Another good week of training under the belt. The week consisted of 2×50 minute runs, 1×1:30, 1×1:05 and 1×2:00 hour long run half of it being on the very challenging Diez Vista trail at Buntzen Lake. I have never run on the Diez Vista trail before and wanted to do a little recon before the 5 Peaks half marathon race next weekend and boy was I glad I did. This trail although short is very technical and very steep right out of the gates, it is also very easy to go of course which I did on a couple occasions. The descent back down to Buntzen Lake is very rocky and rooty making it slow and stressful. Shoes matter! during the run I was wearing a pair of La Sportiva Slingshots which were defintely the wrong shoe choice for this section. The Slingshots are great for short straight up mountain runs and less technical trails but when you are pounding away on long hard technical trails they are to be honest a little painful because the shoe was designed with a very thin layer of cushioning which is good for a hill climb not so good on hard technical descents. I recently picked up a pair of last years Brooks Cascadias and will probably wear them in the race to help protect my feet a little more.
Elevation/HR from Diez Vista Buntzen Lake run:
Diez Vista - Buntzen Lake run route:
