Sunday Feb 24 |
 | Trail Run 1:38:51 [3] * 9.92 mi (9:58 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB 809 |
| Trail run at Pine Bush Preserve, starting from the Discovery Center. About 2 or 3 inches of snow on the trails so it was a bit slippery in places (probably should've used the YakTrax). Mostly sunny with temperatures in the low 30's so a fine day for running. Spent quite a bit of time on the west side of the road, exploring some of the "unofficial" trails which branch off the official loop. On the east side of the road, the northernmost loop (the yellow trail) was closed so they can clear cut the area in the interest of habitat restoration (removing "invasives" to restore the scrub oak and pitch pine which is supposed to be growing there). Loving nature with chainsaws and heavy equipment? |
Saturday Feb 23 |
| Walking (Snowshoe Hike) 1:35:00  ** 3.1 mi (30:39 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB 809 |
| Snowshoe hike with Janet at Hand Hollow Preserve (in the part I had never been in). One big climb (~100m) on an old road, and then wandered around in a generally flat area. A nice pond near the top and generally open woods. Trails have been streamered in the area but not yet cleared, so we did the exercise of trying to locate the next streamer to keep following where the trails might eventually go. Got to a few dead ends and also bushwacked a bit (actually it was almost all bushwacking since there has been no work done to clear the trails). Low 30's and overcast with about 3" of snow on the ground (so we didn't really need the snowshoes). |
Thursday Feb 21 |
| Road Run 37:40 [3] 4.45 mi (8:28 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB878 - #7 |
| 66N to the gas plant (Tennessee Gas Pipeline pumping station) and back. Cold (22F), but clear and dry so I opted for the roads instead of the treadmill. A good decision. |
Tuesday Feb 19 |
| Treadmill tempo 38:15  4.5 mi (8:30 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB878 - #7 |
| Tempo run 2.5mi @ 7:35 pace, plus a mile each to warm up and cool down. This was mentally tough but I did what I had planned to. I guess reading the scroll along the bottom of the screen on CNN isn't enough distraction. Thought about reading a map while running on the treadmill but that would probably be a recipe for disaster. |
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| C • motion sickness 1 |