Monday 9/18

Did 7 on the trail today with Patrick and Liliana.

Legs still beat up after 18 on Saturday. We started at B Springs and Patrick and Liliana were excitable because they are thinking of CIM as their goal race. Because it is closer than ATT, a heightened sense of focus was clear in their pace. Amazing what fear can do! Anyway, we went to north side of trail and splashed through about 4 miles in the dark. Picked it up at the Congress Ave bridge. I really wasn't in the mood for a firing of the cannon, but went ahead and put a few miles of work in. Patrick and Liliana were right on my tail and passed me as I stopped at the 35 bridge for water. I caught up to P coming down the hill on Riverside and we ran together until the Statesman building, when he got a cramp/pulled his calf muscle slightly. We walked for a while, and then with Liliana, jogged it back to the springs to chill the sore legs and revive the spirit. Liliana explored the remains of a crawfish (that had been regurgitated by a heron) with her fingers, and then we all parted ways for a brand new week. Don't you wish you were there?