Northshore Trail Flood Pictures

I ran the Northshore Trail again today. I was interested to see how the trail faired after the flooding in North Texas yesterday. Before I get to the pictures, I'll give a couple of quick trail run reports.

First, during the storms yesterday, I wasn't comfortable running the trails. We had flood warnings, the police were closing roads in the Flower Mound area, and we had tornado watches (one eventually touched down in Dallas). I thought it best just to stay inside. So I hit the treadmill for a slow 4 mile jog. I had no issues with my legs or lungs.

The rain stopped last night and the police opened the roads. So I headed out this morning for a run on the trail. My training plan called for a 3.5 mile run. But I ended up adding another mile due to some detours along the way. The detours weren't because I couldn't get through the trail, but instead, that I checked out some areas off the trail (described below). Anyway, the run felt good. As with yesterday, no issues with my legs or lungs.

Gotta Love A Wet One!

My trail run today was awesome! I ran naked like I've done in the past. It's been raining most of the day, so the trail was nice and wet. I figured there wasn't much point in wearing a shirt since it would have been soaked within a few minutes from the rain.

My training plan called for a 3.5 mile run today. I decided to start my run at the Murrell Park entrance and to run north-west to the MADD shelter, clockwise on the Northshore Trail (which is the wrong direction on the one-way paths--however, I was the only one out there, so no problem!). I also knew from previous runs that this loop would only get me slightly over 3 miles. So when I arrived at MADD, I keep going north-west, adding a little over a quarter mile, and then looped back to MADD through the bamboo forest. I then continued from MADD back to Murrell Park. The total run was about 3.8 miles. Perfect.

Week 7: Oops!

Today was my Weight Watcher's weigh-in day. Over the last week I gained about a half pound. Oops! I suspect my weight increase had something to do with the long weekend festivities that I participated in. Probably drank a little too much and ate a little too much. But hey, that's what long weekends are all about!

I will also admit that I have been less focused on accurately tracking my points over the last week. I think I started to get a little lax with the details and probably missed some points here and there. Regardless, I've learned my lesson. I will hit the big reset button and get focused once again on staying within my points and continuing to pursue my weight loss goal.

Weight Loss Summary

• Week 1: Lost 4.0 lbs
• Week 2: Lost 3.1 lbs (07.0 lbs total lost)
• Week 3: Lost 2.6 lbs (09.7 lbs total lost)
• Week 4: Lost 2.0 lbs (11.7 lbs total lost)
• Week 5: Lost 1.6 lbs (13.3 lbs total lost)
• Week 6: Lost 1.5 lbs (14.8 lbs total lost)
• Week 7: Gained 0.4 lbs (14.4 lbs total lost)

Onward!

L-Five Trail Run Report (06.3 Miles)

I enjoyed my trail run today. As was the case with my mud run, I had no issues with my legs or lungs. My mental condition was good. I experimented with Gu and Nuun. Overall, I would say it was a good run.

Length: 06.30 Miles over 1 Hours and 18 Minute (12:25 pace)

My training plan called for a four mile run today. However, I didn't cross-train like I was scheduled to do yesterday. I ended up participating in a serious of long-weekend activities and just didn't get around to my mountain bike ride. So I decided to tack on a couple of miles for my run today.

I ran at the Northshore Trail. My initial loop was from the Murrell Park entrance to Northshore Blvd and back. For the second loop I continued to the MADD shelter and back. These are the two loops that I run the most during the week. I was surprised to see I ran a little faster pace than usual.

A Muddy Mess

My trail run today was a muddy mess, and I LOVED every minute of it! Due to a storm that came through last night, the trail was covered in puddles, and I made a point to hit EVERY last one of them! I'm not sure what was so different today, but the experience made me feel like a kid again! I haven't had so much fun in a long time!

My training plan called for a 3 mile trail run. I picked a portion of the Northshore Trail that I know to be just over 3 miles and set out about 9 am this morning. The storm also brought a nice cold front (or the front brought the storm). Instead of the typical 90+ degree temperature that I've run over the last couple of months, today was about 75 at the start of my run. It was AWESOME!