Yesterday

It was a bit of a Groundhog Day yesterday. I did exactly the same mileage, both running and cycling as I did the day before, even the same routes. The difference is that I pushed a bit harder both times. Clocked my 3.5 mile run in about 30 minutes and my 8.5 mile (1000 vertical foot climb) mountain bike ride in about 54 minutes. Both a few minutes faster than the day before. It still wasn't a terribly challenging day. (Still, pressing through the steep parts of the climb on my bike hurt like an SOB, though only temporarily.)

I'm getting a bit sad about winter coming. The past few days are the first cool and wet days of autumn and the leaves are tumbling off the trees. Though it is still beautiful here in the boreal forest, it won't be long until the branches are bare. Then it is just a matter of time before the first flakes start to fall. I like winter, I do. I love to ski and this year I plan to take up winter biking, but summer here is just SO damn short, and I hate to let it go.

10 Aug Mileage:
Running: 3.5 miles
Biking: 8.5 miles

August Totals:
On Foot: 28.5
Bike: 43.0