Another good running week

 I gotta say, I just finished one of my favorite runs of the year tonight. Not because it was so exciting, or that I felt super-human, but because it was peaceful. I had a 10 hour work day today on 3 1/2 hours of sleep last night. Waking up this morning, I thought I would need a caffeine IV drip just to get through the day, let alone my 2 hour run planned for the end of it. The day ended up being great, and going by quickly. I saw Martha for physio on my foot, and she worked wonders so I could run relatively pain-free today!!
Pulling into the crawford parking lot, it was 33 degrees. There were only 4 other cars in the lot! What a refreshing change.....the evenings are usually packed, but the heat dissuades people from recreating at night.
I saw 7 deer (3 fawns with white spots on their backs- sooo cute:) ), marmots, chipmunks, and 3 snakes......all surprised to see someone on their trails...... it was hot, but there was such a nice breeze- what a great way to end the day!!!
On Saturday, Rene, Tammy, and I ran up to the KVR twice- first with Kevin,on the scenic crawford trail with beautiful canyon views, then after going back to the cars to refuel, drop off Kevin and pick up Martin, we climbed Lost Lake (my fave moose-sighting trail) back up to the KVR.

This time, we found more disturbing animal sightings....first a squirrel's tail, then at the top of the KVR, Rene and I found 2 decapitated rabbits. A really good wake up call and reminder that not everyone who uses trails and the backcountry are good people, and there for the same reason!!!
On a funnier note, you can definitely tell that Rene and I have been spending A LOT of time together, because now we show up to runs wearing the exact same outfits!! LOL! Getting practice looking like a "TEAM":) Saturday's run was one of our longest- getting in somewhere between 40-45km. It really kicked me in the ass- I had to skip a bathroom break at the end of the trail because I couldn't squat, my knees were so sore!!! I went home and iced my knees and ankles and stained the fence before heading out for a girl's dinner! What a day!!

(ok, now this wasn't a pick from our girls dinner, but it is the girls!!)

It's been a really great week of running, using lots of the trail systems in Kelowna. Last Weekend, we ran in Smith Creek....going up to the top twice, then I ran to Divide Lake by myself on Monday in OK mtn park. Wednesday, Rene and I met at Knox to do some speed work, then Friday I ran the new section of Greenway. What a well-rounded trail week:) I still managed to get in over 100kms of running this week, and can feel how close the race is getting!!!