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Sunday May 28, 2006 #
trail running 1:43:58 [3]
rhr:47 weight:133lbs shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05
Went up to Pisgah SF, had a very fine run. I'd thought about doing the 23k course, but it didn't seem necessary to do the first and last miles, both of which are paved/dirt road. So I parked where the course comes out of the woods and cut over to where the good part starts, and it made for a nice loop.
The plan was to run at a steady pace, try to run all the ups and take it easy on the downs (as opposed to racing it, when I seem to blast the downs and then walk more than I wish on the ups). Legs felt really good, so I did just as planned. And comparing splits with my races there the past two years, I was going just about as fast, with a lot less effort. Interesting....
Wildlife report -- lots of mosquitos, which bothered me not at all; a couple of early FDF patrols, though they fortunately disappeared after a few minutes; and a pair of 4-wheelers (his and hers) who passed me, and then a couple miles later I passed them back as they were going very slowly through the rocks, nice to see that their focus wasn't on tearing up the terrain and making as much noise as possible. I never object to seeing these guys, or snowmobiles in the winter, since I figure someday they may be the ones carrying me out of the woods....
One other sighting later on the golf course, a young turkey taking a dirt bath just above the river on the 9th, totally enjoying itself, and also totally oblivious to Gail and me although we were not many yards away.
The plan was to run at a steady pace, try to run all the ups and take it easy on the downs (as opposed to racing it, when I seem to blast the downs and then walk more than I wish on the ups). Legs felt really good, so I did just as planned. And comparing splits with my races there the past two years, I was going just about as fast, with a lot less effort. Interesting....
Wildlife report -- lots of mosquitos, which bothered me not at all; a couple of early FDF patrols, though they fortunately disappeared after a few minutes; and a pair of 4-wheelers (his and hers) who passed me, and then a couple miles later I passed them back as they were going very slowly through the rocks, nice to see that their focus wasn't on tearing up the terrain and making as much noise as possible. I never object to seeing these guys, or snowmobiles in the winter, since I figure someday they may be the ones carrying me out of the woods....
One other sighting later on the golf course, a young turkey taking a dirt bath just above the river on the 9th, totally enjoying itself, and also totally oblivious to Gail and me although we were not many yards away.