Today was pretty grey out when I was getting ready for my run. I found some crew length wool socks (Drew; see, warm shins), and my warmer tights and was off. I met KK at her house so we could drive my car to the end point. We headed to our starting place at Drakes Pond. Today the plan was to run a point to point course, approx 6 miles on the Sussex Branch Trail. When we got to starting point, we were just about to head off when realized I left my car keys (car was at the end point) in KK's car. What a disaster that would have been to have run all that way and made it to my car just to find out that the keys were all the way back at the starting point!! Jeeze! We also left the water in the starting car along with the warm clothes for the end. We really need to work on preplanning ; )
The trail was gorgeous! I loved passing the time looking at the hawks swooping down and the birds flying around. The trail was covered with leafs, which made seeing the ruts and holes a bit difficult. The Sussex Branch Trail is an old rail trial that runs for 27 miles. Some of the sections are less cared for than the ones we were on today. The last mile or so we were dodging huge mud canals and had to run on the road for a bit. Not too bad and definitely passed the time! We felt like kids jumping in mud puddles and skipping through the bog : )
I love the fact that I can run an entire marathon on this trail and still only be 15 minutes from my house. My county has numerous trails that run through it and I plan on taking full advantage of them in the next few months.
Our run was just over 6 miles, follow the link above for complete demographics. We did it just over 1 hour. Not bad, just a few minutes slower than a road run but way more fun! I am looking forward to having more of these runs in my quest for the 100 miles : )
