Hittin the Trail!!

11/29/2010

This past Saturday was fun as usual because it started off with a challenge. Getting out of bed was the challenge because it was one of the coldest night in a long time. After we got ourselves out of bed we headed out and got in my truck where the thermometer displayed 39 degrees!!!WOW! What a challenge right! We got to our starting point where we get our instructions and boy it felt that it was colder than 39 degrees....

Now we get that we got instructions out of the way we started our warm up walk and headed towards the logs were we received a run walking clinic. It was interesting learning the technique that goes in the run walk because it looks so easy but it not. Now it was time to get  going and we gathered up in our groups and headed it out. By this time the cold was the last think on my mind and my focus was getting up to my 4mile journey. It started out kind of rough because my body took a bit  to get going and I think it was because the cold. After the first mile I felt real good, I got my pace going after mile 1 and I saw the trail and I got excited! Running out on the trail was fun because I actual felt that I have started to actually get to the finish line. There were some amazing views along the way up the trail and the early sun popping over the hills into the arroyo was awesome as we ran. Moving up the trail to mile marker 2 because we had one of our coaches (Coach Juan) there waiting for us. It was now time to turn around and hit the last 2 miles and of course it felt as if the end would not come soon enough. By now I am feeling real good as I have no pain and I am in a groove and I can see the finish line and my GREAT TEAMMATES!

This was fun because of all the challenges of we faced, the cold, the trail, the hills....but you know what? It was all worth it!! After we finished some of went out for breakfast which was nice to hang and get to know some of our teammates just a little bit better.

Thanks Team!!!!