overtaking haynes

was originally planning on hitting 25 today but i didn't get enough sleep over the past few days and thought i might even fall asleep. i decided i was only in the mood for 20. i had the intention of exploring a few trails along the road that i've come across or been on years ago and the first one turned out to be overgrown with prickers. i then wandered into a boy scout campground area and i remember there being some fields and trails. As it turned out there was over 3 miles of trails there. I saw another coyote. It was sprinting across in front of me, not even making eye contact. it didn't run directly away from me but came from the side and away. it wasn't as big as other ones i've seen. i also saw a large hawk and some deer. I guess this is where all the animals hang out. I then went to topstone pond and mtn which i knew would be overridden with dogs. all were friendly though. i took a break at mile 12 on top of the mtn and ate some pretzels and a fruit bar. Then ran back. Felt nothing at all till mile 17.5 but all in all it was pretty easy to get through. 3hrs and 15 mins. a "short" long run this weekend. Will hopefully do 25 next weekend and then start running no more than 20 until mt mitchell.   

am run. so hard to get up today...

1hr 23 mins. ended up being about 13 mins late to work in part because the trails i ran on were really icy. i didn't want to cut the run short though. joint in left toe felt off. 

1hr run. every day i wake up a little later and feel a little more tired...

woke up even later...no surprise. didn't plan on running long because i'm going to hopefully get a good long run in tomorrow of ~25 miles. we'll see. the weather should provide me with no excuse. i really like the brooks beast. maybe it's because they're new but i feel like they provide much better support. 

4hrs 17 mins. the trails were a bit icy in places but there were fewer people which was good. i didn't feel myself breaking down this week after mile 20 and i wonder how much of that is fitness vs having a pair of shoes that supports me better. i definitely could have run much farther today without much distress. i took about 450 calories on the run and began to feel hungry only in the last mile. this run bodes well for mt mitchell i think. now i have to worry about not getting sick.