#MedalMonday
Beautiful but very chilly start to #SulphurSprings #TrailUltra on Saturday! I wore all my layers and gloves! Holy beans, single digits Celsius! Beautiful course! So gorgeous that I almost didn't mind getting completely lost and having to backtrack, tacking on an extra 8.85km! Really lovely day! Faster than the 64.5km last fall, all that zone 2 time is paying off! And despite doing all my hill work in a ravine instead of more technical trail, I felt really strong. I nailed nutrition which is something I usually struggle with. I am really pleased with this race. Watch recorded 58.85km and 1494m elevation gain. Good day on the trails. Good base to build on for #UTHC80 in the fall.
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Monday mood. Sleepy and snuggly!

My writing buddy is supervising edits while I race towards the submission deadline for my thesis. Slowly, slowly, slowly crawling towards the finish line! #PhDLife #AmWriting #AmEditing

I will celebrate submitting the beast with an #UltraTrail race! I'm officially tapering now! Happy to have my feet up and kept warm! No taper tantrums here! (Ha ha ha, I had my last big double long run weekend yesterday, ask me in a week if I feel the same way!)

Hope your #MonDog is easing you into your week gently!

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Looking towards Quebec from the Ontario side of the Ottawa River in February. The river is frozen and covered in freshly fallen snow and is sparkling despite the picture being a little blurry and out of focus. Land is visible on the horizon, a sliver with bumps where the mountains are. The sky is soft cloudy pale blue at the horizon, sharpening to a crisp winter sky blue with a few fluffy clouds.

Stunning day. Warm too! A balmy -9C but the wind was nippy. A very snowy trail run on even more fresh snow! Another double long run weekend. I like it! The out of focus was unintentional and I didn't realize until I got home but I like the effect.

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