Here I am, a moss covered bolder making myself comfortable in the middle of the trail. I have no place to go, nowhere to be-- just enjoying my current chill in the quiet of the forest.
This run took some patience but I had nothing else do to this afternoon so I stuck it out. I got to the trails just as a downpour started. I decided to wait it out in my car and ended up napping for 45 min while it rained and rained and rained. I woke up, ate half the peanut butter and honey sandwich I packed for the run, and waited another 20 min for the showers to pass before heading out unto the trail. It had been four weeks since I last ran on trails and with the slick footing I took this really slow (a walk/jog pace or a "wog" as my buddy E-Rob calls it).
Even though the rain delayed things, I'm glad I got out there when I did. I really needed a quiet space today. The rain virtually made it so that only true nature lovers or those training for ultra marathons were out on the trails. I saw 3 runners and a bunch of folks at Sheepfold (because there are always a bunch of folks at Sheepfold). It was nice. And, after-the-rain leaves everything so green! In addition to 3's company, I saw a little garter snake which was moving slowly down the trail but too fast for me to get my phone out and take a picture (I doubled up on zip-lock bags today. My phone is still recovering from the deluge of two Tuesdays ago), the fluffiest squirrel I ever did see, and about 2,000 gnats. I was swatting and swatting and swatting-- really working my arms as much as my legs on this one. K ridiculo.
My running calendar called for a cutback week this week and I decided to run no more than 30 miles total. This would keep me with my personal goal of not running less than 30 miles per week during this training and is a 12 mile step back from what I did last week. I ended up running 8 for 32 miles. Things are going really well so far. I'm behind but managing to get out there and keep training. Two more months!
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