Woke up at 6.45am, all charged up to hit the road. I was very excited to be trying out my new shoes, though I wasn't really sure if I would since the weather didn't look all that great. But what the heck...I did wear them anyways. The drive there was really nice, serene and scenic. Reached there by 7.45am, and saw only the coaches and the AIDS support team hanging around, so I decided to wait it out in the car till the other runners arrived.
By 8am, we were all in our groups doing hi's and hello's waiting to get running. Each group was assigned a leader and a designated runner. The leader's job was to monitor our speed and keep time, run 4 minutes and walk 1 minute. While the designated runner's job was to make sure that no one was left behind and to run with the last person of the pace group. We were only 3 in my group so we decided to watch out for the other and since Britney had a lap/time watch she did the honors of keeping time....4 miles that was our scheduled run for the day!!
The route was amazing, its unbelievable that given the weather there were just so many people running at the Los Gatos trail. The mist, the slight drizzle, and the lakes make the run all the more fun - it was a peaceful run. My pace group kept good time, and we chit chatted along the way - it was a good run. We even passed the 10.30 minute group and that was good for our time, so maybe next week, both the groups could merge - who knows...
No shin splints, no aching knees, the shoes worked out great - what more could I ask for....hhmmmm, maybe a pair of shoes that the local store (where were meet up) was raffling out. I ran outta luck...no shoes to go home with, only some gels for sore muscles, and some runner magazines - I'll take those :))
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