1. Forgot to mention that the race was the first time I had worn shorts this year! Yes, I'm a wimp and don't like to break out my shorts unless it's over 45 degrees, which honestly it just has not been any time in the past month or so during my runs, especially given that I tend to run early in the mornings and it has been d**n cold!
2. I put sunscreen on my face, but then sweated it all off, and also neglected to apply it to my arms and legs. With the trees bare of leaves and the warm sunshine shining down on me for 5+ hours, I most definitely got sunburnt. Oops! Silly Mainer! 😝
3. I had pretty solid energy the whole race. Ate 7 gels, one PayDay, several oreos, a few small handfuls of chips and probably a can of coke spread across 6 aid station stops.
4. No falls, no chafing, no blisters. The only thing that really took a beating was my quads, which were still feeling rather tender on Tuesday morning during my run.😮 Gotta work on strengthening them up a bit more before Western States!
5. Only photo so far that I can find of me in the race, coming down the steep incline into the finish!
So, with all that said... Sunday we had a big breakfast at Irene and Dana's and did a mini early Easter egg hung for Sam before heading back to Maine. Stairs were most definitely the enemy for the day, and if I'm being honest, pretty much all day on Monday too. Probably should have done a bit more active recovery with some walking both days but that didn't happen... Thankfully, Monday was a holiday for me which was a nice respite. Unfortunately it was a bit of a cold, dreary day, so instead of an outdoor exploration, we headed into Brunswick for candlepin bowling instead! Lots of fun 😀
Sam did all the math for the scoring!
Sam had a blast!
Tuesday morning, despite the fact that my quads were still feeling tender when I got out of bed, I headed out for a short run. It was windy and overcast and the trail sections that I ran were still pretty sloppy and icy, but it was nice to move a bit, even if it was a rather tired shuffle 😆 Looped up Canam, through the woods, along hole #3 and the bottom of the Heath before returning via Highland Green Road and the powerlines. Scared up my first Great Blue Heron of the season along the Heath! (4.0 miles)
While Ryan and I were at work for the day, Mom, Dad and Sam braved the ever-increasing wind and headed out to Wolfe's Neck Farm for to check out the new lambs and the ocean view.
Then they came home and made a delicious strawberry rhubarb pie for us to enjoy! Yum! 🍓
Fancy!
The finished product! So yummy! And such a cute chef 😍
By the time I tiptoed quietly downstairs on Wednesday morning, my quads were feeling pretty decent. Headed out as the sky was lightening and ran down to the river and back. It was a very slippy, sloppy, muddy, wet, icy run on the trails and I was surprised by just how much solid ice is still down along the river in the short stretch that I ran. Wow. And the river was roaring! Saw a Belted Kingfisher flying over the Heath and one deer in the woods. (5.2 miles)
Once again, Ryan and I went off to work and Sam, Mom and Dad headed out for an adventure! It was such a nice day with the sun shining and warmer temps, so they did what any Maine kid wants to do in April, and went to the beach 😂😃 along with doing a bit of exploring at Fort Prebble and Spring Point Light. Fun!
Sea glass and shell collecting
Rock scrambling
Eider ducks
Walking out to the lighthouse
Sam, are you happy to be at the beach?! 😎
Sam had a sleepover with one of her little friends Wednesday night, so after dinner and finishing off the pie, Ryan and I made Mom and Dad sit through a few of Billy Yang's Western States videos 😂 so they'd have a chance to see what they (and I!) were getting into. Hopefully we didn't scare them too much though with talk to blown quads and ruined feet 😉 ... this is nothing like those overpasses in Florida...
Thursday was a rest day, and a quiet day on the home front too. Friday I got up and snuck out of the house before everyone woke up for a run. Drove over to Bowdoin and ran out through the Commons and Coleman Farm. A misty foggy morning, complete with ocean views, phoebe and warbler sightings, birds calling and only a few very avoidable patches of ice along the trails! Lovely! Legs felt good too, so that was nice. (10.0 miles)
Sam had yet another sleepover on Friday night but I wanted to get her outside for a bit anyway so in the late afternoon, we went for a walk down along the paved path along the Androscoggin and checked out the swinging bridge. The water was rolling and roiling and circling and spinning. Pretty cool. Sam and I got in a few sprints along the way too 😂 (1.27 miles walked)
After we dropped Sam off, we headed to Moderation for a beer where we met up with Ryan and then onto Frontier for dinner. Yum! Fun to get out with Mom and Dad 😃
Meanwhile, Sam was having her own fun evening with her friends!
Velcro jumping!
Habachi!
This morning, as much as I tried to sleep in, it was just not happening, so I got up and leisurely made my way out the door for my run. It was misty and foggy and drizzling ever so slightly as I made my way out onto the cart paths and then out onto the Cathance trails. I was surprised to find that most of the ice I had seen out on the trails on Wednesday had mostly disappeared. Things were pretty sloppy and soft with all the bog bridges and roots very slippery from the rain. Took it nice and easy, with some walking tiptoeing across the remaining ice patches and across the bog bridges, and of course some photo stops! Lots and lots of water flowing in the river right now! Great blue heron seen flying over the Heath and peepers peeping!! 💖🐸 (8.1 miles)
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