Laski Kabackie

Everybody seemed to have enjoyed our first practice along the banks of the Credit River last Thursday. The four of us had met after work at the top of Culham Trail, run about 4 km south and returned to the starting point. We followed the wavy route that included two pedestrian bridges, two road crossings, noticeable variations in the elevation and one steep climb on the way back. The surface was mostly gravel with the steeper slopes paved.

The weather was perfect. We’d met other groups engaged in running or walking, but the place was not as crowded as it would had been on a weekend. Tony and Mike enthusiastically run ahead without really knowing where they were going, but fortunately they got lost only for a moment. Sharon and I took it easy, enjoying it nevertheless. We are already planning how to get other folks at TD to join us, so we can form groups of a similar level of fitness to enjoy our running sessions even more. The empty trails are waiting.

More about the Culham Trail from the cyclist’s point of view: Credit River – Culham Trail.

Pictures to the right: Pedestrian bridge over the Credit River near Pinecliff Park at the end of Pine Cliff Drive.

Where do old running shoes go? Do they fall asleep and dream of white unicorns flying over lush, soft meadows? They have soles, I’m sure they have souls too.
tbc…

I have started my running adventure with Sauconys. The picture shows my second pair – I cannot find the first one. It might have become senile and wandered off following the dream of quiet walks without pounding on asphalt and concrete sidewalks. I think of both Saucony pairs fondly. They were comfortable, light, breathable, but not the strongest. The lining around the heel wore out quickly.

This is what I propose for our first joint workout. The route marked in red is about 2.5 km long. It starts at a parking lot less than 5 min. away from the office, where we can change, and runs up to River Grove Community Centre, where we can rest or drink water if thirsty. If everybody feells strong, we can continue along the Credit River or go back to the starting point.

The running should take no longer than an hour, including 5 min. warmup, 5-10 stretching, about 40 min. run and 5 min. cooldown. I know the place well, the ground is soft and easy on the knees. It was wet recently, but it will most likely dry up. An uphill stretch before the Community Centre will give us a solid workout just before the rest midway.

Let me know if you like this plan or propose something similar, you may leave your comments under this post. However we choose, we should try to avoid streets and traffic during the rush hours.

I used SportTrack, excellent open source exercise logbook software, to draw the map.

Briefs, boxers or commando question will be addressed soon.

Coming up: Briefs, boxers or commando – about the running gear…

Venus favors the bold – Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso).

Wherever your next space destination is, don’t forget to swing by the Evening Star before it becomes the Morning Star. Venus’s mass, at just over 80% of Earth’s, might even give you an extra gravitational kick. Why not to save some on fuel; money doesn’t grow on asteroids, you know. The recession our galaxy is experiencing may drag on and we don’t want to start canceling our space exploration plans. Do your math right though, you don’t want to land there unless you enjoy acid baths in the temperature that boils sulfur. Pity, if you do. Wear your coolest shades. Venus is exceptionally bright this year, even when seen from the San Valley near Przemyśl.

Venus favors the bold. We boldly redesigned the chart again, let’s hope this new layout will stay unchanged for a while. Not much success in predicting the future. We’ll switch to coffee grinds or, better still, wine sediment readings soon.

The Sun Activity and the San River Levels at Przemyśl March 14, 2009