I run this morning on the bike trail north of Wasilla with my Valley Renegades friends. It was so nice just to see Terri and Becky again. I have so rarely been home that I never get to see anyone anymore. I misunderstood the meeting place though and ended up starting 20 minutes late. Terri said Gorilla Fireworks. I parked there for 20 minutes then realized there was a tiny "Lil" written above the Gorilla sign. So I drove about a half mile up the road and there was the real Gorilla Fireworks. But Becky and Terri were walk/running so I passed them as they were coming back at my 2 1/2 mile mark. I kept on until I reached 3 then turned around. They still beat me back to the cars but not by very much. It was quite hot but there was a nice cooling breeze blowing. I felt much better than I did last week on that 5 mile run. I have been gone dip-netting and other things so this was the first time I've had a chance to run since that run to Wolverine Creek. I feel quite recovered now.
Actually tomorrow I should be running the Rio de Janeiro Marathon. But I found out too late that I need a visa to go to Brazil. So I had to cancel that trip. I learned an important lesson about international travel though. I doubt I will make that mistake again.
This afternoon I went up to Eklutna Lake and hiked all the way to Bold Creek. It was a beautiful day with a few short showers to make it more interesting. It has been quite a while since I have walked all the way to mile 5 and back. I always seem to turn back at mile 3. So it was nice to get in the 10 mile hike for a change.
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| Eklutna Lake |
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