Thank you Neasts! She sent out a call for VB early morning run and knowing that I needed motivation to get out of bed I agreed. I proposed the idea to Chad and he was in as well. We met Scott, Ben, Craig, Jenilynn and others at the Chevron then caravaned up to the trail head. It was still dark and someone was tired and couldn't find their garmin or their head-lamp! Scott took pity on me and gave me his headlamp. Craig told me I couldn't fall since I now had the head-lamp...HA! Divine intervention I think :) So, about 1/2 mile from the drinking fountain I rolled my ankle like a tortilla - as Craig put it. I usually can just bounce right back and it isn't a big deal, but this one was a little different. It hurt. I walked it off and got behind the group I'd been doing such a good of keeping up with. I made it up to the top, but because of my ankle gave myself the needed excuses to walk instead of keeping a run up the hills. I still think it may be the fastest running time I've made it up VB. I love that peak! Such a great trail. I started back down ahead of the crowd, because I knew they'd catch up. I needed to be a little more careful on the downhill with my ankle instability. It didn't really hurt to run, but when I stopped at the top for a while I could tell it was stiffening and swelling. I only got passed by a couple on the way down. I'm glad they lingered. I made the mistake of visiting and chatting at the drinking fountain though and then as we got started got left in the dust again. BUT, there were a couple times I could see the group and I was keeping pace with them the last bit. I was hitting the downhill well and enjoying it. Just wish I'd had my garmin to see HOW fast/slow I was going. Oh well. It was a great group and I was able to get home just in time to get my boys out of bed. Then I had Lauren do just a 2 mile loop with me. I like running with my girl :) I gave her an easy day after 2 good pushes back to back.
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