Cedar River Trail in Maple Valley. 8 a.m. Nicole, Lisa and I met at a new location this time; just right off the freeway. Goregous day for a run! We decided to head more south on the trail to the R side. Trail started out paved then turned into gravel about a mile into it. The gravel was softer on our knees!:) We ran to about 1.5 miles then Lisa and Nicole turned around so it would be 3 miles. Lisa pregnant-2nd trimester and Nicole has been getting shin splints. I kept going on the trail. I ended up making my goal for today of 9 Miles!!!! I ran 4.5 miles on the trail and then turned around. It was slightly scary by myself and thought it wasn't a good idea at first but then it felt safe. I ended up seeing quite a lot of people on train. People alone running, people walking their dogs, a group of ladies running, bikers, etc...So perfect! As I kept running the trail just got more and more beautiful!! I crossed a bunch of bridges and some intersecting roads. I could see the river a lot of the way! What more beautiful place could we have chosen to run at? It was inspiring! I have to admit that last 1.5 miles was very hard! I debated whether or not to keep going to 9 miles but wanted to shoot for that. I did a little bit of walk run short spurts during my run (maybe only about 3 or 4 times). Nicole had eventally kept running because her vehicle was still there. I am guessing she went the opposite direction. I wonder what is that way...My legs were tight on last 2 miles but they feel okay and i am hoping I didn't injure them.
TT: 1:29:01 Avg: 9:53 min
Miles: 10:18, 10:00, 9:57, 10:04, 9:34, 9:23, 10:13, 9:47, 9:44 (I am thinking the times weren't as consistant due to some walk/run in there) Overall very Happy:) | 