A mix of sun and heavy blowing snow on May 9! This is the front part of our property as seen from the road. There was once a Raid The Rib control on top of that hill.
Since yesterday's treadmill run didn't leave me limping, I pushed the boundaries today with a 5K country road run. The surface isn't as flat as a treadmill but it's flatter than the trails and much more interesting than our basement so I'll be more inspired to run if I'm able to do this. The jury will be out for the next 24 hours but so far, the pain is minor.
The winter closure of north Duffy's Lane has continued so we have a lovely little stretch of car-free road with some hills at the north end.
I followed the driveway in to the old keyhole parking lot for Palgrave Forest but that didn't quite get me to the 2.5 km turnaround point. So I ran a little double track to get the rest of the distance. Here is the start of some MTB single track. The double track has sometimes been crowded lately. The single track is usually not bad - on weekdays, anyway. Or on May mornings with blowing snow.
It is traditional to take this photo of the Palgrave Forest pond every spring.
Although the TRCA has kept its trails open, they warn that the trails are unmaintained. So I never go around blind corners too fast on my bike.
When I got back, the dogs were romping in the yard in a brief period of sunshine with blowing snow. This is their favourite weather - both outside and inside, where the fireplace is roaring once again.