Mid 1

 3K walk on my meal break...still recovering from Saturdays 50K.   

N89 The Great Mansfield 50K Tail Race - Saturday May 30, 2026

  Did the Mansfield race again this year.  Raj and Patrick joined me for another crack at it.   Great weather ,  fantastic course and good company summed up the day.  We we slow by design!   An hour in we had on covered 5K averaging a 12:00 pace... yes we were actually running albeit a little soo slow.    The half way cutoff was at 13:00 ,  5 hours after the race start.  At the pace we were going we were in danger of getting pulled off course.  Between 5 and 12 K we pulled some 8:00 Ks putting enough time in the bank.  Our 25K time was around 4hrs23min.   The guys were moving well the whole 50K ,  it was slow but steady so no death march.    The second half was all about getting it done.  We wrapped somewhere around 9 hours definitely my slowest 50K ever but it didn't matter.  We hung out for an hour after the race having a cold beer and talking to Robin.   On the way home we stopped at the "Burger Bus" on Airport Road that the Honeywood turn off...best burger I had in some time. 

More Eves

 Wasnt up to muck last week logging 3K walks on my meal breaks Wednesday and Thursday last week. 

Working Eves

 Back to work after a few weeks off.     Did a 3K walk on my meal break.  

Impromptu Trail Run

 Got a call on the early afternoon ,  Raj and Patrick were going to loop BV at 4pm.  Feeling tired I was on the fence however after I thought about it why not!  

Did a sub 4 hour 21.X again...felt super solid.  I was 10 degrees warmer  and quite humid compared the previous 4 laps of BV.  Tool some S Caps and went through 2L of water compared to the 1.25L recently. 

Not going to do much the rest of the week with the N89 50K on Saturday .... feeling ready! 

Been Running

 Fri May 15 4K on the backyard trail

Sat May 17 4.8K on the backyard trail 

Thurs May 21 21.1 K BV loop with Grant

BV X 2

 Loooped Beaver Valley twice,  Thursday 22k and again on Monday 21k.   

Thursday May 7th 

Monday May 11

Tuesday

 Another 5K like yesterday today on my meal break. 

The Weekend and Monday

Saturday I still was feeling Thursdays trail so I logged 5K walk on my meal break. 

Sunday,  felt recovered but just didnt feel like running so I logged another 5K walk.

Monday got me running, 4K@7:30 pace the 0.5K @6:00 pace then a cool down logging a 5K total. 

Back To Work Friday

 3 K walk on my meal break.   Recovering from the BV run the day before. 

Beaver Valley Thursday.

 21.6K logged doing my Beaver Valley Loop on Thursday. 

Stopped for a few photos along the way ...

Wednesday Trail

 4K on the backyard trail with Dax.  Just a short one!  

Monday Trail

 4.8K on the backyard trail followed by an awesome hammock session.  There is no better acoustics then in a cedar forest.  Listened to the Dandy Warhols "Pin Ups" album...amazing covered.  Best one was the old Clash Tune " Go To Hell" from 1982 ....a B side song but wow powerful and the way the Dendy's did it ...most amazing! 

Mid 5,6 and 7

 Mid 5 - Another 5K the same as mid 1,2 and 3

Mid 6 - 5K walk 12:00 pace

Mid 7 - 5K walk 12:00 pace 

Mid 4

 Feeling tired ,  3K walk logged on my meal break. 

Mid 3

 Another 5K just like mid 1&2. 

Mids Again!

 Mid1 and Mid 2 ,  5K...first 4K@7:30 pace then 0.5K at 6:00 pace before gearing down finishing at 5K.  Goal is to get the 5K runs back to a 6:00 pace over the next couple of months....doable!   

Outrace Spring Warm Up - April 18 - Duffern Forest

 Just what I needed!  

Ran with Raj,  Patrick and Carson.  It was wet ,  quite wet and a little coolish but we did it.   I really enjoyed being out on the trails.  It was great seeing old friends ,  the pizza and beer afterwards were the icing on the cake.  

Felt the run over the weekend.  Tired muscles followed by a wee bit of DOMS the next day!   

walk

 busy day , tired at work,  3K walk on my meal break 

Hart Work

 4K @ 7:30 pace ,  0.5 K @ 6:00 pace followed by 0.3K @ 12:00 pace.   its time to pick up the pace.   My goal is 6:00 pace.  

Threw in a fartlek

 5K logged on my  meal break ...mostly a 7:30 pace.   Threw in a 0.5K @ 6:00 pace ... sure felt fast .   Need to do more of that sorts of thing. 

Lunch Run

 6K,  5K @ 7:30 pace then a 1K walk ...on my meal break this eve. 

Taking the Garmin for a ride!

 4.5 trail Ks logged looping Hoggs BV.   Skied at Blue from 08:00 to 16:00 then hit the trail on my way home.  This was my first trail run of the season.  

Tues Wed

 Back to back 5Ks @ 7:30 pace .  

April 3rd and 6th

 Back from the North and back in the office.  Logged  a  5K @ 7:30 pace on the Friday and Monday and again today,  Tuesday. 

Mid 7 + Last of March

 I am on another work trip..little running.

Mid 7  5K walk

Mar 20 - 5K @7:30 pace on my meal break

Mar 21 - 5K walk on my meal break

Mar 22 - 4K @ 7:30 pace on the Vallhalla Treadmill Thunder Bay

Mar 27 - 5K @ 7:30 pace on the Vallhalla  Treadmill Thunder Bay

Work is very physical,  lots of time outside in -20 to -30C wearing heavy Artic Gear. 

Mid 4,5 and 6

 4 and 5 were a blowout with 3K walks each night.  Feeling guilty I jumped on the treadmill early tonight and logged 12K,   10K @ 7:30 pace followed by a 2 K walk.  

Mid 2 and 3

 Same run both nights,  5K @ 7:30 pace followed by a 1K walk. 

Mid 1

 Hit the Gym at 5am for a 3k walk. 

Jinxed myself

 3K walk this eve ,  just wasn't into the run. 

Consistent

 Its good to get back to some consistency with the runs.    5K again this eve! 

Two today

 Skiied this am ,   ran a 5K on my meal break.     A good fitness day! 

Tuesday

 Yet another 5K @ 7:30 pace this eve!

Monday

 5K @ 7:30 pace this evening on my meal break. 

Again

 Same as yesterday ...5K @ 7:30 pace . 

Lunch Run

 5K @ 7:30 pace again today on a late meal break. 

Back at it yet again!

 Skiied 6 days out of the past 9 ,  no time for running.  

Back to work today logging a 5K @ 7:30 pace today on my meal break.  

Feb 11,12,13

 Worked Feb 11,12,13 logging 5K @ 7:30 pace each day on my meal break.  

Went on another Ski trip ,  Feb 17th through 22...no time to run!  

Tuesday Lunch

 5K @ 7:30 pace again today. 

Back to work after a busy 3 day weekend.

 Logged a 5K @ 7:30 pace today on my meal break.  

4th and 5th - 6 in a row !

 Its been awhile since I ran 6 consecutive days.  Logged another 5K @ 7:30 pace yesterday and again today.  

And again

 5K @ 7:30 pace today on my meal break.  

Lunch Run

 5K at a 7:30 pace today.   No walks ... back where I was a month ago!  Now for some consistency  then add volume. 

Same a s yesterday

 6K run logged at a mostly 7:30 pace.  Did 9 and 1 then at the 5K mark I walked to 6K.   Constant run tomorrow. 

Back at it again!

 Finally feeling better once again,  still spitting and sputtering a bit but I am running again.   Logged 6K today ,  first 5K were 8 and 2 then I walked a K at the end.   Tomorrow its another 5K 9 and 1 then Monday constant  run again!  

2025 Summary

 2025 was not the best running year.   Work trips and Ski trips took away many opportunities to run.   Biggest disappointment was no Endur Ultimate.   Without Endur there wasn't as much necessity to build volume.    Still managed a 50K ,  47K ,  a Marathon and a couple of halves.    Total Ks were down,  way down but it really didn't make  that much of a difference  with what I had planned for the year.  

Ended the year with 1229.9 km

Jan 103.4k

Feb 64k

Mar 96.5k

Apr 126.1k

May 216k

Jun 86.8k

Jul 135.3k

Aug  129.4k

Sep 156.9k

Oct 47.8k

Nov 59k

Dec 40k

Mid 2,3,4,5 and 6

 What a blowout this week has been ...got sick again!!!!!!   Skipped the Gym mid 2,3,4 and 5.  Finally feeling a bit better on Mid 6 and logged a 5K walk.   Super frustrated this was the week for me to get back to my regular 5K runs!

Mid 1

 Sick,  again ...did get a 3K walk in.  

Thursday Friday

 3.5K walk Thursday and 5K run today @ 7:30 pace.  

Back at it after yet another vacation.

Started the new year with a couple of weeks Skiing in the EU...no runs.  

This week I am back to work ,  logged 3K walks Monday and Tuesday and logged a 5K @ 7:30 pace this eve.   I had picked up a bug that settled in my chest ,  almost over it still sputtering a bit but otherwise A OK. Time to get back to running...and more ski trips!