Race Kit Saturday

La · Postby La » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:11 am

Heading downtown around 10AM to pick up my race kit for tomorrow. Will ride my bike, which will likely be the only workout I do today.

marymac442 · Postby **marymac442** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:32 am

Tough run today .... 8ish km then champagne brunch and hot tub. Life is good

fit-kitty · Postby **fit-kitty** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:46 am

No running today, will do a weight workout instead.

We are going to the Reptile Zoo, (again) they have 'dinosaurs live' and the kiddos love it!

ceileigh · Postby **ceileigh** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:11 am

Got my LSR in today. Biggest problem I had was keeping it slow! :shock:

I would be toodling along thinking it was a nice easy pace and glance at the garmin to find I was 30-60seconds faster then I should be! As a result I felt it at times in my legs feeling a bit heavy but otherwise I just cruised through the run this morning. I think the change in temperature / humidity is a big part of it (though it was 17C and 77% humidity by the end!). Took over 4 minutes off my usual time for that length of run ...

Some running around doing errands and housecleaning today and off to see Wicked tomorrow!

HCcD · Postby **HCcD** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:35 am

Had a nice and steady 21.1K / 2:15:xx lsd run with Jes and Beth along the TCT / Greenbelt / Corkstown loop in Kanata this morning ... Started at 6:30AM @12C and ended up at about 23C and sunny when it was all done ........

Resting up a bit with the TdF Time Trials before heading to work a shift at the Shop ....

Have a great day, everyone ....

Dr. S · Postby **Dr. S** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:23 am

My maniac friend is hitting the road soon, so I'll head out for a 1h run. Long run tomorrow with DH.

purdy65 · Postby **purdy65** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:36 am

Got the K's in today, but I can't say it was my best run. Rudely interrupted on a couple of occasions! I wanted to do my long run, but my stomach was not cooperating. I'll blame it on last night's pizza. :oops:

Instead I stuck to my 1 mile loops to keep me close to home.

17K done! Difficult run, but the best part is, I didn't give up on it! I'll take that from today

running_in_ottawa · Postby **running_in_ottawa** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:57 am

10K along the canal this morning just before 10:00. Weather was perfect. Resting for the rest of the day, I have a long run planned for tomorrow.

Robinandamelia · Postby **Robinandamelia** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:06 am

16k on the treadmill today! so far so good with the new shoes!

Sir Crashalot · Postby **Sir Crashalot** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:13 am

6.5km on the roads of Montreal!

Hammie · Postby **Hammie** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:00 am

8k this morning in perfect running weather!

chunkymonkeymelonhed · Postby **chunkymonkeymelonhed** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:05 am

Procrastinating on my planned 7K .................
must get out..............

scrumhalfgirl · Postby **scrumhalfgirl** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:10 am

Long run Saturday! 4 km solo and then 16 with the girls (Plus one DH) - beautiful morning for a run!

Joe Dwarf · Postby **Joe Dwarf** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:17 pm

25k with baby sis at a leisurely 6:12 pace, now off for Dim Sum.

QuickChick · Postby **QuickChick** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:35 pm

I did my long run on the spit, just over 16 and a half km's. I went out at 11, which seemed fine until probably 12:15 or so when I started to feel pretty hot. It was OK though, I took it pretty easy on the way back with a water stop and all was well. It was certainly cooler than it's been. I was just about to step in the water for my post long run leg soak (my favourite part!!) when a lifeguard started warning people about high e coli levels.

I hope it's cleared up tomorrow for racers... that's not good.

Off to the library and the park now! It's gorgeous out and I've got some newly acquired tan lines to even out!

chunkymonkeymelonhed · Postby **chunkymonkeymelonhed** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:00 pm

chunkymonkeymelonhed wrote:Procrastinating on my planned 7K .................
must get out..............

7K done.

Habs4ever · Postby **Habs4ever** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:43 pm

10.25k done. Hot and humid.

La · Postby La » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:21 pm

QuickChick wrote:I was just about to step in the water for my post long run leg soak (my favourite part!!) when a lifeguard started warning people about high e coli levels. I hope it's cleared up tomorrow for racers... that's not good.

The only beaches posted as closed were Kew/Woodbine and Marie Curtis. Cherry and Sunnyside are fine. Cherry is well below the 100ppm limit for the Blue Flag program (and 100 is a VERY stringent standard - some Blue Flag beaches in Europe will allow up to 300ppm). Marie Curtis was up over 600 after the big rain storm last Sunday. :sick:

ETA: Friday's sample at Kew/Balmy was up over 1100ppm! Yikes!

erinmcd · Postby **erinmcd** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:45 pm

Nice run this afternoon- my 10 y/o boy rode his bike alongside for 12km through Presqu'ile Park, then we ended at the beach where we met the rest of the family. Felt so good to jump into the water after a run in that heat!

Postby **ultraslacker** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:56 pm

10 miles done... beautiful day. My run was stupid slow but it felt pretty good.

OLRunner · Postby **OLRunner** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:38 pm

La Good luck on your race tomorrow!

24 Km @ 5:30 AM. (GPS said I was running at a good pace/Garmin footpod, not so much.

Jump145 · Postby **Jump145** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:53 pm

7k in the afternoon sun today.

Pat29 · Postby **Pat29** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:57 pm

An easy 11 km run with the Chariot for me tonight.

runningforme · Postby **runningforme** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:34 pm

a damp, mild Grouse Grind this morning in my hiking boots - knocked 4 min off time when wearing boots previously. Lots of people on the trail at 9 am even in the clouds & drizzle.

Jenn

LisaB · Postby **LisaB** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:57 pm

Dang hot today! Started early for 15km and was still soaked with sweat by the end.