Runners
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We have mountain lions in Washington State as well. Although, we call them cougars. I occasionally find cougar tracks on my cabin property in the Blue Mountains of SE Washington, in what is commonly referred to as "cougar country" by the locals. They're really the only thing I'm concerned about up there. I have a Pyrenees, that patrols the property, just for the purpose of keeping the big cats out. I've seen him chase off bears so I think he's up to the challenge. Glad to hear you made it out alright, man. What always concerns me with the big cats is that you rarely see them first. They usually stalk from behind, and attack without warning. It's pretty rare to see one in the wild – I've only ever seen one -- so all things considered, you're actually really lucky. Again, glad you made it back relatively unscathed.
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Wow. That's terrifying! Glad you made it out alright. Time for some plantar rehab, I guess.
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Yea, I love that story. I have heard stories about wolves in Canada as well. My favorite trail in Gatineau park is called the "Wolf Loop," but I haven't encountered any yet.
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The closest I've ever come to wildlife is the odd skunk here and there in the morning and an elk across the river when I was running in Canmore, AB.
I did scare the hell out of myself hiking with my wife in Southern Alberta - we were going along and talking about how lovely it was when I said, 'yeah, this meadow looks exactly like the ones you see bears in in nature pictures'…
We ran the rest of the way back to town.
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Glad you are ok llvlaglne
Mountain lions are native to my area as well. I've only seen one once in my entire life, but it was enough to scare the bejesus out of me. Moose are the animals that give me the most grief when on the Utah trails. Huge, dumb and scare easily.
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I ran a snow obstacle course 10k a couple weeks ago with my wife. The obstacles were kind of hokey, but it was fun to get out of the valley and into the hills. It was near Park City, UT. Man was it scenic although I miss the "scenery" that goes with racing in the summer months.
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Beautiful area. Race looked like a blast
Good thing bout running in the winter… You don't need as much water.... But depending on the type of snow, that will determine if it'll be fun or not
Was that fresh and powdery? Wet snow? Or hard and packed?
Looked like you had tons of fun man
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The snow was pretty much hard packed. There were a few spots that felt like running in sand, but for the most part they groomed the trail pretty well. It was nice not to have to worry too much about water.
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Do you guys run with water? I never have. Even when running for a couple of hours I don't bring water.
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Anything over 5 miles and I carry water. I like the Nathan handheld. It's small enough, but with a decent sized pocket for keys and grub. The handheld is good up to about 16 miles for me. Any longer distance and I try to stash water or run loops.
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despite icing, massaging, stretching, and sleeping with a splint… my plantar fascia still hasnt shown any signs of improvement. still hobbling but the pain just shoots up and radiates throughout my heel. a little scared to admit how bad the damage might really be but i will give it another week of complete rest. if no signs of improvement... i will schedule an appt with my sports doctor for the first week of march and just take it from there.
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Good luck, fella. I've started week 2 of my running break. Probably start up again next Sunday in prep for a half in early May. In the meantime, it's lots of legs at the gym.
