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August 12, 2004
Trails!!
Yesterday J. and I planned to hit the trails and do 15 miles, but our plans quickly changed. First, we got a little turned around on our way to the trails - we were going to meet her friend, D. We were told to look for a lake, veer left, and go up a big hill. Well, we arrived near the trail, saw three lakes, a million hills and turned left instead of softly veering left! We were late meeting D.
Once we found D. we were already running short on time, so we bolted out of the car and hit our first trail. It was beautiful - the temps hovered in the low 60s and the trails were pretty well groomed. That said, we still ran single file most of the way and had to slow to a walk on some steep up and downhills. What a thrilling adventure, especially since I am used to flat, monotnous city running.
We cut our run to 9 miles. J. and I drove back into the city and contemplated tacking on another 6, but neither one of us was feeling up to the task and both of us were feeling a bit tired. We called it a run.
Our pace was slow, but I would not have wanted to go any faster. It was such a gorgeous morning and there was no need to spoil it by running insanely hard. We rolled at a nice rhythm and enjoyed a wonderful conversation!
Posted by bridget at August 12, 2004 05:17 PM