Training chronicles

08/07/2009 Haw Ridge run 7 miles 83min
08/10/2009 bike to and from work
08/13/2009 SWA7 trail run 4.2 miles 49min

08/28/2009 H-H trail 17.5 min

08/30/2009 H-H trail 15'47" Yeah!

9/3/2009 SWA7 trail 44'20"

9/10/2009 road/trail run 6 miles 1h

11/1/2009 Point trail 20'49"

03/14/2010 Point trail ~19'00" (in rain with natural stride, celebrating the DST!)

Haw Ridge 7-Mile Trail Run

I got a note from Hiram announcing a trail run held on August the 7th. I was debating whether I should participate. It started at 5:30 pm Friday at Haw Ridge. Can I do it? I haven't trained for months.

It was a hot sunny day. The 7-mile course had a steep uphill start and wound through the woods. People passed me left and right. I was barely able to keep up. I was feeling hot at first several miles as I wore pants to ward off the poison ivy. Then I got the chill and worried about hitting the wall. Quitting was not an option I might as well keep going. The last three miles were not as bad. I was so glad that it was finally over, after 83 minutes. It was my first race after high school and the toughest. I ate watermelon and drank lots of fluid. But I could not take in much solid food other than a handful of cashew nuts that evening.