I went out with Tom into the dark, chilly, windy morning. We decided to start out going west so we wouldn't have to run straight into the wind at the beginning. We headed down to the ball park where I was happy that they keep the bathrooms open. Then we turned east but the wind wasn't as bad now that we were warmed up. As we headed up into the river bottoms we noticed a little red in the sky between the east mountains that told us eventually there would be some sunshine coming our way.
We went up 5 mile hill and back toward home. Tom was finishing with 6 but I was doing my long run so I ran around the block while he went in the house to bring me a drink. It was nice that I didn't have to take the time to go into the house...that seems to make it hard to get going again. I headed back out and the sun was starting to shine. I went back down into the river bottoms and up the trail. It was so pretty with the colored leaves all over the trail and the golden corn stalks shining in the sun. Then looking through the trees and up to the mountains covered in all their colorful glory...who could not enjoy a morning like that!? It made me realize that I not only love to run, I love that I CAN get out and run! And I love that I'm out enjoying one of the beautiful seasons God has created for me! At the top of the trail the mighty wind was just a howling! I grabbed a drink at the fountain and let the wind push me back on my way. A pebble hopped aboard in my right shoe with about 4 miles left. I really didn't want to get it out so I kept doing the shuffle kick to get it somewhere that it didn't bug me too much. Over all a really enjoyable 14 miler!
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