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    • Z
      zwer
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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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      • llvlaglneL
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        Lol I collected snow in a bucket and plunged my foot in there. Plan on rubbing some topricin foot cream on it and sleeping with a leg splint

        Right quad is twitching like a mother freaker

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        "…think of a world tour as similar as to the sisterhood of the traveling pants." -LandoCal126

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        • Finn666F
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          great story Ben…and happy to see you´re going great (even though the pants suffered a bit!) 😛

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          • thomasnunnallyT
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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.

            Out with the new! In with the old!

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            • Z
              zwer
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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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              • summ3rhaysS
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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.

                IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                • llvlaglneL
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                  Right now it feels like a knife in my heel. Thinking of entering in the heavy weight boot competition in this

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                  "…think of a world tour as similar as to the sisterhood of the traveling pants." -LandoCal126

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                  • summ3rhaysS
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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.


                    IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      Beautiful…..

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • llvlaglneL
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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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                        "…think of a world tour as similar as to the sisterhood of the traveling pants." -LandoCal126

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                        • summ3rhaysS
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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.

                          IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                          • llvlaglneL
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                            Yea packed is the best… You don't have to worry bout stones or branches

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                            "…think of a world tour as similar as to the sisterhood of the traveling pants." -LandoCal126

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                            • Z
                              zwer
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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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                              • summ3rhaysS
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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.

                                IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                                • llvlaglneL
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                                  I do the same as summer…. Unless I know it's terrain that it'll involve some scrambling I'll wear my vest or wear a D-clip on my shorts so I can attach my bottles so I can free up my hands

                                  Sent from my iPhone

                                  "…think of a world tour as similar as to the sisterhood of the traveling pants." -LandoCal126

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                                  • llvlaglneL
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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.

                                    "…think of a world tour as similar as to the sisterhood of the traveling pants." -LandoCal126

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                                    • Z
                                      zwer
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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.

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                                      • llvlaglneL
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                                        good luck with your training zwer. good call to cross train. are you doing a lot of spinning too?

                                        "…think of a world tour as similar as to the sisterhood of the traveling pants." -LandoCal126

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                                        • Z
                                          zwer
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                                          Nope, just weights. No interest in spinning.

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                                          • llvlaglneL
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                                            One of my heroes in the ultra mountain running scene…. Anton Krupicka

                                            before my injury, this guy inspired me to start running elevation. check out this video

                                            "…think of a world tour as similar as to the sisterhood of the traveling pants." -LandoCal126

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