I RAN ON THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE!
Hello all!
So I have been AWOL for the past week. My family and I took a road trip from Seattle area to Montana, in order to spread the remainder of my Father's remains at his favorite fly fishing hole. The trip was great, and mixed with emotions...but very nice!
I was a bit panicky about not being able to hit the gym and cross train during the week. Also, no internet or cell phone service, so I couldn't log my food, and I couldn't map out runs for the area's we were camping in.
However, I did manage to get some runs in.
In Divide, MT., at elevation 7300 ft., I ran a 5K on The Continental Divide. Just pretty cool to be able to say that one! Running along side the Wise River was beautiful!
Then further south, I was attempting to outrun the mosquitos, the size of eagles, along the Big Hole River.... did a 5K there as well. Elevation was around 6000 ft.
Hit the Bitterroot River, West Fork, and did about 3 or so miles there...Not sure of elevation, but it was up there a bit!
Lastly, we hit St. Regis, MT, and I did a nice 3.5 mile at around 2000 ft. along the St. Regis River.
The change in elevation, from where I live (sea level, thank you very much!) to the top of passes, made a huge difference in my pace. SLOWER!!!! Which of course made me feel crappy (mental crap not physical crap). However, I did some googling on Altitude Training, and learned that slower paces are to be expected, it is harder training, blah blah blah...so that helped. ALSO HELPED that I lost two pounds! (I am pretty sure that is from loss of blood due to mosquito bites!)
All in all, great time. RV did fine, no major problems. Dog and Kids did well. Hubby hung in there and drove all 1500 miles. Got in some runs, and spent time with my little brothers in God's Country (Dad's too!)
Hope you all have had a safe and wonderful week!
Hugs,
Kathy
So I have been AWOL for the past week. My family and I took a road trip from Seattle area to Montana, in order to spread the remainder of my Father's remains at his favorite fly fishing hole. The trip was great, and mixed with emotions...but very nice!
I was a bit panicky about not being able to hit the gym and cross train during the week. Also, no internet or cell phone service, so I couldn't log my food, and I couldn't map out runs for the area's we were camping in.
However, I did manage to get some runs in.
In Divide, MT., at elevation 7300 ft., I ran a 5K on The Continental Divide. Just pretty cool to be able to say that one! Running along side the Wise River was beautiful!
Then further south, I was attempting to outrun the mosquitos, the size of eagles, along the Big Hole River.... did a 5K there as well. Elevation was around 6000 ft.
Hit the Bitterroot River, West Fork, and did about 3 or so miles there...Not sure of elevation, but it was up there a bit!
Lastly, we hit St. Regis, MT, and I did a nice 3.5 mile at around 2000 ft. along the St. Regis River.
The change in elevation, from where I live (sea level, thank you very much!) to the top of passes, made a huge difference in my pace. SLOWER!!!! Which of course made me feel crappy (mental crap not physical crap). However, I did some googling on Altitude Training, and learned that slower paces are to be expected, it is harder training, blah blah blah...so that helped. ALSO HELPED that I lost two pounds! (I am pretty sure that is from loss of blood due to mosquito bites!)
All in all, great time. RV did fine, no major problems. Dog and Kids did well. Hubby hung in there and drove all 1500 miles. Got in some runs, and spent time with my little brothers in God's Country (Dad's too!)
Hope you all have had a safe and wonderful week!
Hugs,
Kathy
Every morning in Africa
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning inAfrica
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle
when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
RNY 2/9/09 Buh bye Gallbladder 8/28/09; 100% EWL (181 lbs.) on 2/19/10;
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning in
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle
when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
RNY 2/9/09 Buh bye Gallbladder 8/28/09; 100% EWL (181 lbs.) on 2/19/10;
Kathy,
That sounds like a very memorable trip, mixed with nostalgia and brand new adventures.
Cassie
That sounds like a very memorable trip, mixed with nostalgia and brand new adventures.
Cassie
"Hard things take time to do. Impossible things take a little longer."
Thanks Cassie, it was, definately!
Andrew- it was gorgeous. Didn't even think about taking my tunes with me, and not just because I wanted to keep an ear out for big game, but it was very serene, no tunes needed when I could hear the river roaring, and hawks landing and rustling in the trees (assuming hawks...)
Andrew- it was gorgeous. Didn't even think about taking my tunes with me, and not just because I wanted to keep an ear out for big game, but it was very serene, no tunes needed when I could hear the river roaring, and hawks landing and rustling in the trees (assuming hawks...)
Every morning in Africa
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning inAfrica
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle
when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
RNY 2/9/09 Buh bye Gallbladder 8/28/09; 100% EWL (181 lbs.) on 2/19/10;
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning in
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle
when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
RNY 2/9/09 Buh bye Gallbladder 8/28/09; 100% EWL (181 lbs.) on 2/19/10;
Kathy,
I'm sure not a whole lot of other people here know the area (I know Andrew does). My husband was raised in Dillon and I've spent most of my life in Western Montana. Those really are beautiful areas and I'm glad you had such a good time. Mosquitos seem to be a little worse this year because it's been so wet until recently (I love my deep woods Off), but the size of eagles, now be real!
It really IS different running at altitude when you're not used to it. It's all about the difference in partial pressure of oxygen your body's used to getting and the efficiency of exchange. Great job getting those runs in!
Also, you came during the greenest July I've seen here in a LONG time. Hubby and I were in Bannack ghost town (Montana's first territorial capital near Jackson and Wisdom) over the weekend and coming home I was amazed at how green it still is toward the end of July.
Linn
I'm sure not a whole lot of other people here know the area (I know Andrew does). My husband was raised in Dillon and I've spent most of my life in Western Montana. Those really are beautiful areas and I'm glad you had such a good time. Mosquitos seem to be a little worse this year because it's been so wet until recently (I love my deep woods Off), but the size of eagles, now be real!
It really IS different running at altitude when you're not used to it. It's all about the difference in partial pressure of oxygen your body's used to getting and the efficiency of exchange. Great job getting those runs in!
Also, you came during the greenest July I've seen here in a LONG time. Hubby and I were in Bannack ghost town (Montana's first territorial capital near Jackson and Wisdom) over the weekend and coming home I was amazed at how green it still is toward the end of July.
Linn
Hey Linn!
Definately was in your neck of the woods! We actually left the West Fork of the Bitterroot and took 93-N up to I-90 in Missoula to head back home.
We are planning on going back to the Bitterroot again, hopefully before the end of September.
We stayed near Wisdom as well, and about 14 miles SW of Wisdom is where we spread my dad's ashes (in the Big Hole River).
I couldn't wait to get home and use www.mapmyrun.com (I don't have Garmin), to see how far I actually did run... longer distance than I thought.
I could definately live in that area!! Not sure if I could make a living there...but it would be wonderful!
Every morning in Africa
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning inAfrica
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle
when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
RNY 2/9/09 Buh bye Gallbladder 8/28/09; 100% EWL (181 lbs.) on 2/19/10;
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning in
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle
when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
RNY 2/9/09 Buh bye Gallbladder 8/28/09; 100% EWL (181 lbs.) on 2/19/10;
you aint kidding about the green - we didn't make it much west, but in eastern montana and North Dakota on the 4th and the week after I felt like I was in Oz - I can't ever remember it being so green - in North Dakota its so awesome to see the bright green mixed with the bright yellow mustards and purple fields (I dont know what the purple flowers are).
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