Annette and I planned this run last week. We were going to run the trails from Oakmont Park and invited quite a few to tag along. We ended up with Jenny and Saskia, so a good crew. We started out and ran 3.5 miles to the best water stop ever at the country club golf course - nice, ice-cold water and cups to drink it out of - SWEET! We continued on another .5 and then turned around. On the way back we ran into Rene Villalobos and his friend and they shared the goodness out of their cooler. He is an ultra marathoner in the area and just a truly nice guy. He runs a marathon distance training run every Saturday and Sunday. He gave us a gatorade and water and we were on our way. We ended up back at the park to make a pit stop and ended up having to move our car due to a party at the park, so a longer than normal stop. We then headed the other direction on the trail and it was the first time I had ever been there and I loved it. Lots and lots of people out the entire time, which was great to see and a ton of cyclists - most were extremely polite, which was nice. I really struggled the first 8 miles, my legs were heavy and tired and my calves were tight. I felt much better the last 4 and really enjoyed this part. The best part of the run - we stopped at McDonald's afterwards for a chocolate dipped ice cream cone - YUM! Avg Pace 9:10 4 Easy miles on the treadmill at the Y, while my two younger girls swam. Normal lunch time run and today POST NAP - How great is that!
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