We arrived home from Iowa yesterday and basically collapsed and slept wonderfully (first good sleep in a few weeks!!!). So nice to be in our own comfy, warm bed. Jumped out of bed this morning ready for a "shake out the legs" run, get back into a training groove, and start regaining some of the red blood cells (natural EPO) I lost being down at sea level for almost two weeks! Of course, we laced up and headed out the door to our little neighborhood gem, UVP. Below, we are just heading into the park. Notice - no snow on the ground (yet).
As the run progressed, so did the snow. It didn't matter. It wasn't cold, I was home, I was running on real trails and I felt like I was in heaven. Bring it on!
It's all good!
Lots of varied terrain in UVP.
Steve stretching his legs on a flat section. The snow is picking up!
Tiptoeing carefully down the wet rocks.
Beautiful!
Did a few loop-de-loops through the park and then headed for home.
We had to run past our favorite Starbucks on the way back.
After it was all said and done, we ended up with 8.6 miles - decent for a 'shake out the legs' run, and fairly wet. It felt great to be out on the trails again. Hopefully I will be able to "catch up" on training quickly as Greenland 25k is in six weeks. If not, it will be a good spring-board of training for a couple of potential events coming up soon after. The Sageburner 25k is the end of May and the Turkey Tracks Trail Half Marathon is June 12. We'll see what happens! Glad to be home and would like to wish a smile and Happy Trails to everyone this week!
Shoes:
S & K - Asics Trail 2150
