The big training continues! I ran 70 miles over Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (22, 17, and 31).
On Saturday I did a 13 mile loop and then grabbed Danny Brome for the last 9. He was in town for a wedding and staying with us, so I got to hang out and run with the big guy! He is also one of the kind fellows pacing me at Tahoe, so he got some good practice.
Sunday was a relatively easy run, though it was pretty hot and humid. Today I went to Bull Run for some good trail running. I was a bit worn out from Saturday and Sunday, and it was VERY humid, but I still had a decent run.
I got tired early on, but pushed through well, managed to eat and drink a lot on the run, and finished strong. As a side note, Clip2 (ultrarunning hydration drink) is working extremely well for me, and I just go the new Brooks Cascadia 4 trail shoes and absolutely love them.
Oh, and here are a few pics I took out there today:
(Meadow around mile 9.5)
(Occoquan River through the trees)
(More meadow)
(Occoquan again)
(A little frog I almost stepped on)
(Better view of the water)
(Meadow at mile 20.5 coming back. Apparently I really liked this meadow.)
(This is the fastest moving turtle alive. It ran off so fast that I was barely able to get its picture.)
(A snake towards the end of the run)
(Stream crossing)
On Saturday I did a 13 mile loop and then grabbed Danny Brome for the last 9. He was in town for a wedding and staying with us, so I got to hang out and run with the big guy! He is also one of the kind fellows pacing me at Tahoe, so he got some good practice.
Sunday was a relatively easy run, though it was pretty hot and humid. Today I went to Bull Run for some good trail running. I was a bit worn out from Saturday and Sunday, and it was VERY humid, but I still had a decent run.
I got tired early on, but pushed through well, managed to eat and drink a lot on the run, and finished strong. As a side note, Clip2 (ultrarunning hydration drink) is working extremely well for me, and I just go the new Brooks Cascadia 4 trail shoes and absolutely love them.
Oh, and here are a few pics I took out there today:
(Meadow around mile 9.5)
(Occoquan River through the trees)
(More meadow)
(Occoquan again)
(A little frog I almost stepped on)
(Better view of the water)
(Meadow at mile 20.5 coming back. Apparently I really liked this meadow.)
(This is the fastest moving turtle alive. It ran off so fast that I was barely able to get its picture.)
(A snake towards the end of the run)
(Stream crossing)
Comments
My my, all those critters you see! Makes it fun I'm sure.
And I love that log trail crossing!