Cathance & Pancakes

This morning we hosted our quasi-semi-annual Cathance & Pancakes gathering. With Ryan not doing much running due to his achilles these past few weeks, it fell to me to lead the group on the run part of the gathering. We alerted everyone that this time around there would be more of an emphasis on pancakes than running, but no one seemed to mind :-) A great group of us headed out to run the 7 mile loop in the Cathance. It was hot out, but down along the river, there was a breeze and we were in the shade, which was pretty nice. Along the dirt road sections, it was a little toastier and the deer flies were out, but nothing terrible. We mosied along, enjoying the sights and chatting away. It was really nice to have a chance to run with friends again, and extra nice to be hitting the Cathance trails after a long time away. The majority of the group ended up with 7.5 miles in 1:25, with a few people doing the 4-mile Heath loop, and Jeff and David running a few extra miles. Ian joined us for pancakes after a crazy 28 mile run to get here - wow!

It was too hot and sunny to sit outside, so we all crammed inside, talking, drinking, eating the huge pile of pancakes that Ryan and Lenka whipped up while we were gone, snacking on watermelon and donuts and other goodies, and just generally having a good time. Sam had fun with everyone, and even Ronnie was sociable! What a great group of friends we have! Thanks for joining us today, guys, it was a lot of fun, and the perfect way to kick off July!

[P.S. I almost forgot to mention, but the foot felt fine today and no issues at all with my leg. We kept the pace mellow enough that I felt good and there was no suffering during the run, the longest I've done in a while! Hurray. Onward we go!]