#burkelakepark

Fall has come to Virginia with another vibrant display of leaf colors beginning to appear in late-October; the afternoon sunlight illuminates Lake Burke in the colors of the autumn leaves. #Fall2024 #FallColors #Fall #LakeBurke #Lake #BurkeLakePark #Virginia #AutumnLeaves #Autumn

It’s funny how the tree background behind makes me look like it was windy (it wasn’t) or like I stuck my finger in an outlet. I was really trying to capture the sunset behind me. Oh well. I had a nice 5 mile recovery trot at Burke Lake this afternoon. After doing 150s yesterday, I needed some easy miles. Plus I have 400s on tap tomorrow. My last race of the fall season is next weekend so I am hoping to come in at peak (for now) form. Then I can take a week off and figure out what’s next.

Fall has brought to Virginia the seasonal display of leaf colors beginning to appear in mid-October; the afternoon sunlight illuminates Lake Burke as the Canada Geese & Mallards swim together in the colors of the autumn leaves. #Fall2025 #FallColors #Fall #AutumnLeaves #Autumn #LakeBurke #Lake #BurkeLakePark #Virginia #Mallard #Duck #AnasPlatyrhynchos #CanadaGoose #Goose #BrantaCanadensis #AnimalBiology #PlantBiology #Biology

Good day for a #birthdayrun at #burkelakepark. I continued to build up my running time, doing 8 x 4/1 #runwalk sets. It was also the first time wearing the new knee sleeves and they definitely seemed to help. Weather was chilly but for a change, no wind. That meant a lot of people were out on the trail, and I had to have the buff covering my face more often not. I’m happy to have knocked out 4 miles, the most I've done in a while. Next week, I will start a #mcmillanrunteam #rebuildfitness plan while I continue to work on knee strength. And there's no timetable for racing. After 57 years, hopefully I've learned a little something about patience. One day, one run, at a time for now. #runblr #mastersrunner #injuryrehab #trailrunning (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJUXEannDQF/?igshid=s8fabo8ckobv

I guess I had the #magictouch tonight at #burkelakepark where I kicked out a solid @mcmillanrunning #striderworkout of 12 x 20 seconds. It was first time here on so many months due to #quarantinelife and it felt great to be back at one of my favorite training spots. Got the run in as the sun went down then did my #coreworkout in the grass, and escaped the park probably a few minutes before the gate was to be closed for the night. #runblr #fitblr #summerrunning #trailrunning #fartlekrunning #mcmillanrunteam (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCFQffnntFQ/?igshid=1uvvefv7lr2z9

Great day to get outside and do some #trailrunning at #burkelakepark. The last time I was here my @athletics_east_masters_tc teammates and I were doing a @runwashington photoshoot leading up to @usatfclubxc #usatfxcnationals. Seems like so long ago. It's a new cycle now and time to get back to work. Today was a slow #recoveryrun day so it was nice to enjoy the surroundings and just trust the process for 5 miles. #runblr #fitblr #winterrunning #10ktraining #rocknrollarizona #momumentave10k #cherryblossomtenmiler #springracingseason #altralonepeak #optoutside (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7HKuFJn7yS/?igshid=1dg06vkalomxt

Back from the deep today! After a crazy work week kept my running on the sidelines, it felt so good to get on the trails this morning with @runpacers, @arlingtonroadrunnersclub and @ragnarrelay at #burkelakepark. It was a big toxic flush for all the stress that had built up. After one loop of the lake I broke off to run the HS #xc course. My #leelancersxc runners are starting preseason training and it was time to refamiliarize myself with this course. September will be here before you know it! #runblr #fitblr #trailrunning #masterstrackathlete #summerracingseason #xccoachlife #ijustloverunning (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byxv1evHCAx/?igshid=1rzgmyz77lffn

I got my flashy green #endaitens a little dirty today but I have to say @endasportswear has built a great shoe that handles fast running on roads or trails well. That shouldn’t be a surprise given how much off-road running Kenyans do. This was my last big quality workout before #northfacedctrailhalf, 15 x 1 minute on the trails of #burkelakepark. it was a tough workout but it was very satisfying to finish it feeling strong. One more longish run on Saturday and then it’s #tapertime. #runblr #fitblr #masterstrackathlete #trailrunning #springracingseason #springrunning (at Burke, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwaOrFChcAV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f04e8iqyhqrq