Five of us ran this morning – 6 miles in a place called West Creek, just west of where we normally run. This is one of my favorite runs, not because of the flat terrain (it is NOT flat) but because of the lack of traffic, ease of getting there and back, and the options when you are there. From where you park, you can do a 2-mile loop, a 4-mile loop, or combine the two for a 6-mile loop. That is what we have done in the past and did again today.

The weather was strange – making dressing correctly very difficult. It was 42 degrees and a cold muggy (almost misty). I ended up wearing shorts and a single long sleeved shirt, along with a hat. No gloves, earmuffs, or long pants, so I was quite cool to start, then perfect as the hour wore on. When all was said and done, I had a sweat-drenched shirt, shorts with sweat spots, and a hat that I could have wrung water out of if it was flexible. A bit of stretching and rehydration later and I was heading home.

For the week, I have to figure out how to count it. 3.1 miles on Sunday (a 5K race), 3 miles on Tuesday, 4 miles Wednesday, and the 6 today for a weekly total of 16 miles. However, according to the schedule that has been provided, Sunday’s 5K goes to last week’s distance, so it was just 13 miles for the week where 16 was scheduled. Just under 32 miles run total out of 37 I should have run to date. I need to figure out how to get the three mid-week runs in, so will likely be a bunch of treadmill runs on Tuesday and Thursday, then team runs Wednesday and Saturdays.

On an upside, 32 miles is further than from here to Kings Dominion!