S M T W

 Sunday - Rest ,  was in London visiting family

Monday - 3K walk on my eve meal break

Tuesday - Didn't make it to the Gym

Wednesday -  5 K @ 7:00 pace on my  meal break 

Cold and wet BV

 20.8 km logged doing my Beaver Valley Grahams/Eugenia/Hoggs loop today with Patrick.  

It was 3C, windy and wet but that didn't stop us from getting out today. 

I had a shell on for the first 30 minutes I was getting hot so I tied it off around my waste.   Wore a hat , long sleeve tech T and tights...about right for the conditions.

After last weeks spring warm up I was keen to get back on the trail ahead of next weekends 6 hour Pure Grit race.  

She was slow and steady all day 

Finished with a smile,  a little wet, a little cold and a whole lot hungry. 

Friday

 3K walk today on my meal break. 

And Thursday

 5K @ 7:00 pace again today on my meal break.  

Spring Warm Up Picture

 

Tuesday and Wednesday

 5K each day at 7:00 pace

Walk

 3K walk after a busy weekend.  

Outrace Spring Warm Up - Mansfield Ont - April 19 2025

 22.3 km logged  on the trails adjacent the Mansfield outdoor center.  We super lucked out ,  temperatures started in the high teens ending in the low teens and no rain.  

About and hour in I took the shirt off.  I  was wearing my Salomon ADV Skin 12 pack.   I can put allot of stuff inn it and was prepared for rain or the temperature to drop.  Luckly I didnt have to call on any of its content during the event.  The Garmin ( on my wrist ) temperature graph tells the story.

It was a slow pace but I was 100% A OK with that...relentless forward progress. 

 The original venue was Dunedin,   a course I am very familiar with and quite fond of.   Due to an Ice Storm a couple of weeks ago the Bruce Trail was closed.    The new venue was the forest adjacent the Mansfield Outdoor center.  I ran a 50k there a couple of years ago and will be doing it again in another 6 weeks.   We had a fair bit of rain the night before the race I was expecting mud but there wasn't any...very well drained sandy soil.   The trails were beautiful to boot and wihout leaves you could see a long ways.   

Raj was along for the ride and did very well.  We started with the 12K loop upon completion we decided another 8K was enough timing the arrival of the Pizza.   Around 4K in we came across a fellow doing the same as us however he made a wrong turn or was lead astray by some confusing flagging.   Coming back we came to the second 8K or 12K junction and decided to follow the 12K loop knowing it would end at the start/finish.   This added a couple of Ks to our day and that was really nice.   

Up next in 2 weeks is the 6 hour Pure Grit.   Hoping to get out to BV for a loop or two between no and then. 

I really wasnt sure what to expect I havent run any trails since December and my longest run this year was 12 km on a treadmill.   I have been  very busy doing firewood and skiing both very good cross training for running.   

Good Friday

 Working today ,  4K walk on my meal break.  Season opener tomorrow doing the Outrace Spring Warm Up.  

Thursday Run

5K lunch run Thursday 

Lunch Walk

 3K walk on my meal break today 

Lunch Run

 5K @ 7:00 pace again today on my meal break. 

Reset

 5K @ 7:00 pace on my meal break today.   Haven't been running but been super busy...cross training doing wood! 

April 7 and 8

Logged a 5k @ 7:00 pace on Monday and Tuesday evening on the treadmill  after work.  

Lunch Run

 5K walk on my meal break today.  

Lunch Run

 12K today on my meal break.  Ran 10K @ 7:00 pace followed by a 2K walk.    Found the lungs were a bit heavy towards then end of the run I am still a little congested.   

Back at it ...again!

 5K 7:30 pace today on my meal break.  Feeling much better now ,  not quite 100%.  

Mid 5, 6 and 7

That was unexpected,  came down with a classic head cold on Mid 5.    Mid 6 really sucked I was fevered the majority of the shift.   This was suppose to be the week that I started to build some volume...didn't happen.   

Mid 5 - 5K  Walk

Mid 6 - No Gym

Mid 7 - 5K Walk