sure. :)

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Had to quote this as it is such a nice shot. Great perspective!

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wow. That is pretty.

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As promised, here are my pics from yesterday's run: Bumpass and I ran around our lake, which is our usual morning route. We also ran into Huntley Meadows:


Beginning of our run around the lake.

Another lake angle

Trip into Huntley Meadows


Trail end . . .

Unlike Canada, we've no snow and the weather is mild. While in Canada, I ran a 10 miler in Hamilton and truly just survived it, but had fun. The wind and icy roads were a challenge for me. Overall, I enjoyed the race course.

Haven't signed Bumpass up yet. He's had too many rest days. ;)

glad i got some doubles in early. missed a run on new years eve, then fell sick last night with some wierd flu-y thing. not in bed, but skipping a run today as well. hoping to get back to an easy treadmill session tomorrow.

Even though I ached today I felt good during my run. I like doing the bare minimum!

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Beautiful day in Seattle for a run! Blue skies, sun, and just above freezing, couldn't ask for better! I will try and snap some photos tomorrow!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I'm getting stomach problems.... i hate being sick.

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Geese taking over the Linear Trail on Christmas morning.




Mill Run Trail along the Speed River on Dec 29th


More Mill Run Trail


Back to the Linear Trail on Dec. 31st


Lower portion of the Linear Trail

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Nice pics. My lake pics pale in comparison to your lake pics.

I want snow!

Thanks for the visuals....last 2 days nothing worth taking pictures of...yesterday 15 min treadmill run with hills + 90 min XC ski with my son and his friend (no chance keeping up) + 20 min treadmill run with more hills. Today 17 min treadmill run + 90 min Computrainer ride (minus 22C this morning) + 20 min hard transition run. I'm still 3 run behind 100/100 pace, (today is day 20).

After 20 days you guys should be getting in a bit of a groove. If you feel any aches and pains, feel free to back off, because around now is when we lose a lot of participants.

glad to hear you're feeling better. the household here (at least mature adults within it) is sick and it sucks - the eternal tradeoff between "i should try to do something" and "i should get better".

I really did my first "hard" workout today that was "metered". My bike average watts were down 15W over the same 40 min course 10 days ago.....so still feeling the hurt from being sick. I don't know what my weight is though, as it seems to be down given how lose my clothing is (nothing like not eating for several days to kill all of that hard earned muscle mass). Definitely on one per day workouts for a few more days as I need the rest of the day to recover. Breathing is not 100% yet for anyone in the house.

For my 20th run of this challenge I thought I would do a 20 km run, take photos and post them to this thread. As it turned out the battery of my iPhone died 8 km into my run so I ran home, recharged, waited an hour and went out for a second run. As a bonus, I got to claim credit for two runs! Here is the visual record of today's runs in Ottawa:

I always look like a bank robber heading out for runs in the winter:


But if the thermometer reads -17.3 degrees like today, I don't care what I look like, I just want to stay warm.


One block from my house is the Rideau Canal. In a couple of weeks we'll be skating on its frozen surface.


For now, workers are pumping water on the snowy surface. Once the water freezes they will bring out a massive zamboni to smooth the surface. Slogging through calf-deep slush in -17 degree weather does not look fun. i give a huge tip of my chapeau to these guys.


Heading downtown I ran past the Chateau Laurier Hotel, one of the nicest in the city:


Then along Sussex Drive past the US embassy:


The "Maman" statue outside of the National Gallery is always an attention-getter:


Then I ran across the Ottawa River to Gatineau, Quebec. No matter what the weather, I always see someone on a bike during my runs. This guy must have had a cold ride today:


The curvy contours of the Museum of Canadian History are on the Quebec side of the river, with Ottawa's Parliament Buildings in the background.


Then across another bridge back to Ottawa and up to Parliament Hill. "The Hill" is a great place to run on winter, as its sidewalks and roads are cleared as soon as it snows.


The Centennial Flame was lit on Jan. 1, 1967 and has been burning ever since. It throws out enough heat to warm a runner/photographer's fingers on a cold winter day!


The Parliamentary Library at the back of the hill has always been my favourite building on The Hill. Need to work on my framing for self-portraits!


A quick stop at the nearby War Memorial, then it was time to head home.


Two runs, 21 km, 1 hr 43 min. Despite the low temperature I never felt too cold, except for my hands while taking photos.

Hope you enjoyed the photos.

Chris

Nice pics. Ottawa is beautiful.

Have you ice skated on the canal?

Awesome! We were 4F in upstate ny this am. Not even close to as pretty though!

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Thanks! Us Canucks don't "ice skate", we just skate :-)

I used to skate on my birthday (Jan. 1) every year, but lately the canal hasn't opened until the middle of January. So no, no skating yet this year.

My nephew lived in Ottawa for a bit and skated the canal. I've always wanted to.

Thanks again for the great pics. I want snow!

I got home last night and fell asleep for 2 hours and decided I needed a rest day. :-)

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Today is my rest day. It's tempting to run a slow 30, but I'm going to rest instead.

wow! he has the SIT part DOWN! :) Nice trail. Is it all paved or is it my old eyes. What is on the ground in the last one? Wood?

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while I'm waiting for everyone's fotos to load (slow internet here) I'll post mine. Another dog run tonight but brought the youngest so she could wait with him at the start for the peemail and stops and starts and I could run.

The point is where we turn around.


My motley crew tonight.



my running partner at the turnaround

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so, with teh geese i was thinking that was sand, but i guess it was snow? WoW! love the geese pic and the untrampled snow in the forest one.

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wow! what amazing blue eyes you have! Also LOVED all that you see on your runs. Mine is so boring by comparison (though at 5km versus 21km I guess if i went farther (impossible) I'd potentially see more). What a great trip through your run! thanks!

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They got some huge rats in Mexico!! That is a big one you got pictured there. :0)
6.2 on the dreadmill with 1 minute intervals at 5k pace and two minute rest. Did a bunch of them after a mile warm up. They were done at a sub 20 5k pace. Speaking of which I hqve not broken yet!!! :0( hopefully this March.

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