July Totals

July       302.2 km
YTD    2008.8 km

Two races ,  Creemore 50 km  and Limberlost 56 km

Last July Run

5K @5:00 pace on my meal break this eve.

2nd run today

Did a 5K run at  a 5:00 pace  on my break tonight.   It sure seemed easy compared to my last 3 runs!

Tough Loop

Res-erected a couple of old running routes this week.  The LSD and now my "10K Loop".  Up the second across at the tractor trail north of #12 the back down the Baseline towards the McCormick rd then looping back up the 2nd.   There are hills....

and there was heat ...pushing 30 today but there was a nice breeze now and again.   Exposure was a bugger running just after noon and I have to give honorable mention to the pesky biting pursuit flys that are a constant this warm summer.


So I logged 10.2K at an AVG 5:55 pace.

Trail today

 Before it got to hot today I hit the trail for an 11.8K Run.  Averaged a 7:45 pace ,  walked a couple of the bigger hills.  Definitely feeling yesterday eves road run...mostly a bit tired and a tiny bit sore here and there.

Evening LSD

 Its only been 14 days since Limberlost but it felt like forever since I did a "long" Run.    Spent most of the day running around with the intention of running late in the afternoon....well that became a 6:30 start.   Wanted to go around 3 hours or so so I packed a light in my Ultraspire pack as well as all the other necessities for running for awhile.    Logged a very solid 27.8K at an avg 5:55 pace.  Never felt like the wheels were going to fall off....very positive.   The weather made it really pleasant ,  temps plummeted as the Sun was going down and there was a lovely cool,  dry northerly breeze.     I ran my traditional Durham loop ,  down the 2nd through the Park past the School , Tims , Beer Store back across the last Dam then looping through the Ball Park past the Police station over the Heritage Bridge then back through the Park  and up the 2nd.   FUN!

Lunch Run

Didn't feel like running fast(er) today so I slowed it down at lunch doing 5K at a mostly 6:00 pace.