So far, I've managed to avoid getting sick, so mid-morning, while Ryan rested and Sam took her nap, I headed out for a short 3 mile run. In shorts. In 51 degree weather. On January 1st! Crazy!
I was definitely feeling the effects of yesterday's pace and distance. My legs did not want to move, and everything felt stiff. I ran the flattest route around, two laps around the high school road, and it was a bit of a struggle. But I am glad I did, as it did work to loosened things up a bit.
It was such a beautiful day that we didn't want to waste the rest of it hanging out inside, so after Sam woke up from her nap, we loaded her, the baby backpack and our snowshoes in the car and headed over to Bradbury. Ryan was happy for a chance to move a bit, since he hasn't really run this week, and he was also interested in checking out some of the singletrack to be featured in his upcoming snowshoe race series.
The park lot was packed with cars. I guess others had the same idea! In fact, the car we parked next to belonged to an old high school friend of mine! Wow. How random is that?! Turns out, she, her partner and their 4 1/2 month old baby girl live in South Portland. It really is a small world. After chatting for a bit, we headed out onto the trails. The singletrack on Krista's Trail was really nice snowshoeing, as it wasn't as well -packed or traveled as the rest of the main trails, and we saw lots of deer tracks and deer beds as we shoed along the winding trail through the trees. Sam seemed to really enjoy herself and chattered away in the backpack the whole time. From the Tote Road, we headed up towards the summit on the Bluff Trail and then down along the Switchback. It was fun tromping through the woods on such a nice (if tropical) afternoon!
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| Deer beds |
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| Through the woods |
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| Happy snowshoers |
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