Daily Archives: Saturday, July 11, 2009

I went for a training run today at the same location where I’ll be doing a trail race two week from now. I ran 7 km with an 8:02 or so pace per kilometer. I was worried about the mud situation at first due to the recent rains, but I found it was relatively dry and the mud was not too bad at all. I really like this course, it is very scenic. The hills are very short but brutal, and it is a challenge just getting up them even on your hands and knees if it is too wet because of the mud. It’s just too slippery to get any traction. You can’t go downhill either, you have to literally ski downhill. Not that you have any choice, since gravity takes over and there is nothing you can do but enjoy the ride. But, as I said, I was … Continue reading →