The snow had frosted all the trees and the sun had come out - it truly was an oh so beautiful morning! After all the runners took off, Sam and I donned our snowshoes and got out for a short jaunt on the course. We didn't get very far, as she's still tired out from having a bit of a cold earlier this week, but it is always fun to get outside with the kiddo 💗 (0.9 miles snowshoed)
Once we came inside, Sam spent most of the time sitting in Linda's massage chair 😂 and then later in the morning once Ryan and Ian had both gotten in their 3 loops, Emma and I got out for our own run. It worked out perfectly to do a 2nd shift together, as most people had stopped after two or three loops and only Jamie and John were out running while we were out there. Conditions were pretty much perfect on our first loop from all the traffic and it was fun catching up as we ran along. I had only planned on one loop as my thought process was for this to be a down week due to Friday's run interuptus but Emma didn't have to work too hard to convince me to do a second lap 😉 As I wasn't carrying a pack and didn't have any sort of fuel with me, I had a delicious no bake cookie and a few sips of water back at the house in between laps. Fueled by cookies! (2 before since it was lunchtime by the time we headed out; one between laps; and one at the finish) 😆🍪
By the second lap, temps really had warmed up quite a bit and the trail was starting to get a bit soft and slushy, but overall, still pretty good conditions given the new snow and all our crazy winter weather so far! Always good to run with Emma and I was glad to feel good out there and feel like I could absorb some extra miles with no problem! (11.3 miles)
All in all, as always, a fun day with friends and a good way to celebrate Val and Linda's birthdays!
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