Last Run of September 2021 - Mid 3

 5 km at 3:30 am ,  hit the ground running at 6C ...brr,  soon time for pants! 

August 2021 Totals

 A wee bit on the late side posting!  

August 2021 -   191.6 km

YTD             -   1,306 km

Breakdown of the 24 runs 

Road 8X = 41.5 km

Beach 3X = 15 km

Trail 13X = 135.1 km

It was s good month with 3 longish runs done at Beaver Valley.   

Mid 2

 Remembered to pack some glove and they certainly came in handy logging another 5 km  run around APK on my meal break at 3 am. 

Mid 1

 Skipped the last 2 sets of mids taking vacation time.   This morning at 3 am I did 5 laps around APK.   A bit cool at 10C but it won't be long before thats considered a warm run! 

Turned right instead of left!

 It was a funny week of running last week after doing the Dam Hill 50K on Saturday.   Only did 2 small runs through the week then on the weekend I worked an extra 12 hour day Saturday and didn't run on my meal break.   I was registered to run in a 10 km race on Sunday in Walkerton.    I was planning on heading to Sauble hitting Walkerton on the way but plans changed and I turned right instead of left at the end of the drive and ended up in Beaver Valley.   Ran my usual 21 km Grahams Hill loop in somewhere around 3h40  min.   Planning on being back at Beaver next week for a 5 hour ish 30 k ish run.   Its all about getting ready for the Bad Thing 50 K in a few weeks. 

Changing seasons ...

 Fall is a hard time to get motivated.  Its a greater effort to get out the door with the cooler temps but no matter what I am always glad I did and tonight is no different logging 5 km looping the road around Allan Park this eve. 

Trail Tuesday

 Took Sunday and Monday off after Saturdays 50ker.  I felt better then expected after going long for the second time this month.   Today I hit the backyard trail and logged 5 laps good for 4.8 km.  The weather was still summer ,  22C and super humid with a nice breeze. 

Dam Hill 6 Hour - Saturday September 18 2021

 Another weekend another race .... been some time that I have done back to back race weekends.   This past Sunday it was the Falling Water 1/2 and 6 days later it was the Dam Hill 6 hour.    My A goal was to get 50 km done in under 6 hours and I just managed to squeak it in.  

My race plan was to try for a 6:00 pace and run the hill for the first 3 hours.   As it turned out it was more of a 6:20 pace reaching the 1/2 Marathon mark in 2h12min.   I did however run the hill including one time past the 3 hour mark.   I was doing a gel and getting 500 ml in every hour but fell a little behind the nutrition and hydration around the 4 hour mark.   Did an ever so brief stop ,  less then 5 min and really upped the water ,  added a couple of S Caps and did some more calories.   It got really hard past 4 hours I haven't done any long constant runs in 2 years!   The legs felt  heavy right from the get go.  It seemed to get progressively worse as the hours passed by.  I am pretty sure it was just a lactic acid buildup simply due to the fact that I haven't been doing these sorts of runs.  No the less I pushed through.   There was 2 laps remaining when the clock showed 5h22m.   I knew I could finish under 6 but I also knew I would be hard and I couldn't give in and had to push, push push! 

  

I was pretty happy with the result but a little disillusioned that it was a little tougher then I expected but any day I can run 50 km is a good day.  

Tapper Time

 5K at lunch again today...time to taper with the 6 Hour Dam Hill on Saturday.  

Back to work!

 Monday and Tuesday were 5 km at APK.  

Falling Water Trail 1/2 Marathon - Sunday September 12, 2021

 Surprised myself and had a blast Sunday competing the Falling Water Trail 1/2 Marathon in 2 hours 59 minutes.    The loop is similar to the run I have been doing weekly this summer it just had another 300m of elevation gain.   

The Eugenia / Hoggs loop I have been running all Summer is the same distance just a different part of Beaver Valley.  The race added another 300 or so meters in elevation so it was a more difficult loop.  I had been logging 3h50m ish on through the summer until I ran a 3h20m a couple pf weeks ago.   It was cooler and I was running by myself so it was all business.  I really enjoyed adding a bit of speed to my run so I was super looking forward to this race.   

 The run was a blast ,  started easy then picked it up a few Ks in after the big initial run.  I started keeping an eye on my HR allowing myself to run in the 130's and let it climb into the 140's on hills.  Going up Grahams Hill I was in the mid 140's just walking.    There were a couple of big climbs at the Beaver Valley Ski Club ... kept an eye on the HR keeping it in the 140s power hiking up the ski hills.   There was an aid station around the 17 k mark that had on  Endurance Tap left ... grab it and treated it like rocket fuel picking up the pace inn the last 4 Ks getting the 21 km run done in under 3 hours!   

 

Trail Legs

 Just getting my trail legs under me ahead of Sundays Trail  1/2 logging 5.6 km yesterday with Dax. 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

 Monday - Rest Day

Tuesday - Solo 5 laps on the backyard trail good for 4.8 km

Wednesday - Rest Day 

Road Sunday

 Wanted to run the beach but decided to hit the road  so I could take the dogs. Logged a quick 5 km just before a squall moved in off the Lake.  

Thursday Friday Saturday

 Thursday it was the backyard trail with Fax for 6 laps logoing 5.6 km.

Friday was yet another BV Grahams Hill 21 km loop this time solo.  I didn't really feel like doing it but looking at the race calander it had to be done.  It was a nice cool start at around 7:30 am 9c.  The cooler temps and no one to chat with made for a much faster pace completing the run in record time 3h22m.   It was a ton of fun running faster and a good leed up to the half I am doing there in another week. 

Saturday was a rest day and I am pleased to report now repercussions from Fridays fun. 

Its September

 Started the month at midnight registering for the "Bad Thing" 50 km trail race...the fall is coming together rather nicely now ...  Falling Water 1/2 Sept 12,  Dam Hill 6 hour Sept 18 the Bad Thing Oct 23.  Throw in a couple of long runs after the Dam Hill and I will be ready for Bad Thing.

The first day of Sept was a two run day.  First run was a 6 lapper on the backyard trail with Dax good for 5.6 km.  Late afternoon it was 5 laps on the backyard trail good for 4.8 km followed by a Hammock session.