High miles, cool trees, and good company «

With my Irish adventures now behind me, I was looking forward to this past weekends chain of events. Lots of cool events, parties, and training runs were all happening at once, so of course, I did alot of running around.

With the Bluff 50k, now just a few weeks away, fellow Bimbler’s used this weekend as the last big training run. Over the last few months, we have been running various sections of the course, which has led to a little series we entitled, “Bite the Bluff”. Saturday would be a 20 miler for most of the group, while a couple brave souls went out and ran the entire course. Unfortunately, I had to with drawl from the race because of an upcoming trip, so my day out in nature was more for the joy then for the training. Just a few months ago I was really looking forward to running the Bluff 50k as well as the StoneCat 50 miler, but things have changed with some job opportunities that came up for me. So training as taken a bit of a landslide, but I still feel I can go out and put on some miles when needed.

Mayor, Suds, Iggy, Forrest, El Toro, and Bullwinkle

With the sun barely up, we ventured off into the woods. The chilly weather, although at first was tough to deal with, turned out to be perfect for running. I love being out in nature, especially in the fall, in and around New England. The colors are just so beautiful. Crisp leaves fall to the earth and leave a crunchy blanket over the sticks and stones. The air becomes crisp and invigorating, its perfect!

Along the way, we shared great stories, took cool photos, and enjoyed being outside.