This morning at 10 o'clock I went for a 5 mile run at Portage Lakes State Park. We've had awesome weather this weekend for November! This morning it was about 60 degrees and clear blue skies. I started on Shoreline Trail for 3.25 miles and then ran 1.75 more for 5 miles
Today after work, I drove over to Boston Store to do a run on the Towpath. I usually hate running on the Towpath, but just wanted to get in the miles at a quick pace. I ran to Mile 22 and back for about 5 miles.
Tonight I met Todd "Not Tom" Hanks and Tim "Cousin of Slim" Knapp at West Branch State Park at 7:30 for a night run. This has become a tradition to run at West Branch Halloween weekend ever since the witch encounter with my brother two years ago.
It was dark out when we started, but the sky was clear and the moon provided alot of light. The temperature felt great for late October in the upper 60s. I was also glad the rain held off.
We headed out on Snowmobile Rd and turned left onto the lake trail. We ran an out-and-back to Porter Rd and got in about 7 miles. We talked about a little bit of everything so the run went by fast. I found out Todd registered for Boston next Spring after qualifying with a 3:18 at the Towpath Marathon. Should be cool to see a familiar face there since he will probably be lined up close by me at the start.
Tonight I met my friend Marc at the Happy Days parking lot at 4:30. We went to Kendall Lake, ran a short loop and ran back to our cars for about 6 miles. We were both a bit disappointed at how quickly the leaves changed and fell. There were alot of leaves on the trail which made for some tricky running by the ledges. Afterward we enjoyed some Cincinnati Chili and coney dogs at Skyline Chili on Steel Corners Rd. Mmmmmmm!!
Here are some pictures I took tonight from the Overlook at the ledges in the Cuyahoga Valley.
Tonight I attended my first Crooked River Trail Runners trail run at Lock 29 in the CVNP. This group meets every Thursday night at a different location and usually goes somewhere to eat and drink afterwards.
Some familiar faces included Jim Christ, who usually leads the group, Kurt "OPod" and Melissa. My brother Brian also showed up for his first CRTR run. We did an easy 5 miles on the Buckeye Trail looping around back to the Towpath.
Afterwards, Brian, Melissa and I enjoyed some beer on the outside deck at the Winking Lizard. The temperature felt great out!
Tonight I met my friend Marc at Happy Days for a run. We ran to Kendall Lake via the ledges trail for about 5.5 miles. We walked most the hills and took it pretty easy. The cool air felt great! I had no real signs of pain in my foot, so I'll continue to slowly get back into it and see how it goes.
