You Need A Rest Day

September 22

51:02

Course: Lake Ontario Loop

Todays run was a little more difficult then the past few. First early run in a few weeks. (0530). Felt better as I approached 7 K and in wasn’t too bad
Start:
5:34 AM
Weather:
6° C
Shoes:
Asic Gel 1130
719/800 km

Slept: 6 hours Resting HR: 54 bpm Weight: 158.00 lbs

September 23

58:59

Course: Little Cataraqui Trails

Great Run. Really enjoy this trail. Ended up losing the plot on Trail 3 but did’t get too far off track. Can’t wait to get back out there
Start:
4:03 PM
Weather:
19° C
Shoes:
LaSportiva Crosslites
60/800 km

Slept: 7 hours Resting HR: 54 bpm Weight: 158.00 lbs

September 24

Here things go a little pear shaped. I had all 4 wisdom teeth out and hoped to bounce back quickly however that wasn’t meant to be. I had a dry socket which was nasty and it wouldn’t stop bleeding. Finally got corrected on Monday so things should be back to normal as I got the green light from the dentist. I haven’t been very fun to be around…sorry to all those who felt the wrath, anyways Monday was good so I will continue with that next week!

September 18

52:16

Felt pretty hard this morning. Looking forward to a rest day on Friday
 Start:
8:06 AM
Weather:
 7° C
Shoes:
Asic Gel 1130 (2)
285/800 km

September 20

Merrickville Trails

56:20

Very Strong run on trails. Enjoyed the temperature and actually saw someone out on trails. Felt pace was slower then it was
 Start:
8:48 AM
Weather:
 10° C
Shoes:
LaSportiva Crosslites
30/800 km

September 21

Merrickville Trails

55:34

Nice trail run, cooler then yesterday. Really want to go furtherbut on call so will attempt to go further  next week. Shoes working out great. Met Margaret and ran her in from her run.
 Start:
8:21 AM
Weather:
 9° C
Shoes:
LaSportiva Crosslites
40/800 km

     I have decided to change the format of the blog. Instead of daily posts I will do one end of the week post. Today I was back on the trails, and I did take my Garmin but only to check out distance not pace. I was able to go out for 5 K (10 K in total) and still seemed like I was just seeing the tip of the ice burg for total amount of trails available to me so I very happy about that. I will try to change things up and combine both road and trails which should keep things fresh.

SLEEP: 8 Hrs

Resting HR: 54 bpm

WEIGHT: 157 Lbs

     I actually had to throw on my running coat today when I headed out. I could see my breath and I now know that the fall is on the way. I decided to hit Cty Rd 16 since I have not done that route in a while and I really enjoy it. I went for 10 K and felt good, not pushing the pace at all. I am on-call this week so I will be getting my runs in when I can. The leaves are starting to change, I love this time of year. I will try to do the trails tomorrow if work permits if not I will get some sort of run in. My rest days now have been spent using the spin bike at work but no matter how hard I go I never get any where!!!!!!

SLEEP: 8.5 Hrs

Resting HR: 54 bpm

Weight: 157 Lbs

     I went out on the local trails today and was very pleased. I took Derricks advice and left the Garmin at home. Instead I went out as far as I could go in a half hour then turned around. I was happy because I don’t think I was even close to the end of the system. It had everything from wet exposed bed rock, roots, grass, large rocks, mud and sand and the only pavement was the first 300 m or so. It was technical for a beginner like myself. The running style is so much different and required me to be vigilant for rocks and other obstacles. I really enjoyed it and can’t wait to get back out there. I was running in the La Sportiva Crosslites as recommended by Derrick and they worked great. I had a ton of traction even on the wet smooth rocks..thanks Derrick!