I had to stop or slow down quite a few times to figure out where the trail was since it wasn't always obvious, and that slowed the pace some. However, I was just plain slow today. I attribute this to having quit coffee until the WS100. I normally reduce my coffee intake leading up to a 100-miler, but have never quit it entirely. This isn't easy. Also, my sinuses are a bit haywire with all the pollen. On a bright note, the legs felt great.
Worth noting the deer flies aren't out yet. However, the mosquitoes are out in full force, especially with all the rain we had a few days ago. Also had a couple of more pleasant wildlife encounters with a deer and a red-tailed hawk.
Took some pictures along the way:
About a mile into the run:
The lake (around three miles into the woods)
AHR/MHR - 140/156
Trails, fire roads.
Very hilly.
Lower 50s to mid-60s, sunny.
Shorts, short sleeved shirt, cap.
3 comments:
Thanks for sharing your photos with us guys!
Its always good to explore some new routes and get off the familiar for a while.
Nice! My kind of running!
Jamie,
The mosquitoes are bad over here, but I was really surprised on Saturday to find out that the deer flies are here a bit early. There weren't many, but they were annoying. I'm glad I'm not running Pittsfield on Saturday - the mosquitoes and deer flies will probably be terrible.
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