Monday: 12
Took advantage of having the holiday off (Veterans' Day) to get in a good Monday run. Met up with Muddy Puddin' at Canonchet North for a trail run on Table Top Trail to Narragansett Trail to a loop around Yawgoog Pond. Not a single soul seen the whole time. Good conversation made the whole run go by quickly.
Closed out the holiday weekend with a visit with Mom. Sad to see she has some type of shoulder injury, but otherwise in good spirits.
Tuesday: 6
Hospital loop in a steady, drenching rain at 7am, but warm in the mid-50s. Yesterday we started our run at 24 degrees. Go figure.
Wednesday: 11
AM: 6 miles. Noanet Woodlands, Dover, MA. Crisp, fall morning at 32 degrees. Many trails really wet from all the rain recently. Nice sunrise at Noanet Peak.
PM: 5 miles. West Thompson Lake, Thompson, CT. 3pm run on way home from working in Wellesley, MA. Cold and raw. 29 degrees with wind whipping off the lake. Some of the trails I took were nice, but my feet got wet right away from soaked trails, and between that, the wind, and the diminishing sunlight (I didn't bring headlamp, but wouldn't feel comfortable in the dark anyway as my first time here), decided to cut out the planned 8-mile lake circumnavigation and just went for some shorter trail loops. Went for one 0.8 mile CR - success!
Thursday: 9
Noon: 4 mile surveillance run on Rhody short course. Will still need some work before race day, including a chainsaw and water re-route.
Evening: 5 in the snow! Champlin Glacier Preserve with headlight, before the snow turns to rain.
Friday: 0
Saturday: 6
Rhody 4-mile course marking, plus trail surveillance on traditional 8-mile course in a few places. Wet!
Sunday: 11
Li'l Rhody Runaround 8-mile race, plus marking/warm-up. Write-up to follow.
Weekly mileage: 55!
Weekly synopsis: Highest mileage week since December of last year. Felt really good out there every day of the week that I ran. Great week!
Weekly highlight: Had to be the Rhody race. Wet, slippery, falling, and fun in spite of all that.
Weekly lowlight: None. Seriously.
Took advantage of having the holiday off (Veterans' Day) to get in a good Monday run. Met up with Muddy Puddin' at Canonchet North for a trail run on Table Top Trail to Narragansett Trail to a loop around Yawgoog Pond. Not a single soul seen the whole time. Good conversation made the whole run go by quickly.
Closed out the holiday weekend with a visit with Mom. Sad to see she has some type of shoulder injury, but otherwise in good spirits.
Tuesday: 6
Hospital loop in a steady, drenching rain at 7am, but warm in the mid-50s. Yesterday we started our run at 24 degrees. Go figure.
Wednesday: 11
AM: 6 miles. Noanet Woodlands, Dover, MA. Crisp, fall morning at 32 degrees. Many trails really wet from all the rain recently. Nice sunrise at Noanet Peak.
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| The banks of the Charles River are overflowing the walking trail I take to the lunch cafeteria at the office park where I work occasionally in Wellesley, MA |
PM: 5 miles. West Thompson Lake, Thompson, CT. 3pm run on way home from working in Wellesley, MA. Cold and raw. 29 degrees with wind whipping off the lake. Some of the trails I took were nice, but my feet got wet right away from soaked trails, and between that, the wind, and the diminishing sunlight (I didn't bring headlamp, but wouldn't feel comfortable in the dark anyway as my first time here), decided to cut out the planned 8-mile lake circumnavigation and just went for some shorter trail loops. Went for one 0.8 mile CR - success!
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| The shores of West Thompson Lake, at the start of my run |
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| Message received |
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| Some trails were well marked; others I struggled a bit to follow |
Thursday: 9
Noon: 4 mile surveillance run on Rhody short course. Will still need some work before race day, including a chainsaw and water re-route.
Evening: 5 in the snow! Champlin Glacier Preserve with headlight, before the snow turns to rain.
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| Took advantage of the November snowfall and got out on the trails after dinner. My Gore-Tex waterproof trail shoes came in handy. |
Saturday: 6
Rhody 4-mile course marking, plus trail surveillance on traditional 8-mile course in a few places. Wet!
Sunday: 11
Li'l Rhody Runaround 8-mile race, plus marking/warm-up. Write-up to follow.
Weekly mileage: 55!
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| A few rare perch atop the leader board. |
Weekly synopsis: Highest mileage week since December of last year. Felt really good out there every day of the week that I ran. Great week!
Weekly highlight: Had to be the Rhody race. Wet, slippery, falling, and fun in spite of all that.
Weekly lowlight: None. Seriously.
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