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It seems like the last two weeks really flew by and I apologize for the lack of an entry last weekend. I have an admission that I’ll just get off my chest right off the bat; part of why I didn’t write last weekend was that I ended up not running during the crazy heat wave we had in VT. With temps into the 100’s and incredibly heavy humidity it wasn’t exactly appealing. When that was mixed with a holiday ...
Continue Reading →Friday brought gorgeous sun and relatively mild temps to the Mad River Valley. I chose to run after work and while the humidity was slightly higher than I would have liked, it was a night-and-day difference from my Amazon-esque experience on Monday.
My biggest roadblock in this run was shear exhaustion from working a double-shift the day/night before for a server upgrade. I was running (literally) on about four hours of sleep and for a Friday it was a pretty darn ...
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Wowza, what an adventure! My run on Monday was more like a run through an Amazon jungle than a trail-run in Vermont. Sunday night brought torrential downpours to the Mad River Valley that continued through Monday morning. Honestly, given the high heat and unbearable humidity I was really hoping the rain would hold up and shower me during the run. However, by the time I set out around 12:30 the skies had turned rust-colored and sun was hazily spreading across ...
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Yesterday wins as being my most awesome run ever! It was a hot one, 86˚ and humid, and I wasn’t looking forward to running in the direct mid-day sun. However, Owen, Toby and I braved it and I really took advantage of the Vibram Fivefingers flexibility!
This was a 28 minute run; just three minutes longer than the previous week. We headed out on the West side of the Mad River Path and I was grateful for the shade that the ...
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