No formal goals for last week, but I did core/strength/mobility x 4, walked x 5, and was back running by Wednesday after work (total of 4 runs for the week 44.5km).
We haven't had the severe flooding that parts east of us have (thinking of you, surroundhound! Hope you're starting to dry out and your back is feeling better), but living in Grand River country means a lot of trails were washed out. I didn't want to hit singletrack because of all the rain (it does damage that's difficult to repair when you walk, run or ride on muddy trails), but had some interesting times on rail trail re-routing around flooded sections or just plain fording through knee-deep water.
Grand River Trail flooding
I did investigate some of the singletrack side trails along the GRT, though some of them were flooded and impassable. Found a nice root well, though.
I hit a different section of the GRT on Sunday, closer to home. Unfortunately the top end of the trail was impassable:
It's not much deeper than the bits I waded through the day before, but the difference was that there is a strong flow of water from a creek coming from the right that would mix with the current from the Grand River - too high a chance that, at knee deep or a little more, it could take my feet right out from under me. I'm a solid swimmer, but it was only 7c/45f and the water was even colder, so no thanks.
Of course, that meant I had to take the road route to bypass this section, which meant I had to run past this (further upstream on the creek that feeds into the Grand). It's a tough life.
At the bottom end of the trail I found what I'd hoped for - the massive wall of trilliums that bloom there for just a few short days each year.
They're the official flower of my province, and a treat to see each spring!
This week's goals:
swim x 1
bike x 1 (done)
run x 6
core/strength x 4
We're also hoping to camp (depending on weather, as I am fighting off a cold) this Saturday night to try out the enormous new tent we bought just for ultra racing - it's big enough that my 6' husband will be able to stand straight inside, and we shouldn't have to crouch to get in & out through the doors. I have a couple of races this year at which we'll be camping on-site both the night before and after the race, and would like to have a test run with the new kit before we go trying to set it up (potentially in the dark) on the Friday night before running 56km through technical backcountry trails on Saturday morning.
Good luck this weekend SoCalTriCurious!
Oh, and my favourite colour is red...though black and blue are strong candidates as well.
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ill advised racing inc.
We haven't had the severe flooding that parts east of us have (thinking of you, surroundhound! Hope you're starting to dry out and your back is feeling better), but living in Grand River country means a lot of trails were washed out. I didn't want to hit singletrack because of all the rain (it does damage that's difficult to repair when you walk, run or ride on muddy trails), but had some interesting times on rail trail re-routing around flooded sections or just plain fording through knee-deep water.
Grand River Trail flooding
I did investigate some of the singletrack side trails along the GRT, though some of them were flooded and impassable. Found a nice root well, though.
I hit a different section of the GRT on Sunday, closer to home. Unfortunately the top end of the trail was impassable:
It's not much deeper than the bits I waded through the day before, but the difference was that there is a strong flow of water from a creek coming from the right that would mix with the current from the Grand River - too high a chance that, at knee deep or a little more, it could take my feet right out from under me. I'm a solid swimmer, but it was only 7c/45f and the water was even colder, so no thanks.
Of course, that meant I had to take the road route to bypass this section, which meant I had to run past this (further upstream on the creek that feeds into the Grand). It's a tough life.
At the bottom end of the trail I found what I'd hoped for - the massive wall of trilliums that bloom there for just a few short days each year.
They're the official flower of my province, and a treat to see each spring!
This week's goals:
swim x 1
bike x 1 (done)
run x 6
core/strength x 4
We're also hoping to camp (depending on weather, as I am fighting off a cold) this Saturday night to try out the enormous new tent we bought just for ultra racing - it's big enough that my 6' husband will be able to stand straight inside, and we shouldn't have to crouch to get in & out through the doors. I have a couple of races this year at which we'll be camping on-site both the night before and after the race, and would like to have a test run with the new kit before we go trying to set it up (potentially in the dark) on the Friday night before running 56km through technical backcountry trails on Saturday morning.
Good luck this weekend SoCalTriCurious!
Oh, and my favourite colour is red...though black and blue are strong candidates as well.
__________________________________________________________
ill advised racing inc.