I'm not crazy...I'm just bored!!

What a day! It couldn't have been better if I'd planned it. Melissa Soper came to my house at 8am and we took off on a journey of 45KM for my 45th birthday! I went out of the Neighborhood along 13400S toward Oak Hollow Elementary then took the trail to 6400W and for the first time I ran North on the road all the way to Herriman Blvd then grabbed the trail by the Herriman seminary and ran down to Midas Creek Elementary. We took that road to Daybreak Lake trail, so we came up under the road by the dam and then ran the trail around the lake to Bingham Creek Park and grabbed that trail all the way to 4000 W. At that time we crossed the road and jumped on the Welby Jacob Canal Trail, which we then took all the way down to Porter Rockwell Blvd. We did stop a couple times at gas stations just off the trail and to safely cross at intersections when traffic was too busy. But it was the first time I'd taken the trail the WHOLE way and I loved it! At Porter Rockwell we went down to the Jordan River Parkway Trail and took that until we finished our 45km (almost exactly 28 miles) just passed Thanksgiving Point golf course. Craig was there to pick us up, so it was perfect.

At the bottom of the hill on JRP (just below the Camp Williams Cemetary and above the Apostolic church) Soper stopped and told me we needed to do our Cosmic Brownie Birthday celebration...so we did! HA! She had brought a cosmic brownie AND candles AND a lighter. If the darn wind wouldn't have been so strong I would've actually gotten to blow out candles :) Instead, I just got pictures and a treat. It was perfect. Soper and I finished up the last couple miles then she treated me to Swig on the way home - totally worth the 28 miles! 

I truly don't think the run/day could've been any better. I did walk here and there after mile 15ish, but the mud on the trail occassionally made it mucky and difficult. But the company was the best I've had for quite some time! Getting to spend 5 hours with someone as wonderful as Soper is a gift that can't be duplicated. I will forever treasure the miles that I was able to have and the conversation that just flowed between the two of us. Sigh...I wish every run was this good! 

When I got home I had some visitors. Lauren and her family had come down and we got a great surprise from our sweet Reed. Then after a shower I got treated to dinner at home from Cafe Trang! Pho, spring rolls and egg rolls. I was happily stuffed with sore legs and just got to chill listening to little Reed giggle with his uncles all night. A perfect day for this crazy old grandma :)