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Things were looking up. The Air Quality Statement was still up on the Weather Network
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But I decided to try it anyway. 14.5K is tough to do in Langdon and even tougher to do on a treadmill. My plan was to run around Glenmore Reservoir since thats normally what I do at this point in my training plan...and I hadn't run there in two years. I missed it.
So I got myself ready and scribbled a note to hubby so they'd know where to look for my body...
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and to the city I went.
It was a gorgeous morning. The sky was blue instead of grey, though the smoke still hung low over the water. I had come prepared with my inhaler and took a couple of precautionary puffs before I headed out.
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I had a couple of goals heading out. 1) To run more than I walked...maintain a steady pace even if it was slower than a slug. 2) To finish the 14.5k in 2:30.
The lower path looked irresistable to me...so I headed that way. I love to run close to the water whenever I can. There were a few walkers on the path but ridiculously few runners. I think the smoke potential had alot of people delaying their long runs.
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I made a quick pitstop at the sailing club and made a new friend who was eating a pinecone that was bigger than he was.
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and then I carried on my way. Honestly - things were pretty uneventful but I was doing well. I was running far more than walking and, while I was slower than shit, I was still moving forward. It was starting warm up out there so I was happy to enter the shade at the entrance to Weaselhead.
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Oh - new signs to read! I am so excited about the Greenway.
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More sun dappled path.
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Yep - the bomb warning signs are still there. Cracks me up everytime.
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Now someone is just taunting me.
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Down the big hill.
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And into the flats. All was calm round these parts.
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Obligatory 1/3 done selfie
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I heard the clatter of a woodpecker and there he was...he refused to pose for me.
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And so I carried on. The path was so quiet that I really found myself wishing I had music. I don't usually wish for my earbuds but things would have been much more exciting with dancing.
The path was strewn with fallen leaves. Signs that fall is almost here.
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At the blue bridge a canoeist (canoer?) sailed by across the glass like water. I think she was having more fun than me. I wasn't having a bad run. I was just really bored. This is the kind of run you need a friend on...
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I promised myself I could walk up the 37th street hill.
Then it was on to the Canoe club for another pitstop. Things I saw along the way.
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I didn't try to jump aboard the S.S. Moyie. Signs it was a good run.
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After a quick pitstop at the club - I padded on. My ass was starting to feel like lead dragging me down. Like I was trying with all my effort to keep going but couldn't gain momentum. I decided to cut down a back alley once I was back in residential to cut off a bit of distance.
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Yep - that was my biggest adventure of the whole run.
and then it hit me. My ass was dragging because I was not nutritioning properly. Stupid me. I was supposed to take a gel an hour earlier....mmmm cawfeee. This one is much better than the old espresso one was.
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Dum dee dum. My energy picked up a bit after this and I ran past the hospital and down into Eagle Ridge.
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hmm...that wasn't there last time I ran. Guess two years is plenty of time to build a mansion.
As I passed Heritage park, I hit the 14.5k mark. Somehow my 14.5k route was now a kilometer longer than I remembered. This run was about to come in closer to 16k...
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But I did the whole loop in 2:33 so well within my goal of 14.5k in 2:30. Something to be proud of, even if it wasn't the most exhilarating run. And I ran far more than I walked which is progress.
I ended up with 6 little blisters on my feet, though. I'll spare you the pictures. They didn't hurt. I won't be whining. Ha.
Another long run in the books. But I need more adventure. #alltherunventuresplease