Post by Coach Walter on Nov 2, 2013 10:02:24 GMT -6
WEEK 18 of 29 - Welcome to the next evolution!!
What a great morning for a run!! I decided to head out with the Turtles this morning since I hadn't taken the opportunity yet this season to run with these folks. 5:45am rolled around and we headed east out of the park, headed for the School House Loop 8 miler. Coach Tina was in the back herding cats, Coaches Cindy & John were in the middle doing their supervisory thingy, while myself and my running wife Angie stayed near the front of the pack so we could pretend to be in better shape than we really are. Passed Dairy Ashford, through the parking lot and down the steep hill to the deep, dark forest. Hit the gravel trail, cross Briar Forest without getting run over, dodge the puddles and you're at the School House turnaround. A shot of GU and you're ready for the 4 mile run back. Coach Anne caught up with us on the return leg just in time to trip and fall.... awwwwww, poor Anne!! But she bounced back up and wound up with a nice run of her own.
As always with these folks, the return trip had a few folks stretch their legs and pull ahead of the rest, the stalwart few maintained a steady yet aggressive pace, and a few slowed down just a touch. But everybody finished and everybody had a really good run! Cooler temps make for AWESOME runs!!!
Next week is 9 miles, so do some stretching this week, and get those homework runs in!
