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Spring Trail running has started and with 3 events in May I have been AWOL from the pool. Chlorine Withdrawl. A friendly Welcome to the group @ElBence and @docsharon

05/01 22.00 km - 22.00km -118.00km - YTD 301.90km 05/04 10.00 km - 32.00km -108.00km - YTD 311.90km 05/08 5.00 km - 37.00km -103.00km - YTD 316.90km 05/11 12.00 km - 49.00km -091.00km - YTD 328.90km 05/12 7.50 km - 56.50km - 83.50km - YTD 336.40km 05/13 10.50 km - 67.00km - 73.00km - YTD 346.90km 05/15 6.00 km - 73.00km -…

So it wasn't 50k just a measely HM Magoo's Madness in Grande Prairie - some fool was running late, jumped out of my truck just as the runners were leaving, grabbed the water bottle, ran over to the event tent, grabbed my bib. Pinned it on very fast, stabbed my leg once, managed to pin it to my compression undergarmet so…

That's our Jessica, tearing it up doing 50k in Calgary. Ultra 61/134 5:07:45 1063 MCBRIDE, Jessica Edson, AB F2029 17/45 2/5 5:07:21

@Scott6255 Have they asked for any ideas/feedback from the front line staff ( you ) about the so called Development Team? I like my personal space at work , at home every where. Give me an outline of the work, give me the software and get out of my way. @PastorVincent @rheddmobile I don't do software development but I do a…

8 km Shorty shakeout stretcher before Race Day tomorrow. MaGoo's Madness tomorrow HM Trail run up and down on Riverbank hills from a boat launch. :# 05/01 22.00 km - 22.00km -118.00km - YTD 301.90km 05/04 10.00 km - 32.00km -108.00km - YTD 311.90km 05/08 5.00 km - 37.00km -103.00km - YTD 316.90km 05/11 12.00 km - 49.00km…

Double post so did a flying edit @Elise4270 I like the idea so watch for a future link for a new shirt @katharmonic I may not be the fastest Trail Runner ( Middle of the Packer ) but I have a lot of fun being average.

@dreamer12151 Welcome to the Wacky World of Trail Running Yes Embrace the Mud, Through it NO TIP TOEING around it. Eventually if you get really hooked you will have to look at some Trail Shoes with their deeper lugs for grabbing onto the dirt/rock/mud and hanging on to prevent slip and fall injuries. We have a local trail…

Saturday May 18 11.04 km with Karen K. From Java Cafe - Up Pats Creek and then took the Bush Trails back to the front face of 12ft davis Hill - straight over the edge and steeply back downhill to the base of Pats Creek Road. A Mini Training Run for Karen as she is doing Canadian Death Race Leg1. of course the best part -…

@ContraryMaryMary Your experience is why so many events ban the use of headphones - especially if you are doing any trails in the bush, mountains, extreme rough terrain where you need to be able to hear other contestants or secondary hazards. I know of events where the marshall's give you the option of turning in your…

Like @Scott6255 and @PastorVincent I just read them on-line. When I buy a magazine I usually forget about it and then find it when I'm doing an office purge. My favorites Trail Runner and Canadian Running plus an honourable mention to MEC

6 km Wednesday Club Run. The group was doing 5km but I made a detour to add in another km. One of the young ladies who joined us in November has had a real break out this spring. Last fall she was 7:30/km and could only do 4km using the Galloway 2k run - 200m walk - 2k run. She still does the walk-run but 2k run 100m walk…

To emphasis this point we even have a Group Shirt to celebrate this fact.

^^ This. Always love photo's from up on a hill where you can see fellow athlete's down in the bottom of the valley: it's a great visual of the accomplishment of getting to the top of a hill. Corkscrew - what a perfect name for a hill with lots of twists and turns - in Wine Country. @polskagirl01 Negative Split - well done.…

Saturday Morning Run Crew 12 km - The first real day with spring/summer like conditions. When you go from 0C temps to +12C overnight the body complains about the heat. Was really feeling the heat build up in the last km as that is when I turned and it was directly on my back = instant thermal absorption - like when a dog…

5 km Run for Mental Health in Grande Prairie last night. A fund raiser fun walk/run to support the Suicide Prevention center. 05/01 22.00 km - 22.00km -118.00km - YTD 301.90km 05/04 10.00 km - 32.00km -108.00km - YTD 311.90km 05/08 5.00 km - 37.00km -103.00km - YTD 306.90km

Just a little about Runners and Spring Weather - if you haven't already seen this

10 km with the crew on saturday. Legs tired out quickly since I was still in recovery from Wednesday Nights Trail HM. Was off in my route planning so had to do a loop around the Ball Diamonds and parking lot to get the 10km. Well done on all those who raced this weekend.

Welcome to all the new challenge athlete's. Wednesday evening I was in Grande Prairie for the 22 km Evergreen Trail Trek GP. A beautiful evening Race through the Mixed forest Sand Dune trails. 6 minutes slower than last year - was a little under trained in comparison to last year but I still enjoyed myself and managed AG…

Great job on the Spartan @katharmonic! and we all know that you will do the next Spartan to fill out the pie. It's like when a new runner finish's there first race that pushed them to the limits and they #!!## that they will never do another race - 3 weeks later they are signing up for a new event. Thanks for setting us up…

Saturday led 2 ladies out to the Bush Trails 11.3 km - introducing more victums athletes to the mystery of Trail Running, They had been in the area before but I introduced them to a new(er) trail called Twister - Lots of big long S Bend Turns dropping down a long hill so you can see huge portions of the trail in front of…

@psuLemon I'm not sure if MFP will be able to find a way to fight this new Spam Trend I am seeing - they hijack the comments session of MFP Blogs. Here is a good example of a Blog that has been Hi-jacked by a Spammer. https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/dsjohndrow/view/tweeting-the-surgery-the-effects-of-vicodin-ii-967527…

@amymoreorless It probably won't kill you but you might want to go at a very modest pace for the first one so you save the body for the 2nd one. Just think of it as an Ultra Race with a sleep in a comfortable bed. @PastorVincent Aw Maturity - Not as great as we think when we are younger-ish. If you combined that with…

@emmab0902 Pool Envy - 8 lanes all to your self. Did you swim a set in each lane just for giggles? @fishgutzy Your lady is rippin it up in the water - well done. Like you say just add one more length on each swim session and pretty soon you have an impressive accomplishment. This was the last week of adult swim club for…

A short 6 km with club members tonight. Lots of stop and go as we navigated around multiple construction projects. Their is a saying - We have 2 Seasons Winter and Construction. Most of the members are in Taper as they are heading out of town for a race this weekend. It will be the 1st race for 2 newer members so they are…

@jele30 I believe there are quite a few of us on here who can relate to ^^. It's early season yet so patience and perseverance will get us back to our fall condition. I lost a lot of my conditioning in Jan/Feb as we had to many nasty days stacked one after another.

@fishgutzy Great gains by your wife. I have been swimming but just Tues and Thurs evenings so not getting in all the distance's that I was back in 2017. Need to get back on a more regimented schedule/plan. Usually 1700- 2200 meters of drills. Been doing lots of work on what I call my weak side breathing - left shoulder for…

12 km circling Misery Mtn. The first 9km were good then the wheels fell off - resulting in some walking.

Just in case anyone needed an extra reason to plan a Trail Running Vacation up to Canada. I think these would be a good fit for @MNLittleFinn , @JessicaMcB , @7lenny7 , @ContraryMaryMary or anyone else who enjoy's trails. Off to meet the local club members for a 15k.

11.5km - Introducing some new people in town to the North West Bush Trails. One lady is practicing for Canadian Death Race - Marathon distance not the full ultra and other similar events where these will be great training aids for her. It meant that I was going a bit slower than my normal pace but that is fine - I think of…