A blog about ultrarunning, Ironman and hiking 4,000 footers
I ran/hiked the Winslow & Barlow Loop this morning. I chose the reportedly steeper, Winslow Trail to ascend and the supposedly mellower and longer Barlow trail down. They were both tough with rocks, roots and rock slabs.
It was gorgeous at the top:
Next weekend I plan to hike Ragged Mountain and will go longer on the SRK Greenway (Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge) trail. I bought the trail guide last year and now I will finally use it.
Daily Stats:
Hike: 2.8M
Run: 0M
Swim: 0
Bike: 13.88
The last day of April and I’m sad to see it go; really I am.
April was a relatively good month despite the cold weather and Winnie getting sick with some sort of cough and the medicine that made her pee so much but ultimately made her better. It’s just hard seeing the drinking and peeing after Daisy being sick with the same effects.
April was good, calm, normal. I love my job and I love where I live. Everything is status quo. Training and writing. Working and hiking. The snow has melted, and while it is not quite warm, it is finally starting to feel like spring.
Yesterday, Sunday my training plan called for a three hour run. I was hoping for as-close-to 18 miles as possible. The route was to run to Penacook, turn onto Washington St. then turn onto River Rd. then up Carter Hill and home. I forgot what a huge hill Carter Hill is [gasp!]. Final mileage: 16. I’ll take it!
The forecast was rain all day so I didn’t wear headphones. So no music the entire time. It was fine. New running routes help take the pain away. It’s amazing the sense of wonder you can get running in new places.
The sun came out for about five minutes during the entire three hours; it was mostly grey with a bit of green.
The two best things about the run: running next to the The Contoocook River and completing the 16 miles under 3 hours, which was about the same time I did the 16 mile Boston Prep Race in January. [proud moment]
Now I have one more high volume week, taper and race.
Wow! Humid.
I rode this morning since it was better to ride in humidity than run.
Ironman training has started and two workouts most days.
Feeling good so far. I need some major stretching and a massage needs to be scheduled.
91 Days until Ironman Florida.