Today was one of those days when you're glad the #longrun isn't very long yet. 73° at the start, and probably 10° warmer by the finish. There was no choice but to really slow it down in the humidity, though running in the shade of the #longbranchtrail helped make it more manageable. Happy to lead the #lifetimerun Fairfax team through this run today. The conditions were tough, but we were tougher. #runblr #fitblr #5ktraining #summerrunning #5ktraining #ltemployee

A sweaty mess after an hour of 🏊 🚴 🏃. As expected I was pretty much #dfl out of the water but my time was not nearly as the watch shows. I forgot to hit the transition button, so my swim was actually about 2:20 faster (and still slow). Of course means T1 was a mess at nearly 4 minutes. Things got better on the bike; we were on a muddy #longbranchtrail with a lot of sharp turns. I almost lost my front wheel one mud pit but managed to pull out of it just in time. Since I was on my hybrid bike the transition was really easy - helmet off, gloves off, go! We were back on the trail and I had my @topoathletic MT-2 trail racers on. I felt like I had some time to make up from earlier so I took off, and started running people down one after another. It was only 2 miles but the last 800 was pure suffering as it was hot and I was gasping for air. But I kept pushing and brought it home. I’m proud to say nobody passed me on the run - still my strong element. If I can run sub-7 miles at the end of a #sprinttri my #runfitness must be getting back to familiar territory, too. #runblr #fitblr #triblr #swimbikerun #summerrunning #trailcycling #trailrunning (at Canterbury Woods Swim & Tennis)

Nothing like a ride in the #goldenhour to clear your head after the workday. The #crosscountytrail and #longbranchtrail were both messy after last night’s rainstorm but the trail was still busy. It wasn’t a fast ride with all the slowdowns and muddy patches but I got my hour in, so all good. Fitness is continuing to come back once again. 📈 #mastersrunner #masterstriathlete #masterstrackathlete #mastersxcrunner #mastersroadrunner #runva #tracktraining #xctraining #neverstopstriving #justkeepgoing #withoutlimitz #trailcycling #crosstraining (at Fairfax County, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdJ_8eANufr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Weird how a deadly pandemic and global crisis has turned this city girl into a freak for nature. #weeklywalk #longbranchtrail #schooloffish #senecacreekstatepark #gaithersburgmd #instagraminthetimeofcorona #virginiavanessa #arlingtonva #lifeinnova https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1MaY0Bo-5/?igshid=160714s60g6jn

Patton begged us to let him train for #petninjawarrior so we took him to the Long Branch Loop trail for an off road obstacle course. He did well for his for run. I sadly don’t have videos- his log jumps were really impressive. 🌳⛰🐾 #explorega #alltrails #longbranchtrail (at Blue Ridge Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvkEwOJ-uH/?igshid=cmbqqqfoqj71

In search of that thing called endurance I went today. Longest #longrun in a while as I work my way back from the knee injury. Right now it's all about just getting fit. I kept it easy and being on trails also made me keep it honest. Even so I tired after about 10 miles. Not surprising given mile 10 of this route has a long steep hill after today I definitely feel I'll get it back soon enough. DCRRC Gar Williams #halfmarathon next weekend will be my next step up in long mileage. #runblr #fitblr #trailrunning #crosscountytrail #longbranchtrail #fairfaxrunning #rcdecember2016 (at Mantua, Virginia)