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Michelle
Absolutely beautiful day! Gorgeous run! It's now chilly enough for wind pants, windbreaker, toque and gloves. But beautiful and sunny!

First week of the last training block of the year done. Seven weeks until the solstice and my solo race. November is usually when I start making plans for next year. I've got a solo trail race planned for June and a long bike trip for August. Anyone else cooking up plans yet?


#GetOutside #TrailRun #TrailRunning #UltraTraining #UltraTrail #SeenOnMyRun #AutumnRunning #Run #Running #SilentSunday #LongRunDone #SundayRunday #UnofficialUltra #SoloRace
A trail in the afternoon sun in November. Deciduous trees are bare, conifers have kept their green coats. The trail is littered with leaves. The sun is low in the sky.
#solorace
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Michelle
Got to run 50.37km with 1575m elevation gain along the East Coast Trail from Signal Hill to Pouch Cove in Newfoundland last weekend. Beautiful route, very technical single track, all the typical weather from home, freshest air, scratched legs, Labrador tea along the trail. Great job with nutrition - really pleased with myself. New shoes didn't pass muster (formerly asics fujitrabuco gtx, but they changed, now hooka challenger), too smooshy, I prefer a firmer sole and the foamy soles were useless on wet trails. Absolutely shite on rocks/roots. Solid last training run and am now in taper for another crack at breaking 80km.
#Run #TrailRunning #TrailRun #UltraRunning #UltraTrail #GetOutside #SeenOnMyRun #LongRunDone #Newfoundland
Single track path along the edge of the coast on the Atlantic Ocean, rocky cliffs dropping into the ocean, thick evergreen forests along the top.
#newfoundland
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Michelle

Licking my wounds after yesterday's inaugural Thunder Honey Snow Ultra. I got in 67.5km, failing to break 80km as hoped. I need to sort race nutrition. My feet are in rough shape. I am going to experiment with other socks. Pacing, HR all really strong. Felt good until 62km. LOVED the unofficial race format. LOVED!!

Going to use my 50km race in August as a training run & taper for another unofficial crack at the 80km. Learn & adjust!

#UltraRunning#UltraTrail#Running
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Michelle
The cherry blossoms have passed and the lilacs are now in bloom! Beautiful sunny run today. So many birds around. This week running, I have seen four great egrets, a green heron, baby goslings with their Canadian parents, Mallard ducklings with mom, cormorants, and so many red winged blackbirds! I am enjoying the last few runs of my taper! Almost go time!

#SeenOnMyRun #SpringRunning #BloomScrolling #GetOutside #Run #TrailRun #TrailRunning #UltraTrail #Taper #SpringRaces #BirdWatching
A cluster of lilacs, a light purple flower that grows in bunches on bushes with green leaves. The tiny flowers have four petals and a yellow centre. In the background is greenery and sunlight.
#birdwatching
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Michelle
#MeMadeMay

Popping into the month of #MeMade with a #DogsOfMastodon make!

Pup's new red collar was whipped up by me this afternoon with material and hardware that had been salvaged from broken items. The clasps and D ring came from a puppy carrier that didn't last and the material was a strap on a reusable bag with a short lifespan. Anything that breaks, if I can't repair it, I salvage whatever I can for future projects.

Quite pleased with this! A quick and satisfying make! The other day I also made a big pillow, hemmed a blanket, and I sewed a headlamp onto my waist pack belt for an upcoming race. I will still wear a headlamp but it's nice to have a backup that lights up the ground right in front of me without looking down.

#Homemade #MakersGonnaMake #RaceGear #Pillows #Sewing #SewYourOwnGear #UltraTrail #Running #Dogs #IMadeThis
#MakeThriftMend
A puppy seated in profile in a teal harness, black lead, and red collar on a paved path through a field. In the background, the sun is setting behind the trees. The pup has a short caramel jacket, white ruff and socks, button ears, and a dark brown muzzle. She is attentively watching something out of frame to the right.
#makethriftmend
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Michelle
Into the belly of the build. Five weeks in, five weeks out.

Warmer than usual for this time but still cold enough for long tights and gloves. I have been making my own hydration and nutrition for long runs this build. I figured that silicone baby food containers would work for my "gels" - a mix of honey, ginger syrup, and maldon salt. So far so good!

My elevation runs are laps of the sledding hill. Boring but lots of time to think and reflect. And it makes elevation on race day seem luxurious! I was observing today how different I feel since finishing the phd. I feel it in my muscles. In my bones. It's been about seven weeks since graduation and I am still marvelling at the change. I am excited for the next five weeks of build!

1040m of climbing today in the middle of my long run today. Yoga practice 1174 - self guided yin.

#LongRunDone #SilentSunday #UltraTrail #TrailRunning #Run #Running #DailyYoga #Yoga #PhDLife #PhDRecovery #GetOutside #Gels #Hydration #DIY #GratefullyGrinding
A steep sledding hill, about a 17 percent grade, starting to green with grass, with worn footpaths from the foreground to the top, beyond the top a cloudy sky. Brush along both sides of the hill.
A silicone flask filled with an amber gel held in the gloved hand of a runner, their tight clad legs and sneakers at the bottom of the frame.
#gratefullygrinding
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Michelle
Midweek easy run with pup. Into week three of this training block and feeling good. Long run last week had 1000m of elevation and my legs felt great after - the magic of keeping max HR under 70%!!! Love it! A little over seven weeks until 80km! I am appreciative of the time spend on base over the winter!

Pup is a little over 18 months now! Enjoying all the adventures with her!

Yoga practice 1156, a little strength and stability, and a lot of hip mobility. Good stuff!

#WednesdayWags #DogsOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Run #Running #UltraTrail #GetOutside #Zone2 #Selfie #DailyYogaPractice #YogaEveryDay #Yoga
A running selfie of a middle aged white woman in a red race shirt, sunglasses, and a ball cap with her pup on a waist leash in front of her. Pup is a medium caramel mixed pup and is looking off into the distance down the paved multi use pathway. It's a bright day with blue skies
#Yoga
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Michelle
Hello new training block! Got in some technical trail and climbing today! Beautiful way to kick off the weekend! Felt SO good! The level of focus on technical trail is a moving meditation- all else falls away. Nine weeks out from Sulpher Springs 80km! So grateful to be grinding!

Yoga Practice 1144 - Self guided yin is my go-to post run!

#UltraTrail #TrailRunning #Running #GetOutside #TrailRun #FridayFeeling #Yoga #YogaEveryDay #DailyYoga #Selfie
A collage of two images, one a shot of a sports watch with the altitude profile of a run showing 851 metres ascent and 842 metres descent over 12 km in four parallel peaks, and the other a selfie of a middle aged white woman in a shell, hydration vest, sunglasses, and a ball cap smiling and pink-faced mid run.
#selfie
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