01272018 Greenleaf Run
So today we ran the Greenleaf Trail 30K. It was a lot of fun. At 19.5(ish) miles it was our longest distance and it took us a looong time. At our skill levels there was just a lot of trail we couldn’t run without significant risk. And with our first marathon in 4 weeks we chose to err on the side of caution.
This run was primarily just to have a long weekend run and to push our selves a bit.
We had a great time being outraged at the lack of flat ground, having to go miles on the side of a hill trying to walk on ground sloped at 45 degree angle which is super hard on the ankles.
Around mile 10 we got passed by a 67 year old woman, never did catch her.
Around mile 15-16 we started running into cramping problems with muscles we don’t normally use for due to road running primarily. For me it was my inside groin muscles, the ones that run down the inside of your thighs. For my RW it was hamstrings and assorted other places.
I used a GoPro for the first time and filmed some snippets on each mile although mile 18 and 19 got lost although I was able to do a second mile 19. Battery failure. That was fun and I learned some things about filming on a run. I now have a gimbal to help with keeping video steady that I need to learn to use.
When I get around to putting the videos together I’ll post them on the Run Salty channel on Youtube primarily for friends and family to pretend to enjoy watching. It’s really about having the memories to look back on later on down the road.
All in all it was a good run for multiple reasons, a it was just a lot of fun, b it pushed us a bit in terms of effort both mental and physical, c it was a lot of fun.
Equipment used:
Lone Peak 3.5 from Altra – Held up well, they’re servicable, not my ideal shoe but good enough
Stryd FootPod – Does not work well with a mix of run hike. Was almost a mile and a half short of the 19.5 run.
Garmin Fenix 5X – Best option of the watches out there for me for various reasons.
Road ID – So someone can identify the body.
Google Pixel 2 XL – Wonderful camera for taking still images and streaming music.
Saloman Skin 12 – Wonderful vest, highly recommend. Not perfect but very close.
Ultimate Directiojn Soft Flasks with Extended Nipples – Lets you drink your fuel without having to take the flask out.
Source Hydration Bladder – The Milspec version 2L with insulated hose in Coyote Brown
EFuel – Wonderful drink mix for fueling. Works very well for me.
EGel – Wonderful gels for fueling. Works very well for me.
GoPro Hero 4 Silver – Audio sucks while its in it’s case. Just be aware. Mounted to a selfie stick of my own design and 3D printed on a MakerWorks MendelMax 3 printer in PLA.
Garmin HR Senson on Polar Chest Belt – HR monitoring sucked for some reason with a metric butt ton of drop outs and missing data.
Underarmor bike shorts, Champion shorts, REI Thin Base Layer shirt, Halo skull cap