tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545022616030505452024-03-13T16:09:27.658-04:00Lisa on the LooseCatching up with Ultra, trail & snowshoe runner and Running Coach Lisa LeskienLisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-59977516198598103242018-03-18T13:56:00.000-04:002018-03-18T13:56:27.558-04:00Rock your socks Run in Cambridge for World Down Syndrome Day - March 21, 2018<br />
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Rock Your Socks Group run in Cambridge for World Down Syndrome Day </div>
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Get your craziest socks and come out and join us for a friendly group run to support individuals living with down syndrome and their families on World Down Syndrome Day.</div>
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Date: Wednesday March 21, 2018</div>
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Time: 6:30pm</div>
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Location: Meeting at the Queen Square Library parking lot (1 North Square, Cambridge ON)</div>
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Details: Wear your craziest socks to show your support and love for individuals living with Down Syndrome and their families. Donations are not required to participate but are welcome and will be given to the Waterloo Region Down Syndrome Society <a href="https://www.wrdss.ca/">https://www.wrdss.ca/</a> Also, there will be CLIF shot Bloks for everyone who shows up to rock your socks. The run is suitable for all fitness levels, and all are welcome. The route is 5.63km, but can be shortened if needed (email me for info leskienlisa@gmail.com).</div>
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Route Map:</div>
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Route: Starting at the Queen Square Library parking lot (<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.52px;">1 North Square,</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.52px;">Cambridge, ON, N1S 2K6). The library is open and washrooms are available here, </span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.52px;">turn right onto Grand Ave, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.52px;">left on North Square street - which turns into Main St, as you cross the bridge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.52px;">Left on Water Street, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.52px;">Right on Dickson - we will stop and regroup at City Hall near the large "Cambridge" Sign (Great photo opportunity too).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.52px;">Right on Wellington</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.52px;">Quick left on Main St, but left again onto the Trail that runs parallel to Beverly street</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.52px;">Follow the trail into and through Soper park to Elgin Street</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.52px;">Right on Elgin st</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.52px;">Follow Main St all the way back to the Library parking lot.</span></span></div>
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Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-62196726195992359452017-11-30T00:42:00.000-05:002017-11-30T17:09:29.928-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 14 -November 19, 2017- Cayuga to Dunnville - To the lake and we're done!!!Day 14 -November 19, 2017- Cayuga to the LAKE - 25.8k to complete the Grand Valley Trail. It felt so good to dip my hand into Lake Erie after finishing the last section of the 280k Grand Valley Trail. It was fun running the entire length of the Grand River. I feel grateful to share this experience with Greg. On this particular leg, we started hours after I had raced the local Jingle Bell 5k, so I was unsure of how my body was going to handle a long run after a hard effort. I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't feel any different than I usually do on a long run day. Thanks to my coach Derrick Spafford, for getting my fitness to a level where I could pull this off comfortably. We started at the south side of Cayuga and parked near a couple of sandhill cranes who were squawking and doing this weird wing-flapping thing. Those are cool birds - always nice to see. This section was mostly gravel country roads with some very muddy and rutty ATV trails. We encountered 5 farm dogs and got chased by one that was stopped by a very flimsy-looking fence - we were glad that was enough to stop the giant dog. As the run went on, we completely ran out of daylight. The sun set as we approached the lake and we got a few very dark finishing photos.<br />
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Thank you Greg for sharing this amazing experience with me. Thanks to CLIF bar for keeping us fuelled and happy during every leg of this 280km journey. Thanks to the Grand Valley Trail volunteers and property owners for making it possible for us to enjoy the trails.<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-21135637446012672382017-11-30T00:20:00.001-05:002017-11-30T00:20:40.932-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 13 -November 5, 2017- CayugaDay 13 -November 5, 2017. 20.1k Through Cayuga to somewhere between Cayuga and Dunnville. Only 25.6 more kilometers to go. One more run! Woo hoo. It was pouring when we started but the rain lightened as we ran. Only a few short trail sections this time, most of the run was on country roads. I wasn't feeling great this morning. Stomach was bothering me on the drive and at the beginning of the run, but got better as I was running. I tried my new Ultraspire running vest. I loved it. It didn't move at all. I have upgraded from my annoying fanny pack to high-tech Ultraspire running vest.<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-6018529459798311272017-11-30T00:11:00.001-05:002017-11-30T00:11:37.486-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 12 -October 9 , 2017- Onondaga to CayugaDay 12 -October 9 , 2017- Onondaga to Cayuga 30.1k We started in Onondaga, ran through Caledonia, York and ended in Cayuga. All went well for me. Greg ran into some difficulty at 20k, but got through it. Some parts were super muddy and our shoes were like bricks. I also got covered in burrs. A nice route. Nothing too technical or hilly, but at one point there was a rope that we used to get down a steep hill :) Only 49k (and 2 runs) left!!!<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-82971643442166658582017-11-30T00:04:00.001-05:002017-11-30T00:04:12.921-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 11 - September 16, 2017- Brantford to OnondagaDay 11 - September 16, 2017- Brantford to Onondaga 21.8k. This was a fun run. Not much single track, but lots of river views. We ran down this really quiet gravel road that followed the river for a lot of the run. It was beautiful. Also we saw some interesting things as we were running along- a rusted out vw beetle and a freaky sign that made us nervous to get lost in that area. Greg and I both had a great run.<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-53265879594492648932017-11-29T23:56:00.001-05:002017-11-29T23:56:45.123-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 10 - September 9, 2017- BrantfordDay 10 - September 9, 2017- 21k through Brantford. That was fun. It was wonderful exploring all the trails along the Grand River in Brantford. Beautiful non-technical rolling single track for most of the run. I loved it. When we were running through downtown, there was a giant inflatable fish head in the river? I took a few pics :) and we ended at Alexander Graham Bell's homestead. I've never been there either. All really neat to see. Next Saturday we run from the Bell homestead to Onondaga.<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-56533764732343221082017-11-29T23:48:00.002-05:002017-11-29T23:48:39.933-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 9 - September 3, 2017- Glen Morris to BrantfordDay 9 - September 3, 2017- Glen Morris to Brantford - 20.1k Woo hoo! Another section of the Grand Valley Trail done. It started on trails that I was very familiar with- all the way into Paris, we were on the rail trail. Then instead of hopping on the SC Johnson trail into Brantford, we were diverted to some amazing side trails with views of the Grand River valley. They were well maintained and well used and we loved them. There was a large tree down on part of the trail and we had to crawl under - that was fun. We ended in Brantford, right after the Hwy 403 pedestrian bridge (and near the delicious-smelling Ferrero chocolate factory). It was a beautiful run and I can't wait to run on those Brantford trails again. <br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-45699396394846823162017-11-29T23:41:00.002-05:002017-11-29T23:41:56.746-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 8 - August 30, 2017- Dryden Tract -Cambridge to Glen MorrisDay 8 - August 30, 2017- Dryden Tract -Cambridge to Glen Morris 9.14k. That was a lot of fun. Awesome how my favourite single track trails on the Grand Valley Trail are very close to my house. That was 9k of mostly single track rolling trail. Ray and Steve joined us and we all enjoyed this leg of the Grand Valley Trail together.<br />
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Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-7360500453693437872017-11-29T23:34:00.000-05:002017-11-29T23:34:17.630-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 7 - August 28, 2017- Kitchener to CambridgeDay 7 - Grand valley trail fun with Greg. 19.9k from Kitchener to Cambridge. The trail started on the road and we ran past many million-dollar estate homes, then an industrial area, then we got to the nicest part of the trail, some winding single track near Doon. As we got closer to Cambridge, there was a bit of bushwhacking through a soy bean field (slowed us down at 16k), then some scary country highway running near the many gravel trucks hauling gravel from the nearby pits. Greg and I have each replaced at least 1 windshield because of loose gravel flying at us as we drive, I was paranoid that we'd get nailed as we were running. But we ended at Dryden Tract! Woo hoo! Home turf now. The next section is the beautiful trails that we run on all the time. Dryden to Glen Morris. Looking forward to it.<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-28974620162666620502017-11-29T23:26:00.003-05:002017-11-29T23:26:41.271-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 6 - August 25, 2017- Bloomingdale to Kitchener<br />
Easy Grand Valley Trail run with Greg from near Bloomingdale to mid-Kitchener - 22.8k. This trail was well maintained and there was almost no bushwhacking. We got lost for a bit in a new residential area when we came upon a trail closure. We managed to find our way back after back tracking a bit. There were some really fun rolling single track in the woods - that were fun, I could run trails like that all day. The rag weed was in full bloom and my nose was running as much as my legs. Tough to breathe today. Even with the allergy flare-up, I had a lot fun running along with Greg and we're in Kitchener! So close to home now.<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-40306823848247822982017-11-29T23:18:00.000-05:002017-11-29T23:18:22.348-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 5 - August 14, 2017- Kissing Bridge to BloomingdaleDay 5 - August 14, 2017 - Grand valley trail from The Kissing bridge to just past Bloomingdale. 15.5k There was a lot of road during this part. To try and make it feel more trail-like, I did my best to be either on the grass or the gravel shoulder. A few sections of nice single track by the river, but mostly a busy road section today. All felt good though, and Greg and I had a great run regardless of the lack of trails for this section. We're coming close to our home turf. This is getting exciting!<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-36268004062504017312017-11-29T23:09:00.000-05:002017-11-29T23:09:53.599-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 4 - August 5, 2017- Elora to the Kissing Bridge<br />
Day 4 - August 5, 2017- Elora to the Kissing Bridge 20.1k This run was so pretty - running with the Grand River in sight for most of the run. There were quite a few short bush whacking sections, but a lot of really fun single track too. During the really thorny parts of the trail, Greg would run ahead and stomp down the raspberry bushes, so I wouldn't cut my legs on the thorns - that was so sweet. Not a lot of country road running - which I wasn't expecting. I thought it would be more like the first few runs. The Elora Conservation Area was the most confusing part of the trail because the blazes were hard to find in the campground. We passed a castle, a few abandoned buildings, and a flower stand outside a farm had some really pretty bouquets of flowers. I couldn't resist buying one for my mom :) a small thank you for watching the kids as we ran around the countryside today.<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-66114258804521227552017-11-29T22:56:00.000-05:002017-11-29T22:56:12.693-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 3 - July 31, 2017- Bellwood Lake to Elora<br />
July 31, 2017 Belwood lake to Elora 21.5k. My favourite Grand Valley run so far. Only 2k of bushwhacking from 8-10k. A little bit of road, but the rest was twisty, rooty, wonderful traily goodness. Lots of bridge crossings especially from the town of Fergus onward. I loved when we got to Elora. The trails followed the Grand River there and were beautiful along the Gorge. I found a geocache and left a golf ball (that I had found earlier in the run), and took a picture :) It was so hot. I was ok and wasn't suffering, but Greg wasn't feeling great after his run. I totally forgot about food and extra water for after our run, but luckily Elora is super-touristy so treats like over-priced ice cream and coke were easy to find. I took lots of pics and had a great run.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before I began my GVT run, I always made sure to touch the signpost (or landmark), that I had touched when I ended the last part of the GVT trail. Today is was a sign marking snowmobile directions.</td></tr>
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-34851948823463044012017-11-29T22:36:00.001-05:002017-11-29T22:36:41.609-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 2 - July 15, 2017- Erin to Bellwood Lake<br />
July 15, 2017 - 16.4k from Erin to Bellwood. We cut this short because of having to be back home to relieve our childcare, but glad it was on the shorter-side when we got out there. It started the same way the last Grand Valley Trail run ended (playing find the blazes without a trail). The running along the farmers fields was ok, but then we had to cross large stretches of grass that was over my head and full of thorny plants. It was rough. Then we would be back out on a gravel road for a little while, then the blazes would indicate that we need to enter another trail-less section, and I would swear like crazy! My trucker mouth comes out when I get led into large fields of thorny bushes for unknown stretches of time. It was really hard to bring myself to keep going into sections like that. I had trouble mentally with the trail-less sections of this run, and really hope that there are no more sections like what we have been through. If so, I may abandon this Grand Valley Trail idea. The best part of the run today was when we saw a large porcupine on the edge of a soybean field. It freaked Greg out and he kept his distance from it. I watched it and tried to get closer for a pic. That porcupine wasn't moving very fast, I could get at least one picture :) Very cool. The next section is Bellwood lake to Elora. It's more urban than previous runs so I hope it's a LOT better. <br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-67322562880492801452017-11-29T22:22:00.001-05:002017-11-29T22:22:21.290-05:00Grand Valley Trail End-to-End Report - Day 1 - July 2, 2017 - Let the fun begin!<br />
For our 13th Wedding Anniversary, I decided to surprise my husband with a completely planned-out mission to compete the Grand Valley Trail - a 280km trail that follows the entire length of the Grand River. My plan was to run sections of the trail in 20-25km legs until we had completed the entire trail. We had wanted to run this trail for a few years and this was the year we were going to do it! So for our anniversary, I shared my plan with him, and he was all in. With CLIF bar snacks, we were off to explore the first part of the trail together.<br />
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July 2, 2017. We started at a look out on the property of the Millcroft inn in the town of Alton. Greg and I ran 15k on hilly gravel roads in the mid-day sun, then the trail turned off into a farmers field for the next 4K. That last 4K took us FOREVER because there was no trail and we were playing "find the white blazes" in armpit-high grass. We managed to do pretty well and got through it but it was completely unrunnable for most of the last part. Greg and I had a great time. I felt good - although I did have some stomach trouble because of the amazing brunch a few hours before. Worth it :) Leg 1 done. 260ish km to go. Next run will take us past Bellwood lake and stop at the Shand dam. Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-86059031464577569632017-03-31T22:14:00.001-04:002017-03-31T22:14:46.983-04:00Mega Goose-sized Thank you for everyone who helped make the 2017 Dion Winter Goose Chase a success It's a few months late (sorry, I've had a busy Snowshoe racing season immediately following the race - you can read about that in a blog post coming soon - late as well, I'll catch up eventually), but I have been meaning to write this and send it out to thank everyone involved in making the Dion Winter Goose Chase Snowshoe Race such a success. <br />
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My Running Club the <a href="http://www.cambridgeharriers.com/">Cambridge Harriers </a> deserves a mother-goose-sized thank you for providing the majority of the race volunteers, the course marking materials, and the timing. I would have had a tough time putting on the race without the help of my club. Thank you so much. I'm going to list the wonderful help that I received. Huge Thank you to my Harriers!<br />
<b>Course/nature center set-up</b> Greg, George, Jen, Alison.<br />
<b>Course Take Down/Clean-up</b> - Kelly, Chris, Steve, Fran V,<br />
<b>Start/Finish</b> George, Wesley, Greg, Richard<br />
<b>Snowshoe fitters</b> - Ray, Sarah, Jen<br />
<b>Child crowd-control</b>- Joyce B<br />
<b>Marshalls/parking</b> Warren, Jen, Doug, Sandy, Alan, Kelly, Nelleke, Rose, Meghan, Heather, Pat, Joyce V,<br />
<b>Registration</b> Dianne, Michelle, Mirella<br />
<b>First Aid</b>- Richard, Anita, Alison<br />
<b>Drone Pilot</b> - Doug<br />
<b>Photographer</b>- Thanks to Jason Mota for providing free race photos of every athlete - amazing!<br />
<b>Food Crew</b> - Nelson, Fran, Sharon - that post-race food was miles above the usual stale bagel and half-a-banana. Thanks for all the hard work. It was absolutely delicious.<br />
<b>Providing course marking materials and promoting the race through social media </b>- Tony Martin RD of Conquer the Cannuck Trail race weekend <a href="http://www.conquerthecanuck.ca/">http://www.conquerthecanuck.ca/</a> Also at Shades Mills Conservation Area.<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-46621163732879596522017-03-27T22:27:00.000-04:002017-03-27T22:27:31.854-04:00 I was an RD this year! -Rookie Snowshoe Race Directing <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past winter, I had the amazing opportunity to be a Snowshoe Race Director. The planning was in the works since last summer, and the Dion Winter Goose Chase at Shades Mills Conservation Area in Cambridge, ON became reality on February 4th, 2017. <br />
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I was excited to bring snowshoe running to Cambridge. The majority of the snowshoe races in Ontario are a few hours away, so the thought of a snowshoe run in my hometown was wonderful. I teamed-up with Derrick Spafford the organizer of the Dion Ontario Snowshoe running series, and my race was part of the series. This was really helpful because being part of a series helped with things like web exposure, registration, insurance, prizing, and Derrick patiently answered my MANY questions about putting on a snowshoe race. <br />
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It was an interesting winter to organize anything that depended on snow, since we got very little snowfall. Leading up to the race I was stressed. When I was in the initial planning stages of the race, a few pessimistic individuals would say things like, "Good luck with that - we don't get enough snow here". They were remembering past winters where there was very little snowfall. But we do get snow. There are winters were we just get dumped on! I was hoping that this would be one of those winters. But nope. As the race approached we had absolutely no snow. I was hoping so hard that the pessimists would be wrong and we would get enough snow to have a snowshoe race. 7 days before the race it began to snow and it continued to snow all week leading up to the race. We had enough snow!!! I joked that as an RD, I control the weather, but the race date fell on one of the few weekends that we had snow. So maybe I do :)<br />
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The week leading up to the race, I was consumed with the details of the event. I was doing many snow dances, as the snow kept coming down. On the Thursday before the race, a City of Cambridge Outdoor Labourer strike happened, and it was all over the media that outdoor parks in Cambridge were closed. I started getting emails wondering if the race was cancelled because of the strike. Luckily I was using a Conservation Area not a public park, so the race was unaffected. Phew! <br />
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My husband Greg (and co-race director) was able to tweak the course at the last minute, and we could use the back trails for our race. This changed our original plan of a double loop course, to a single loop - woo hoo! Greg marked the course on Friday morning. I had the opportunity to run it Friday afternoon, and I was so impressed by the course Greg made. It was a rolling course of mostly double track trail through the beautiful forest. He was even a bit mean with the last large climb in the final kilometer of the course.<br />
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Race morning, I got to Shades Mills just before 7am and ran the course to make sure the markings were up and everything looked really good. I was full of nervous excitement. As I ran I was hoping that I had remembered all the important things and the things that I forgot wouldn't matter. Soon the Nature Centre was buzzing with people before the start. The Registration crew was busy getting everyone checked in. My food team was busy prepping for the pancake breakfast and making pre-race coffee. My amazing husband was gathering the marshals and having a meeting with them to direct them where to go. The start/finish was all set up by Ed from Running Room - the inflatable banner looked great. Time ticked away,runners gathered. I bounced from place to place making sure all my volunteers were good, and the runners were set to go.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">The start was funny. Everyone was gathered under the Running Room inflatable start/finish line to hear the final instructions from Greg and myself. Since I named the race the "Winter Goose Chase" I had chosen a male and female runner who I thought would be close to the front and the other runners can chase them down. Well, I chose Greg to be the lead male runner, and I had no idea who to pick for the female to be chased. I asked my friend Jen to internet stalk the women who were registered to get a feel for some of their race times. Jen told me that Vicki Zandbergen had some speedy times earlier in the season, so I approached her and asked if she would be my lead female. She was surprised that I asked her, but said OK. They were given shirts to wear with the words "GOOSE" and "GANDER" ironed on. When I was making the shirts, I mixed up the genders and made the male shirt the "Goose" and the female shirt the "Gander". Oops :) Luckily both Vicki and Greg didn't mind. I apologized to them at the start during my little pre-race speech. Soon after I was done talking, I checked with my timing crew and they were ready to go, so I counted down and rang the cowbell and the runners were off! As I watched the pack dash off into the woods, all I could think was, "Everyone have fun and find your way back!"</span></div>
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It wasn't too long before I could see the lead runners approach the finish. It was Greg and Jeff Rowthorn running neck in neck. In the end Jeff edged out Greg by a second at the finish. Jeff is our next year's Gander - Congrats Jeff! On the women's side, Alison Douma won the race, and our Goose Vicki was 2nd. <a href="http://healthandadventure.com/2017/02/2017-dion-winter-goose-chase-snowshoe-race-results/">Full Results can be found here</a> Every runner finished the race, many with big smiles on their faces. It was a lot of fun watching everyone run in.<br />
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One of the things that people really liked about the race was the post-race food. We served a pancake breakfast with all the fixings. The smell of the nature centre was amazing....when really it should have smelt like stinky snowshoe runners...it smelled like delicious fresh roasted Baden Coffee and fresh pancakes. After everything was over, I had a plate of those pancakes, and a cup of amazing coffee and couldn't believe that I had pulled it off. 30 of the 46 runners registered had never tried snowshoe running before the race. They had such a positive experience, that I was asked many times if I would organized a Winter Goose Chase Snowshoe Race again next year. Yes! Mark Saturday February 3rd, 2018 in your calendars for the second Dion Winter Goose Chase Snowshoe Race!<br />
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The big thing that I learned here with my first Snowshoe Race directing experience is that I wouldn't have been able to pull off such an amazing event if I didn't have the help and support of many fantastic people and companies. I have listed them below, but I will post a very specific Thank you email as my next blog post. Such fantastic support. I am so thankful.<br />
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And finally - <b><span style="font-size: large;">The Cambridge Harrier's Running Club</span></b> - provided so many volunteers. Best running club ever! Thank you.Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-47849085127466342822017-03-26T18:22:00.002-04:002017-03-26T18:26:07.948-04:00Guide Running - Running OFSSA Cross Country at 36 years old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of the posts that I wrote, then life got busy and I forgot about it. It was one of my favourite running experiences from last year, so I thought I would post it - a few months late- sorry :) <br />
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One Monday in late October, I received an email from a friend from teacher's college. She was emailing to ask if I would like to be a guide runner for a visually impaired athlete at this weekend's OFSSA Cross Country Championships at Trinity College in Port Hope. It didn't take me too long to respond with a huge and enthusiastic YES!!!<br />
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Running OFSSA is a big deal. I was lucky enough to qualify as an individual and compete at the OFSSA Cross Country championships in my last year of highschool, and here I am, 18 years later, running them again - this time as a guide for the W. Ross Mac Donald XC team. <br />
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The guiding experience was a fun one. I had the impression that I would be running at a very casual pace. I was wrong. I was paired with an athlete who warned me that he runs his first kilometer WAY too fast and sometimes he pukes during his races. Both of those warnings came true :)<br />
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We blasted out of the start at 3:50/km pace. We were flying. I was running slightly ahead of my athlete and describing EVERYTHING to him as we ran. I described the elevation, the ground surface, the turns, and the athletes that we were approaching or passing. It was a lot of talking, more than I'm used to. I was thinking, "Crap, at 3:50k's I'm not sure I can continue to talk through this race". But my athlete slowed a bit, and settled into a pace that I could talk thought (thankfully for me).<br />
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With just over a kilometer to go, we came to the "big hill" on the course. I described it to my athlete as we approached. At that point in the race, my athlete was very tired and the thought of a massive climb was very discouraging, so I added some encouragement to my constant talking to try and help him out. At one point he slowed right down and said, "How much hill is left". He was in the middle of the climb, so I told him about 100m. He groaned and stepped to the side and puked. I don't know if this was insensitive, but after I asked if he was OK (and he said he was), I asked him if he could walk and puke - we could hear the finish line at this point!! He started to move forward - which greeted with cheers from me, and we crested the top of the hill. The course opened up, and the finish line was in my sight (I happily described this to my athlete). He put on his final push to the finish. We crossed the line. I'm not sure of the specific details, but it looked as though we were the first guided pair to finish.<br />
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After the race, my athlete asked if I would guide him for his track races. I said yes (although I need to work on my speed and bring my spikes with me for my next race with him). Guide running was such a rewarding experience. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Keeping a running commentary for someone who is moving quickly is a challenge, but a challenge that helped an athlete run his fastest cross country race of the season. I'm so proud of him. I'm looking forward to more guide running fun in the spring as track season approaches.<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-25949215586431119812017-01-23T17:43:00.000-05:002017-01-23T17:43:06.772-05:00Racing a Snowshoeless Snowshoe race -The Dion Ignite the Night Snowshoe race in Morrisburg What happens when you're signed up for a snowshoe race and there's no snow? You run anyway! The Dion Ignite the Night Snowshoe Running race on Saturday January 21, 2017 turned into a regular-shoe running race and I joined the 135 people, to run a very wet and muddy trail/road race through the beautifully-lit Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario.<br />
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On the way, my husband and I stopped and met my coach and the <a href="http://healthandadventure.com/races/">Dion Ontario Snowshoe Running Series</a> coordinator, Derrick Spafford to pick up some race supplies as we were passing by. Derrick gave me a light to borrow for the race. A super-bright running light that goes around your waist <a href="http://ultraspire.com/product/lumen600/">Ultraspire Lumen 600</a>. I've never seen anything like it before, but I was excited to give it a try. I haven't raced at night since my attempts at the 24 hour distance, and I love running at night, but I was a bit worried about my little headlamp's ability to light up my surroundings enough to feel confident out there. No need to worry! As you'll read below, the Ultraspire Lumen 600 did a fabulous job of lighting the way.<br />
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We arrived at the Upper Canada Village well before race time to unload some supplies, put up some banners, and tetris the (unneeded) rental fleet of snowshoes into the back of our Prius - we are bringing them to the next race in the series <a href="http://healthandadventure.com/races/brighton-winterfest-snowshoe-race/">The Dion Brighton Snowshoe Running Race</a> - hoping that there will be enough snow. Greg and I enjoyed wandering around the little pioneer village, and we were looking forward to speeding-around that place in the dark. The 10k race was a double loop of a 5k course. I really like looped courses. I settle into a nice pace on the first lap, check out the course and figure out a place where I'm going to push on the second lap. When I get there on lap 2, I increase the pace as much as I can, and hold on for dear life to the finish :)<div>
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It was nice and dark when the Race Director Gilles Parisien called all the runners to the start line. He started the race and we were off! The race wound around the Pioneer Village which was fully-lit with thousands of Christmas lights (soo pretty!), before it turned off onto grass/trails/muddy-goo around the Upper Canada Village property. The course was mostly-flat with a few climbs at around 2/7k, and a few short road sections. I started the race off at a comfortably quick pace and settled in with a group of 3 men who were running the same speed as me. It was really dark and foggy, and it was hard to see very far ahead. Gilles used reflective course marking, but because of the fog, we could only see a few meters ahead of us...with our headlamps. My waist light (Ultraspire Lumen 600), was fantastic at casting a wide light at our feet. It was so good at doing this, that the group of guys that I was with stayed really close because they were using my light to see! I had pulled ahead of my husband at the beginning (he is better at remaining in control at the beginning of races, and I have trouble controlling my enthusiasm and usually go out too hard). I was expecting him to come up on me and pass me as the race went on. I was soaked from early on in the race, so I was just blasting through puddles as I ran -so much fun - I highly recommend you try that :) As I came to the top of the last climb, I was ready to push to the finish. So was the group of guys I was running with, and we surged to the end. I finished in 42:00 for 10k. 9th overall and I was the first woman to cross the line. Greg finished soon after in 11th with a time of 42:23. I was thrilled with my first snowshoeless snowshoe race of the 2017 season. I held a steady pace and was able to kick at the end with some energy left. </div>
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I was given a unique award when I was called up for my overall female award in the 10k. I got a medal made in the blacksmith shop of the pioneer village -cool! Also, I got a really pretty sterling silver Rembrandt Charms snowshoe necklace from Pommier Jewellers in Cornwall (big thank you Andre at Pommier Jewellers!)</div>
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We had a nice drive back to our hotel in Kingston, listening to awful 90's flashback songs on the radio - "singing" loudly to Vanilla ice's "ice ice baby" was a real treat :) Once at the hotel, we flipped a switch and had a roaring fire in our fireplace and drank some celebratory beverages. Snowshoeless race #1 down, the Dion Brighton Snowshoe race is next week, and then it's the <a href="http://healthandadventure.com/races/dion-winter-goose-chase-snowshoe-race/">Dion Winter Goose Chase Snowshoe Race</a> - where I'm the RD! Alright everyone, I need your best snowdances!!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and the winner of the women's 5k race - posing with our overall female awards - Rembrandt Charms Silver snowshoe necklaces from <a href="http://www.pommierjewellers.com/">Pommier Jewellers</a> in Cornwall</td></tr>
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<li>Thanks to the Race Director Gilles Parisien and his team of volunteers for putting on a fantastic event. I had a great time, and I can't wait to try it again (maybe on snowshoes next time). </li>
<li> My coach Derrick Spafford for the encouragement and preparing me for the race (and the fantastic light to use too). </li>
<li>Dion Running snowshoes - I wish I could have done the race on my Dions. </li>
<li>CLIF bar for the CLIF bars, CLIF builders bars, CLIF shots, CLIF shot bloks and CLIF organic trail mix bars, that I use in my training and racing. </li>
<li>Greg - another fantastic quick trip away. Thanks for everything you do to help me be the runner that I am. You're all kinds of amazing.</li>
<li>My parents - the kids love their "sleepovers with Grandma". Thank you for being so supportive of my running.</li>
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After falling in love with the sport of snowshoe running last winter, I noticed a serious lack of snowshoe running events in the KW area. So I thought I would bring a snowshoe running race to Cambridge. Introducing the Dion Winter Goose Chase 6k Snowshoe Race at Shades Mills Conservation area. It is race #4 in the <a href="http://healthandadventure.com/races/">Dion Ontario Snowshoe Running Series</a> . Many people in this area are not familiar with snowshoe racing and may not have racing snowshoes - if this is you, don't worry! we have Dion Racing Snowshoes for rent for the race, but you need register for the race and reserve a pair soon.<br />
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<b>Details of the race:</b><br />
<b>Date: Saturday February 4, 2017</b><br />
<b>Time: 10:30am</b><br />
<b>Location: Shades Mills Conservation Area</b><br />
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Official race website: <a href="http://healthandadventure.com/races/dion-winter-goose-chase-snowshoe-race/">http://healthandadventure.com/races/dion-winter-goose-chase-snowshoe-race/</a><br />
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Registration is available through this link: <a href="https://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=13780">https://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=13780</a><br />
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<strike>Snowshoes are available for rent for $5 - but you NEED to reserve a pair - please register for the race first and then send me an email leskienlisa@gmail.com right away to reserve your pair for race day. Right now we are running low and we expect to sell out of our rental snowshoes soon.</strike><br />
All of our rental snowshoes are reserved. You may still register and run the race, but you need to bring your own pair of snowshoes. Sorry for the inconvenience.<br />
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If you would rather buy your own pair for Dions, they are sold online through <a href="http://healthandadventure.com/sha-online-store/dion-snowshoes/">Spafford Health and Adventure</a>.<br />
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<b>Dion Winter Goose Chase Registration/Information/kit pick up night - register in person for the race, try out Dion Racing Snowshoes, pick up your race kit early, and come by and say hi.</b><br />
<b>Wednesday January 4, 2017</b><br />
<b>6-8pm</b><br />
<b>Kitchener Running Room - <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">500 Fairway Rd S #15, Kitchener, ON N2C 1X3</span></b><br />
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Local runners, stay tuned for information on Dion Snowshoe Demo runs - where I will be hosting group snowshoe runs. More information to come.<br />
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Any questions -please send me an email and I'll be happy to help you out - leskienlisa@gmail.com<br />
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See you in the snow!<br />
Lisa<br />
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After the disappointment of turning down my invitation to run on the Canadian 100k Ultrarunning team to compete at the IAU World Championships in Spain (due to some lingering foot issues), I was feeling a bit down about my running. I was in a funk. I wasn't really excited about running because I had some damn plantar fasciitis that I couldn't shake. Urg. I had run a race earlier in September that was a complete flop - due to me (and the top 20+ runners) going off course for 7km. I had trouble feeling enthusiastic about my running. It felt like I was slogging through runs and trying to avoid pain that just wouldn't improve.</div>
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Then comes "the toad". I had registered myself and my 3 kids for The <a href="http://www.runforthetoad.com/">Run for the Toad</a>, held at Pinehurst Conservation Area in Paris, Ontario. I was running the 25k, and my kids were registered in the 800m "Toad Pals" race. I love the trails at Pinehurst. This park is my home course. I have a GRCA parks membership, and I try and run at Pinehurst at least once a week. The trails are wide and scenic, passing through Carolinian and pine forests, grassy meadows, and along the spring fed lake where the park gets it's name. The 12.5 loop is full of ups and downs, and is a trail runner's dream. <br />
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On the morning of the race I was dragging my feet, I got up and got the kids ready and we headed off to the park. The kids were excited to race in the 800m kids race, and my husband and I lined up with them. He ran with my older 2 kids, and I ran with my 3 year-old Tessa. Well, seeing how happy she was to be running immediately changed my mood. She was smiling the whole time and saying, "Mommy I'm running!" and "Mommy, I love this!" It was amazing. The kids race was lined with cheering spectators and my kids felt like celebrities finishing their run. They got the same medal as the grown-ups in the 25 or 50k. My kids finished that race feeling like they were trail runners, I was beyond happy seeing my kids enjoy a sport that I love so much. A big thing to mention is that this race is COMPLETELY FREE. Yeah you read right - free. No charge. No catch. Thank you Run for the Toad organizers George and Peggy Sarson for offering this. My kids brought their medals to school, and they were so proud and happy to show their teachers and classmates what they had done that day. Thank you!<br />
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The "Toad Pals" race with Tessa was my warm-up. That's not the typical way I would warm up for a 25k trail race, but I jumped on the start line soon after the kids had finished, and I was good to go. I made some small talk with a few runners near me on the start line, then waited for the cannon-blast to send us into the trails. To my surprise, I felt pretty good as the race began. My foot, which has been a whiny nuisance for the past month, was cooperating and allowing me to run hard. I continued to hold a strong pace, as the course wound through the campground and into the pine forest. I continued to feel good as I cruised through the middle "meadow" part of the race. My favourite part is the last 4k of the loop. A dense hilly forest with soft pine needles cushioning the ground right before this crazy "wall-of-a-hill". That hill is short, and as soon as you get yourself over that, it's an easy winding 1k to the finish. <br />
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As I was passing the start/finish area and heading out on my second loop, the announcer announced me as an "unknown" runner - I panicked, thinking: "crap! my timing chip isn't working!" But what could I do at that point? I kept running hoping that all would be ok with the timing of my race. <br />
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During the 2nd lap, things were getting understandably harder. The hills were looking bigger, the kilometers were passing slower. I kept thinking about Tessa and how excited she was while running her "Toad Pals" race that morning. I was thinking that those three girls need to see their mommy run strong and fast. So I kept that in mind as I was starting to work harder. I was hoping that my effort would put me in the top 5 women, and give me a finishing time of 2:02-2:05. Imagine my surprise as I was approaching the finish and could read 1:58 on the clock. I was pretty happy as I crossed those timing mats (and my name was announced - timing issue resolved!) More amazing memories made on those wonderful trails at Pinehurst. I'm so lucky to have a conservation area like Pinehurst so close to home.<br />
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After some congratulatory hugs, Greg told me that I was 3rd female, and my official finishing time was 1:58:58. Yay! The last time I cracked 2 hours in this race was the first year it was held - 15 years ago, on a slightly different course. I was so happy to be under 2 hours - with a course PB. As a top 3 finisher, I was awarded a hand-made wood vase created by local artist Larry Cluchey. I was given another of Larry's vases for winning the 30-39 age group. Matching vases! That was exciting. Thanks to Race Directors George and Peggy Sarson, for organizing and hosting such a fabulous event. It really is amazing how they have grown the race to 1200+ participants. Everything about this race is top-notch, the course, the volunteers, the kids race, the entertainment for kids (and spectators), the food, the registration gift, the medal, and the awards. Thanks for turning my favourite trails into a great running experience for so many runners. And especially for the intro to trail running back when the first toad was being created - you both have a lot to do with my trail running success. Thanks again.<br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://www.clifbar.ca/">CLIF</a> bar for their support of my racing and training with their wonderful and delicious products. I used the tropical punch CLIF Bloks during the race, and they kept me feeling great. Thanks to my coach <a href="http://healthandadventure.com/">Derrick Spafford</a> for preparing me for the race. Enormous thanks to Greg for everything you do to help me run at the level I do. During this race, Greg took the kids to many different cheering locations on course, so they could cheer me on. Thanks Greg, I really appreciate it - Love you!!!<br />
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I went into this race, feeling pretty "blah" about my running, and after this kind of performance, I'm feeling much better. It feels strange to give up a goal race (the 100k worlds), when I have been focusing on it for the year. It leaves me feeling a bit lost without a goal, but I'm going to run some shorter races for fun and take some time to find a direction for my future racing. My next race is in a week and a half in Sydenham, Ontario. The <a href="http://healthandadventure.com/races/sydenham-fall-trail-run/">Sydenham Fall Trail Run 8k</a> Trail race. I'm looking forward to it.</div>
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502261603050545.post-2401084755814501122016-08-17T22:15:00.000-04:002016-08-17T22:15:47.625-04:00Enjoying a Pinehurst training run - and heavy thunderstorms!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we ran at Pinehurst for our Wednesday workout - and as we were driving to the park, we could hear rumbling thunder in the distance. Greg, Steve, Doug and I hoped the thunder was headed a different direction so we continued to the park to begin our run. We decided to run the "<a href="http://www.runforthetoad.com/home.html">Run for the Toad</a>" 12.5k loop. 10 minutes into our run, the sky opened up and it started pouring. We could handle this, and we continued on our way. A few kilometers later, thunder and lightning began and we decided to skip the middle "meadow" part of the course - because it was so open and we didn't want get struck by lightning - well, it would likely be Greg being struck - he's a foot taller than on all of us. For Greg's sake we kept to the more sheltered areas, and cut the run a bit short when we were soaked and the rain showed no sign of stopping. Steve and I picked up the pace and were able to get a few fast kms in on those rolling trails. It was a fun run, even if our shoes wont dry out for days now.</div>
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Just for fun - here's a throw-back to 2008. I was getting back in shape after having a baby the year before. I put on 50lbs during that pregnancy and I had some work to do! I had given myself the goal of running a 50 miler, and I used that goal in my application for a year sponsorship with Nathan (Pearl Izumi and GU was in there too). I was awarded one of the sponsorships, and I'm sporting the team uniform. That explains my interesting wardrobe decisions :) Below are pictures from the Sulphur Springs 50 mile race (my first and only 50 miler so far - finished 4th overall and 2nd female in 8:06). I'm having a great time. Hope to have a few races like that this year -minus the crazy clothes...or maybe not:)<br />
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The race was 3 loops, my plan was to check out the course for the first lap. In the second lap I was going to maintain a comfortably-hard pace, and I was going to push hard on my last lap. When I got out there, I didn't end up following the plan. I wasn't challenged for the women's title, so I just maintained my comfortably-hard pace for the entire race and ended up finishing 4th overall and first among the women in a time of 2:00:51. The race felt great, and Greg and the kids were there to cheer me on. It always feels good to see my family cheering me on as I run by. After, the kids and I hung out in the lake. This felt amazing on my legs, and the kids had a blast swimming with their clothes on.<br />
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The event was well organized and race director Tony Martin did a great job bringing back the Conquer the Canuck after a 10 year break. All finishers received wine at the awards ceremony, and for finishing first female I was awarded a gift card for a local outdoors shop. Thank you <a href="http://advguide.com/">Adventure Guide</a> for donating the prize. Special thanks to Tony and his team of friendly volunteers for an enjoyable racing experience. Thanks to my sponsors product sponsor <a href="http://www.clifbar.com/">CLIF</a> bar. I used razz shot energy gels during the race. Thanks to my coach <a href="http://healthandadventure.com/">Derrick Spafford</a> for preparing me for the race. Next year, I look forward to Conquering the Canuck again.<br />
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<br />Lisa Leskienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280811599862315057noreply@blogger.com2