Man, the weather is all over the map. Plan... bring everything. I have never ran in snowshoes but I am borrowing a pair from a friend for tomorrow just in case (luckily she has two pairs 'cause she is racing tomorrow as well). Just hope the roads will be okay.

Got this one sent to me yesterday. This one is from 2011, same course, different rider, different dog almost gets smoked: http://www.explorecompetelive.com/2011/03/03/video-urban-mountain-biking/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I don't think this rider touches their brakes at all (the...

1hr 20min on the 'mill at 8%. Another slow run with focus on climbing. A bit of a hot spot on my left pinky toe. The rest of the day will be just relaxing inside. 'j' has a little friend over for the whole day so he will zonked tonight. Will try and find some of my stuff for Saturday's run (Chilly D...

Chilly Dawg race is starting to look like it might be the Soaking Wet Dawg if the weather holds up, +4 and Rain, Yikes! Yeah, no kidding. Would rather have it cold and dry. Mainly for the feet... For me 40 min the 'mill at 6% incline. Some errands today and hopefully take 'j' climbing later today /...

Love the latest posting on TriRudy. Is this to entice runners or scare them? The Chilly Dog Trail Race is a challenging event for experience trail runners. Runners should come prepared with warm clothing, trail running shoes, Yak-Trax, and maybe even a pair of snowshoes just in case. The course con...

A nice day out there and should have ran outside but didn't. Jumped on the treadmill in the garage and ran for 1hr28min @ 9% while watching Transformers. Took it nice and easy on the speed. This afternoon will be spent shoveling the driveway, I suspect.

Have a great day everyone!

In all seriousness I am looking at this as a 50km training run with a group of friends. +1. I am used to running / racing in teams of 2 or 4... Looking forward to it - should be fun! Gives me a chance to work on mentally getting my head into a "loop" race and continue with nutrition strat...

Got up early and ran 2hrs on the treadmill in the garage. Put incline at 7% for the whole run. Watched a movie to keep me company. Getting ready to pack the car and head to TO with my family and see my sis.

Have a great day everyone!

Some one new just signed up for the 50km :think: , but now my chances of top 3 just got a lot slimmer, what with 4 people registered. Maybe I can still win the Old and Slow category. Be great to finally meet you K. :roll: :roll: There is something about Strider in the same sentence as being "s...

Some one new just signed up for the 50km :think: , but now my chances of top 3 just got a lot slimmer, what with 4 people registered. Maybe I can still win the Old and Slow category. Be great to finally meet you K. Ha! That was my thought as well when I saw there would be only 4 of us (... that is,...

A nice light 50min ski before throwing the pack on and running to work (43 min). Legs are a bit tired after yesterday's efforts but no pain. Will sign up for the Chilly Dog today. Today is my Friday (yay!) and next week is my March Break Leave (double yay!).

Have a great day everyone!

A nice sunny run to work. 1st of 3 runs today... We have a 'Skate the Canal' this afternoon and since I am not a skater, I will run instead. After the apres-skate, I will run back to my car. Need to concentrate on fueling and hydration to keep me from crashing. Have a great day everyone! 3 runs don...

I am considering one of the lengths as a training run... but my only concern is with the 'footing accessories. I am good for trail shoes but I don't have any Yak / Microspike / etc for traction and not sure I want to fork out the extra $ at this time (could go for a cheap option, I suppose, as long...

I am considering one of the lengths as a training run... but my only concern is with the 'footing accessories. I am good for trail shoes but I don't have any Yak / Microspike / etc for traction and not sure I want to fork out the extra $ at this time (could go for a cheap option, I suppose, as long ...

A nice sunny run to work. 1st of 3 runs today... We have a 'Skate the Canal' this afternoon and since I am not a skater, I will run instead. After the apres-skate, I will run back to my car. Need to concentrate on fueling and hydration to keep me from crashing.

Have a great day everyone!

Felt colder on the face this morning to start but by the end of the run, I was way too warm. Bring on Spring! 7.6km run this morning and the same this evening.

Have a great day everyone!

Legs recovered well from yesterday's LSD which is good. Loaded the pack up pretty full this morning (20lbs) and definitely felt it on the stairs. Cold but the saving grace was the sun was nice. Just under 43min run to work followed by 14 floors of stairs. Will run home this evening as well. Have a g...

3hrs on the treadmill in the garage. Gradually increased the incline on the treadmill from 2 - 10% with the majority at 4% incline (1150m climbing in total). Watched X2 and some of The Last Stand to keep me occupied. Definitely didn't feel like 3hrs. Last night's workout of an hour felt a lot longer...

Not sure what the day will bring... Perhaps later this afternoon / this evening, I will get out for a run. Would like to do about 1 1/2hrs.

Have a great day everyone!

2hrs of XC skiing early this morning. Could have done it in shorts. Made it from P2 to P5 (longest yet). That was followed by the regular 40 min run to work and finish off with 14 floors of stairs. May leave a bit early from work today...

Have a great day everyone!

After a week and a half of no XC skiing it was nice to be back at it this morning (need to take advantage of it, not sure how much longer it will be possible). So about 50min on the skiis followed by 40min run to work ending with 14 floors of stairs (1min30sec). Will run from work this evening and -...

A flat straight 22.3km run this evening. After reading the tweets and articles and photos from Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race today, I thought the least I could do was get out there for a couple hours knowing that the 7 remaining teams are enduring a lot worse... Glad I did as it helped burn off ...

After three weeks of 11-13 hours of training, I decided to take a bit of a break this and do the bare minimum (2 x 20min runs + 14 floors of stairs per day). Today was no different but I have been able to improve my stair running this week down to 1min26sec. This weekend I may try and get in a coupl...

Alarm went off at the normal 4:40 and after an evening of drinking and eating lots while watching the SB at a buddy's house, there was no way I was dragging myself out of bed... Rolled over and slept for a couple more hours and passed on the XC skiing (although I think it would have been great out t...

Rest. Took in some of the Winterlude activities downtown in some pretty nice temperatures and sun.

Have a great day everyone!