#burkelakepark

[alexanderrogge]

Fall has come to Virginia with another vibrant display of leaf colors beginning to appear in late-October; the afternoon sunlight illuminates Lake Burke in the colors of the autumn leaves. #Fall2024 #FallColors #Fall #LakeBurke #Lake #BurkeLakePark #Virginia #AutumnLeaves #Autumn

[cmjhawk86]

Not a bad way to kick off 2023. I hadn’t done trail miles in a while so I headed over to Burke Lake Park. I should not have been surprised by how crowded the park was, considering it was 63° on New Year’s Day. It was busy, though, all the way around the lake loop. By the time I completed a loop and switched over to the high school cross country course, the sun was going down, crowds were thinning and the temperature was dropping. I called it good for the day once I hit 6 miles and did some drills. By the time I left it was dark and the park gates looked about to close. It’s been a productive week-plus off of work for me. That will all end on Tuesday and I’m expecting it to be quite busy; I’ll be taking the lead role back on a proposal I handed off while I was out, and I’ve got to be at track practice Tuesday as well. In other words, it will be right back into the old grind. But one more day off first.

[kayakman2]

Day 31. Hot damn I did it! While my goals were to only run everyday this month and complete 50 miles, I will continue with the streak. And the 100 miles, well, I’m just happy I was able to reach 50 after not running much in 2017. Anyone out there thinking about getting back into shape or running again, if I can do it, anyone can. 100.7/50 miles 👊🏽💥 #RWRunStreak #instarunners #runnerscommunity #garmin #fenix3 #optoutside #TrailRunning #running #RunMore #getfit #burkelakepark #urbantrail (at Burke Lake Park)

[yoda1117]

Live in a place where you can wake up and walk towards the lake in a few minutes. #lifehacks #fridayvibes #walk #hike #morninghike #nature #lakeview #burkelakepark (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B45Vb8TBdQZ/?igshid=arhnh6uywrwv

[alexanderrogge]

Fall has come to Virginia with another vibrant display of leaf colors appearing in mid-October. The Canada Geese and a Great Blue Heron were enjoying the afternoon warmth on Tuesday as the sunlight illuminated the water of Lake Burke in the colors of the autumn leaves.

Fall2023 #FallColors #Fall #LakeBurke #Lake #BurkeLakePark #Virginia #CanadaGeese #Geese #GreatBlueHeron #Heron #AutumnLeaves #Autumn

[laurahlmr]

- Enjoy your life as long as you can -

[cmjhawk86]

Good day for a #birthdayrun at #burkelakepark. I continued to build up my running time, doing 8 x 4/1 #runwalk sets. It was also the first time wearing the new knee sleeves and they definitely seemed to help. Weather was chilly but for a change, no wind. That meant a lot of people were out on the trail, and I had to have the buff covering my face more often not. I’m happy to have knocked out 4 miles, the most I've done in a while. Next week, I will start a #mcmillanrunteam #rebuildfitness plan while I continue to work on knee strength. And there's no timetable for racing. After 57 years, hopefully I've learned a little something about patience. One day, one run, at a time for now. #runblr #mastersrunner #injuryrehab #trailrunning (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJUXEannDQF/?igshid=s8fabo8ckobv

[cmjhawk86]

Busy morning - #5k race first, the @bishopseventsllc Burke Lake Fall 5k. Unlike the last Bishop's event 2 weeks ago, this one drew out a fast field. In the last race I won my age group and was over a minute slower. Today, nowhere close to the podium. I got to #burkelakepark with just enough time to get my bib and do a one-mile #warmupjog. Then I stripped down in the morning chill (46°) and changed my shoes (@endasportswear Iten). Ideally I would have done some dynamic stretching but there was not enough time so I lined up. The first mile was downhill and probably a little quicker than I was ready for. I was laboring in mile 1 but settled down after that, still at faster paces than 2 weeks ago. I'll take it as progress. After a 2-mile #cooldownjog with my @athletics_east_masters_tc teammates, I headed to #lifetimefairfax to get my strength work done. Then finally, to @dunkin for a @beyondmeat sandwich and ☕️. #runblr #mastersrunning #xcracingseason #fallracingseason #trailracing #xcracing #mastersxcrunner #ontothenextrace #keepshowingup (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFUyP8rH9Gh/?igshid=1czb62qn1r3j4

[cmjhawk86]

Got it all done this morning. First up was @bishopseventsllc #chaseforacure #5k at #burkelakepark. This was the exact same course I raced on a few weeks ago and I made a 12-second improvement, plus got the #agegroupwin! After my cooldown, I headed over to #lifetimefairfax because I still had to get my core session. I saw a few other #lifetimeteam colleagues while I was there. I'm still on furlough but eventually I'll be back. Strength work after a race is always hard. I fatigue so much quicker on sets I usually bang out. But it's essential to making continued improvement and avoiding injury. #dontignorethecore is my advice to all. All told a very productive morning. #runblr #athleticseastmasterstc #mastersrunner #mastersxcrunner #fallrunning #xcseason (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGK6DOyHyO7/?igshid=ht9od3b0ie7p

[cmjhawk86]

Busy Friday afternoon of #runcoaching and getting my own work done as well. First I met up with @miletosteven and put him through a track workout (read about it at @breakoutrunning). Then it was time for #lewislancersxc practice. With all that going on I squeezed in a little 20-minute #shakeoutrun and some striders in preparation for tomorrow's race at #burkelakepark, the @bishopseventsllc #chaseforacure #5k. Gotta love the weather this time of year around here. Perfect conditions, and tomorrow morning's forecast looks good, too! #runblr #mastersxcrunner #mastersrunner #fallrunning #fallracingseason (at John R Lewis High School Department of Student Services) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGI_527HxS5/?igshid=17meod75w2dqj

[cmjhawk86]

#muchlatergram from today’s steamy run at #burkelakepark. At least it was shaded 95% of the way. 9.2 miles done, with the last 20 minutes at what will have to pass for #steadystaterun effort in these conditions. This has been some heatwave, feels like 3 weeks or more and still going. On par for 2020, wouldn’t you say? #runblr #trailrunning #longrun #summerrunning #trainingforsomething #keeprunning #keepshowingup (at Burke Lake Park)
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[cmjhawk86]

#latergram from my run earlier today. It's been a busy day with a chiropractor appointment and then @lewislancersxc practice to take care of, so I am just getting to it now. After a little scare with the groin and hip flexor earlier this week I seem to be fine now. I ran 4 miles and it all felt very smooth, as did the post-run #striders. A little extra rest did the trick. I should be all set to run with my @athletics_east_masters_tc teammates tomorrow morning at the @bishopseventsllc #operationturbo #5k at #burkelakepark. Now I just need to lay my gear out and kick back for the night. #runblr #xcracing #trailracing #fallracingseason #mastersxcrunner (at Mantua, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFS_n-YnzkK/?igshid=7sqrl8t61hzf

[cmjhawk86]

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It had been a while since I made the weekly run at #burkelakepark with my @athletics_east_masters_tc teammates. But after taking a week off between my own training plans this seemed like a good opportunity to get out there and restart. Though cooler than it’s been the last few weeks but the dewpoint was about the same as the temperature so it was soupy and gross. On to a @mcmillanrunning speed plan next week. I’m looking forward to that one. Hopefully I can find a race or two during that time to gauge progress. #runblr #trailrunning #mcmillanrunteam #athleticseastmasterstc #xctraining #mastersrunner #sunmertraining #keepshowingup (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6eyIdnnSo/?igshid=1g34g7k7ytxdy

[cmjhawk86]

Great day to get outside and do some #trailrunning at #burkelakepark. The last time I was here my @athletics_east_masters_tc teammates and I were doing a @runwashington photoshoot leading up to @usatfclubxc #usatfxcnationals. Seems like so long ago. It's a new cycle now and time to get back to work. Today was a slow #recoveryrun day so it was nice to enjoy the surroundings and just trust the process for 5 miles. #runblr #fitblr #winterrunning #10ktraining #rocknrollarizona #momumentave10k #cherryblossomtenmiler #springracingseason #altralonepeak #optoutside (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7HKuFJn7yS/?igshid=1dg06vkalomxt

[cmjhawk86]

Back from the deep today! After a crazy work week kept my running on the sidelines, it felt so good to get on the trails this morning with @runpacers, @arlingtonroadrunnersclub and @ragnarrelay at #burkelakepark. It was a big toxic flush for all the stress that had built up. After one loop of the lake I broke off to run the HS #xc course. My #leelancersxc runners are starting preseason training and it was time to refamiliarize myself with this course. September will be here before you know it! #runblr #fitblr #trailrunning #masterstrackathlete #summerracingseason #xccoachlife #ijustloverunning (at Burke Lake Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byxv1evHCAx/?igshid=1rzgmyz77lffn

[cmjhawk86]

I got my flashy green #endaitens a little dirty today but I have to say @endasportswear has built a great shoe that handles fast running on roads or trails well. That shouldn’t be a surprise given how much off-road running Kenyans do. This was my last big quality workout before #northfacedctrailhalf, 15 x 1 minute on the trails of #burkelakepark. it was a tough workout but it was very satisfying to finish it feeling strong. One more longish run on Saturday and then it’s #tapertime. #runblr #fitblr #masterstrackathlete #trailrunning #springracingseason #springrunning (at Burke, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwaOrFChcAV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f04e8iqyhqrq