Sunday's forecast was for high winds so I was a bit concerned about how far we would make it. I wanted 10 miles but with this lingering cold I didn't think it would happen. Jodi was kind enough to drop me off where I met two other runners who left their cars because Jodi also agreed to pick us up whenever and from wherever we called at the south end and bring us back to the starting point.
We headed up the Pino Trail, Trail # 140, to the junction with Trail # 341 and turned north to # 230. The 230 loop back to 365 made this first section, coming right past where we started as we headed south, add up to over 4 miles. On the beginning climb my running partners gained a pretty hefty lead on me but as the route turned downhill and became more technical due to the fact I run trail and have been running on ice a few times this winter I caught up to them. That changed again as the route turned uphill and my yucky lungs took control. I caught them one other time on a downhill but after that it was a solo run.
We were fortunate that the wind never did get too strong and as the sun came out I was a bit overdressed but I didn't want too much exposure to the wind to make the cold any worse. I felt pretty good until about 7 to 7.5 miles but from there, which included the Glenwood Hills road section, there was a lot of walking. I was still moving and adding miles to the legs but ....
I did finish on a run and felt good about it. With the beginning loop being longer than I thought we actually did 9.4 miles. Not bad for my lungs screaming and sucking on cough drops the whole route.
Let's take a rest day or two.
We headed up the Pino Trail, Trail # 140, to the junction with Trail # 341 and turned north to # 230. The 230 loop back to 365 made this first section, coming right past where we started as we headed south, add up to over 4 miles. On the beginning climb my running partners gained a pretty hefty lead on me but as the route turned downhill and became more technical due to the fact I run trail and have been running on ice a few times this winter I caught up to them. That changed again as the route turned uphill and my yucky lungs took control. I caught them one other time on a downhill but after that it was a solo run.
We were fortunate that the wind never did get too strong and as the sun came out I was a bit overdressed but I didn't want too much exposure to the wind to make the cold any worse. I felt pretty good until about 7 to 7.5 miles but from there, which included the Glenwood Hills road section, there was a lot of walking. I was still moving and adding miles to the legs but ....
I did finish on a run and felt good about it. With the beginning loop being longer than I thought we actually did 9.4 miles. Not bad for my lungs screaming and sucking on cough drops the whole route.
Let's take a rest day or two.
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