32K Trailcycling
After Saturday’s easy-paced 10K race I was left with overabundant energy, so put it to use yesterday in checking out some new running trails with my mountain bike. This winter I don’t plan on driving to the neighboring town of Weingarten every weekend to run on my hilly trails, so I was looking for an alternate route in the forests around where I live. I have also been running the same 14K/8.7M trail on my shorter runs for almost 2 years, so am looking for some new scenery.
Anyway I rode my bike the 4K/2.5M to the trailhead of the Graben Running Club trails and started exploring some of the narrower logging and game trails that weave through this wooded area. I found several possible alternatives and will probably try the first one this evening. In any case I managed to accumulate around 32K/20M on my bike by the time I got home, a good portion of the mileage on muddy forest paths.
This week I am tapering for my 50K that I am running on Oct. 21st. My tentative training is as follows:
Monday (tonight): 14K/8.7M easy pace run
Tuesday: Swim night
Wednesday: Running with Graben Running Club – 11K at faster pace.
Thursday: Easy-pace run
Sunday: 10K race
Yes, that's a 10K race on Sunday - I decided to run a 10K race next weekend as well. Hopefully I can channel my tapering energy into a new PR and still survive my 50K race six days later. Stay-tuned!