second run was after I got up at 5pm logging 5 km doing 5 laps utilizing ,my new trail segment. 

Mid 4

5.6 very foggy Ks at 02:30 am this morning. 

Mid 3 pt 2

Couldn't sleep,  common problem working mids.    Logged a 5.6 km run in the afternoon before the rain started.

Mid 3

Same as last night 5.6 km @ 2:30 am but 6 degrees warmer ...slow progress.

Discovered I have flying squirrels on the property.   Cute little guys ,  never noticed before because they are nocturnal.   

Mid 2

5.6 km @ 2:30 am @-4C ...yeah it was May 13 brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Mid 1

5.6 km done on the backyard trail at 02:30 am on mid 1.  Planning on a night run every work day this week ,  1 shift almost done with 6 more zombie shifts remaining this week!


Another 5.6 km was done at sunset Tuesday Eve.

Past 3 days ....

Saturday -  Well it snowed ,  a fair bit for May 9!   Logged 10.4 km on the backyard trail beating down a path through the 10+ cm of snow. 

Sunday - It was a repeat of Saturday with another 10.4 km.  Most of the snow was gone but it was still cold hovering around the freezing mark.

Monday - You never believe what I did ,  yup another 10.4 km on the backyard trail.

Frigid Friday

0C ,  NW wind 30 kph today sure not May like weather.  Debated on shorts over coffee this morning decided on tights ...turned out to be the right choice.    Up top was 2 long sleeve tech Ts with a shell over top.  After the first lap I took the shell off ,  had a compression hat took it off in favor of a buff exposing the top of the head but covering the ears and forehead.   Kept the pace in check not wanting to overheat ,  pulled it back a few times.     I was pretty comfortable running the old loop there was a bit of protection from the winds.   All and all I was pretty comfortable with the exception of my hands being a wee bit cold.   Logged 12 laps ,  10. 4 km today. 

Cooler Thursday

5C ,  a wee bit of rain but that didn't stop me from getting in 10.4 km on the backyard trail today. 

Nice Day

9C and rising when I headed out at 11 am.  It was a great day for looping ,  6 laps with the new trail segment ,  6 laps old trail and 1 extra loop for a total of 12.3 km today.   It would have been a great day to go even longer! 

Tuesday

7.5 km on the backyard trail again today.  Made a video and took some pictures.  Will post the video some other time.

May 2,3 and 4

Ignoring the blog again ....

Saturday May 2nd -  Worked Eves Friday and hit the trail at midnight for a 90 minute run logging 7.52  km.  No running the new trail in the dark...too rough yet!    It was super cold at around +2C really felt the cold pressing I was very happy to be finished. 

Sunday May 3rd -  Just a little morning run logging 6.1 kms doing 6 lops with the new trail segment included.  Temps were super pleasant ,  would have been nice to gone longer but I had things to do. 

Monday May 4th -  Took my pruning sheers to the new trail cutting down all the little sticks.  Its coming along very well next up is a pick ax to take some of the camber out.   After the trail maintenance I did 7 loops good for 8.0 km. 

May 1st

Logged a 6.9 km run today on the backyard trail.  6 laps were completed utilizing a new trail segment  that added a pretty good bit of elevation. 

Original 0.8K loop ...

New loop came in at,  0.87, 0.85, 0.87, 0.88, 0.90 and 0.87 km.   Limited data but I think its safe to say I added 70 meters to the loop. 

New 0.87K loop ...
















New loop more or less runs parallel to the original added close to 20 meters of elevation.  New loop ois a ton of fun to run. 

April Summary

April -  241.0 km
YTD -  749.9 km


Funny month of running with Covid 19 and being stuck at home.  Needless to say there were no races and only one long  run but I am quite trail ready now more so then I have been in some time. 

A record was set ,  only ran Trail.   No Track,  no Treadmill ,  no Road,  no Beach nodding just trail.  A second first ,  didn't leave my property all runs were done on the backyard trail. 


43 individual runs were done for a total of 241 km on the backyard trail.