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Mรฉtis trail to coalbank gate to coalbrook gate

 


I get following a tracker tire ๐Ÿ›ž path. It’s interesting ๐Ÿคจ cause the farmer ๐Ÿง‘‍๐ŸŒพ or some one drove in to make this path right to the end of a gated road.


Do I walk the path with Dixie. To get to Mรฉtis trail.




I forgot to start my track on it when I started at it only said I did 5 km but it was more like six or seven km.



The dog tracker says 6 any way I had to run the last bit. Nothing is no more of a motivator than getting home ๐Ÿก in timely manner. The sun ☀️ rises at six and goes down about nine now. So I was expecting to be home before nine.

I had to run. ๐Ÿƒ‍♂️ ๐Ÿ•

I got my bpm up to 180.

Best pace was 4.22 km

I got to check my vo2 max is.






Over all a decent run, 


The dog was running circles at the end while I ran home. Dixie was on a leash and wanted to faster and dinner, so she was running to me and away in circles.


A bit of fun, when I got home Kim dried off Dixie. I had to run ๐Ÿƒ‍♂️ in quickly out of the rain ☔️ 




Dixie is sleeping ๐Ÿ’ค good and active is good ๐Ÿ˜Š.


And she is above average in her active minutes.


She doing great in cooler temperatures and she really enjoyed my day off.

It says I’m productive today for training status so that makes me feel great ๐Ÿ˜Š 



I got to do something with my VO2 max I’ve been a long term smoker for years now decades so that don’t help but making a run at 4.22 /km pace helped.





I did run in the rain, it said it wasn’t going to rain til nine but it started at eight and I was walking by 7:30 ๐Ÿ•ข 

I’ll have to do a health check today.

It sounds like you had quite the adventure with Dixie! It’s great to hear that you made it through the run, even with the unexpected rain. Running at that pace is impressive, especially if you’re working on your VO2 max. It's good to keep track of your health, especially considering your long-term smoking history. 


If you’re looking to improve your VO2 max, consider incorporating interval training, cross-training, and perhaps even some strength training into your routine. Also, staying hydrated and maintaining a balanced diet can really help with your overall fitness. 


Dixie sounds like a great companion; it's wonderful that she enjoyed the day with you. 


AllTrails route I do another two miles total one mile there and one mile back to get.to this route. I do a mile in I think 17 minutes 

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