Friday, June 24, 2011

It's Raining, It's Pouring, I'm Running Thorncrag

I thought about Bradbury today, thinking I'd either do it before or after a trip to Wholefoods.  When I thought about what I really needed to buy, I couldn't justify the trip down to Portland.  Since I was heading to my Hanniford, I decided to run Thorncrag, not even 1/2 mile from the store.

The light rain became fairly steady by the time I hit the trail.  It wasn't long before the hard packed dirt developed a slick layer of slippery mud on top.  It was nowhere near as slick as the wet, mossy rocks.  I either need new Inov8s or another model to handle the wet.  Fortunately, I just had skids and no falls.

I enjoyed the cool, wet day.  Only one other person was out on the trails, an older guy walking at a good clip.  He commented that this was as good a day as any for a walk on these trails.  Replace run for walk and he summed up my feelings exactly.  I got in five hilly miles.

1 comment:

  1. Nice! It was a bit slick on the rocks at Mt A, too. I did a lot of walking along with my running, which helped me also only have skids with no falls.

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