Welcome to New England, where we start this week with a snowstorm that's timed just right and just enough to cancel school for Monday, and we'll be back into the 60's by Wednesday. This weekend is also the Brrr-lingame 10-mile trail race, which I'll try to bookend with a warmup/cooldown and get the miles I'm supposed to have. Should be, as always, an interesting week!
Monday - 2 Miles - Dog Jog. Seemed like a good day to jog with the dog, and take some time to get things done around the house :)
Tuesday - 6.5 Miles - Recovery Run at Rocky Neck (Sort of.) - OK, so here's the deal: A while back, I did a run at Rocky Neck and somehow managed to tie a segment CR held by a certain someone. It's a cool segment that winds its way through the woods like some Galoob-inspired runner's nightmare, and I tied the CR. I have been wanting to snag that segment ever since, and I took a shot at it today during a recovery run of sorts. Cruised around RN, from the beach up into the hills, and after the climb up from sea level, banged out a new CR on the segment. Sweet! Cruised around some more on hilly but easy trails, and took a poke at a parking lot segment right before I finished. Brisk wind, sunny skies, and back to work tomorrow :)
Wednesday - 0 Miles.
Thursday - 3+ Miles - Castle Craig run, Meriden. Short time frame meant a short run up to the Castle and back. Got down to a 10-minute average pace!
Friday - 13 Miles - Pachaug Loop with Joe. Started at Green Falls below the dam, and made our way over to the Pachaug Trail, and took it to Beach Pond. It was misty and rained a bit, so we were pretty well soaked by mile 3. Crossed the pond and continued onto the Tippecansett Trail, which leads back into the Yawgoog Scout Camp property, connects with the Narragansett Trail again, and finishes on a short section of dirt road. Good run!
Saturday - 9 Miles - Warmup, Brrr-lingame 5 Mile Trail Race, extra miles after - Decided to do the 5-mile race, and not race. I drove down to B-Game with Colburn, who was doing the 5 and started as soon as we arrived. I did a short warmup with John P., and we almost missed the start of the race! Got to the start with 30 seconds to spare. I started the race with Beth, and we chatted for the first mile or so. Ran the back end of the race with Carol Ann, and did a cooldown run with Paul, plus some extra trail time solo. Great time!
Sunday - 8 Miles - Dog Jog/Winery Run. Ran just under 2 miles with Henry on trails, then did the 6 mile out and back to the winery, while gradually increasing the pace.
Weekly Totals: 40 miles, mostly trails, 4000'-ish elevation gain.
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