Perfect Weather, Chasing Turkeys and Long Shadows

It was too nice not to take it outside this evening. I was able to keep to my +3 theme completing and 11.4K trail run. It was a 6:30 pace , much slower then my planned run but you can't beat the workout! I wasn't far into my run when some Turkeys on the trail took off in front of me sticking to the trail ...chased them for a few hundred meters. The sun was getting low in the West and the Shadows were getting long, Fall is near. Thought lots about everyone running Haliburtoon this weekend. I really wished I could be there but I am working through the weekend. Now that I have my run in today I will do some core and upper body work.

+3

First night of +3 , 8K done at a 5:00 pace. Tomorrow its 11K!

5@5@5

5k at a 5:00 pace at 5:00 am this morning. Next 4 night at work its going to be a +3 theme....Fri 8K, Sat 11K, Sun 14K and finally Monday 17K all at a 5:00 pace. Weather permitting Tuesday will be an LSD...maybe 5:30 pace , maybe 6:00 pace being that I am recovering from working nights.

5 at 4

5K done at 04:00 am , lunch run. Didn't feel the least little bit like going for a run so I rewarded myself by running a slower 5:30 pace just to get it done. Aug 28 I tuckered myself out running a fast 1/2 , a week and a day later it was a tough 30.6K LSD. Recovery from both runs was and is slow and working nights adds yet another stress. I will try to go longer and a little faster tomorrow if I sleep well today.

LSD Run

LSD, it was labour day and it was slow and distant but it wasn't fun. First cool running day in months, 10-12C with a strong N NW wind and misty rain here and there. Wore shorts , long sleeve tech T and tied off my Shell around my waist just in case! Heading South 5K on the 2nd the wind was at my back and there was no cooling and I was quickly over heating ...yup 12C and I was done! Heading West on the Edges Rd it was better with a strong breeze off my right shoulder , cooled down crossing Hwy 6 and heading to to the 2nd of Bentick. Once again heading South for nearly 6K wind at my back getting too hot. Gelled at 15K going up Hutton Hill. Headed East on the Trailer Park Rd heading towards the Beer Store in Durham. Going North on Hwy 6 it was a full blown head on into some really cool wind. Running North up Garfaxa or Hwy 6 its all a gradual uphill , hitting the conservation area it continues to climb until I hit the 2nd then there is a half K of flat before another gradual climb. Going up the 2nd was miserable , strong wind then a driving mist. I had Gelled in the park but it never felt like it kicked in and about 5K to go there was a pain in the stomach ... suspected I didn't do enough water with the Gel! Last 5K was running on empty , slow and low on Glycogen I was burning body mass and slowing down. Caught aw bit of a chill the last 5K , hat on hat off hat on. Finished and grabbed a beer and hit the hot tub very glad to be done. Managed 30.6K at an avg 6:00 pace ...it was slog today but I got it done.

Steamy Trail

HHH for sure today , mangaed a trail run/walk covering 11.6K today.

First Sept Run

Temps were hovering around 20C with lots of humidity and no Sun so it was a pretty good day to take it outside. Did a 17.8K gravel road/tractor trail run at an avg 5:59 pace. It felt good today , a little hot with the nearly 100% humidity but overall pretty decent conditions.