25,000 meters
As my insanity deepens....
I ran a 25K race this morning. Roughly translated, that means just over 15 miles. It was a trail run at Lake Livingston in the Sam Houston National Forest. Let me tell you running on a forested trail is extreme and completely different than running on a street, sidewalk, or other pavement. It was a single track lane with so many roots, stumps, logs, leaves, vines, etc. that I had to constantly watch the trail right in front of my feet so as not to trip, stumble, or fall while somehow making sure I stayed on the correct trail without any wrong turns. Craziness. Before I saw the trail I was hoping to finish in 2.5 hours, but instead I finished in 3 hours. Completely respectable by my standards. And surprisingly, that earned me a 3rd place medal for my age division. Not too shabby. So Monday I will proudly wear my race T-shirt and hardware.
Next race.... Houston Marathon.
I ran a 25K race this morning. Roughly translated, that means just over 15 miles. It was a trail run at Lake Livingston in the Sam Houston National Forest. Let me tell you running on a forested trail is extreme and completely different than running on a street, sidewalk, or other pavement. It was a single track lane with so many roots, stumps, logs, leaves, vines, etc. that I had to constantly watch the trail right in front of my feet so as not to trip, stumble, or fall while somehow making sure I stayed on the correct trail without any wrong turns. Craziness. Before I saw the trail I was hoping to finish in 2.5 hours, but instead I finished in 3 hours. Completely respectable by my standards. And surprisingly, that earned me a 3rd place medal for my age division. Not too shabby. So Monday I will proudly wear my race T-shirt and hardware.
Next race.... Houston Marathon.