October

Ahhh... 5:00 and I was out the door this afternoon and into the cold, damp, misty Fall trails for a solid run. Wet leaves covering the floors, dripping branches, flying leaves. Despite wearing the monitor, I couldn't have cared less what my heart rate was, what my time was - I didn't even have a plan for the run except, well, to run. This is why I love late October.

I wound up going for 50 minutes, blazing the trails and finally feeling as though my legs and body have fully recovered from that darn marathon. After the first 20 minutes or so, I found the rhythm, and just enjoyed the legs turning over with the sensory overload from the beautiful scenery as the trails before me got darker and darker towards day's end. Pretty soon, we'll be needing the headlamp.

In other news, Kona is over for all the uber-athletes out there. I can't help but think if one day I'll see the Big Island myself. I'm sorry for Lisa and for Norman, but I've got to hand out the kudos to Natascha and Faris. Even bigger Kudos to all the age-groupers who dug deep to finish it up strong. I hope to see you out there some time.

Keep it easy.