Fall Running Thread

[yellow]

Beautiful, RnR. That is the perfect temperature. Fall running is so lovely.

I love running in the woods solo (well, here we don't really have woods; more like occasional groves of trees interspersed with rock outcrops and oak brush fields). I have no idea what hubs thinks about it. I feel safer out there than I do when running in urban areas.

This was from a run a couple of weeks ago (this area is now covered with snow). Happy fall! More pictures, ladies! Where do you run?

[BikeDutchess]

Gorgeous running photos!

[rocknrollgirl]

Beautiful, RnR. That is the perfect temperature. Fall running is so lovely.

I love running in the woods solo (well, here we don't really have woods; more like occasional groves of trees interspersed with rock outcrops and oak brush fields). I have no idea what hubs thinks about it. I feel safer out there than I do when running in urban areas.

This was from a run a couple of weeks ago (this area is now covered with snow). Happy fall! More pictures, ladies! Where do you run?

Yellow,
That is beautiful. Solo running in that country would cause heart palpitations around in this house. I understand my husband's concerns, there is a story behind it, so I do not let it bother me, as long as he does not try and stop me from going. Normally he is with me so it is not an issue. But we have talked about it, we acknowledge his concerns and I do my best to try and quell his concerns. Short of not going. He would not ask and I would not acquiesce. Well he might, but he knows I would still go

Remind me to tell you all the mountain lion story some time.....

[emily_in_nc]

Absolutely gorgeous photos, RnR and Yellow. I would be happy to run in either of those settings! I'm running in a very different kind of place that looks like this:
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It's pretty, to be sure, but there's a lot of landmines (dog poop) from unleashed dogs running around, and it's hot and sticky. Last winter when we were here I ran mostly at the track, but there is NO shade there, and at least this MUT has quite a few areas of shade at the time I run (mornings).

[rocknrollgirl]

Absolutely gorgeous photos, RnR and Yellow. I would be happy to run in either of those settings! I'm running in a very different kind of place that looks like this:
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It's pretty, to be sure, but there's a lot of landmines (dog poop) from unleashed dogs running around, and it's hot and sticky. Last winter when we were here I ran mostly at the track, but there is NO shade there, and at least this MUT has quite a few areas of shade at the time I run (mornings).

Holy cow that looks hot. No shade at all.

[emily_in_nc]

Holy cow that looks hot. No shade at all.

Oh, I took this photo later in the day. I can't remember why because it's from last year -- probably doing a bike ride? When I run at around 7:30 am, there is a lot of shade because the sun is low in the sky. Also, on many parts of this path, there are buildings on the right side that provide shade.

That said, it is still very warm even with shade. It's usually in the upper 70s when I head out around 7:30 am, and the humidity is very high since it's highest in the morning. The humidity would be a little lower later, but there'd be less shade and more heat, so I continue running when I do.

[rocknrollgirl]

So I am off from school this week. I did a short run yesterday morning on the rail trail. My second favorite place to run if I cannot be in the woods. I kept it short and easy because we are signed up to race on Sunday, a 10k trail race with lots and lots of punchy, rooty climbs. My right calf is barking at me, so I ran a little and stop to stretch and ran a bit more and stretched. It was tough to baby it because I felt good otherwise and just wanted to go, go, go. Perhaps it is a blessing in disguise holding me back a bit for Sunday. I really hope it settles down before the race. I hate racing with a niggle.