My trail runs the past two days have been spent in brilliant sunshine under crystal clear blue skies with no clouds in sight. Hard to believe that it's mid-November... the forecast for the near future simply calls for more of the same - sun, balmy temperatures, and not a wisp of precipitation. Man am I happy (at least for now) that I decided against a a ski pass this winter - to be honest, it still feels like summer out there...
After two long runs this weekend (24 miles total), Monday was an easy day for me - only 6 miles in about 42 minutes up on the trails off of Sailing Hawks. On Tuesday the dogs and I headed up Animas City Mountain for a quasi time trial. Although I didn't push the run to the limit, I did want to see what kind of a tempo run I was capable of on this steep mountain, especially after some long miles over the weekend without much recovery. While my legs certainly didn't feel fresh on the steep climbing sections of the trail, I managed to keep turnover high and hit the summit in 34:20 and finished the descent in 17:26, both close to personal bests for this run. Total time for the Animas Loop was 51:46 for 8 miles of steep, rocky trails. I'm pretty pleased today with that effort - 51:46 is the fastest I have ever run that loop in training and I've been pounding out the miles lately.
I realized that I need to work on my descending - I can fly on relatively smooth single track but I need to focus on steep, rocky, technical descents where falling is a constant hazard. Perhaps my brutal fall several years ago has contributed to my reluctance to just let go of the brakes on these dangerous downhills. Trust myself...
My legs have been a little sore the last couple of days, just minor aches and pains. My right calf was tight on Monday but was not an issue yesterday while my left knee bothered me some at work last night. Note to self: Time for new running shoes! Will someone sponsor me please?
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