Halloween Fun (& A Bit of Running Too)

Tuesday morning was yet another dark run on the cart paths. I'm looking forward to the sliver of time once Daylight Savings time hits where I can have a bit of light back on my morning runs before we hit the shorter days and I will be running in darkness again for a few months. It was not only dark but rainy and foggy, and I could hardly see a thing! Almost ran into two porcupines between holes 5 & 6 because I could barely see, but they just trundled off into the darkness. They really are cute little things. (6.0 miles)

Wednesday morning didn't happen, as I was just not up for rain and darkness again, so instead I ran during swim practice. It was overcast and muggy, but happy to have been able to cram in the miles! Ran on the roads up to Thorne Head and then took the wide gravel road up to the viewpoint before turning around and running back to the Y. (6.0 miles)

Thursday was yet again another rainy day. Guess that has been the theme this week?! The Halloween Parade was cancelled, but the stores were still handing out candy, so we stuck with tradition and headed over there for some trick or treating with Anne and Thistle before finishing up the evening with dinner at Sea Dog. Always a fun night! Thankfully the rain had died down and the wind hadn't picked up too much, so it wasn't bad being out.

Of course, the girls looked truly adorable 😍 Happy Halloween from two crazy leprechauns and the pot of golf at the end of the rainbow 🌈

The plan was to meet up with Mindy and Keri up in Damariscotta for a run at the Schmidt Preserve, but the weather seemed set against it. Crazy winds rolled in overnight, and Sam had a 2 hour delay while Keri's girls ended up not having school. Alas, we will have to do our exploration another time! So after after a late start to the morning and getting a few errands done around town, I headed out for a run in the Cathance. It was part run, part pick up sticks, part slip and slide and turn an ankle and part try not to get blown away 😂 Seriously, the wind was nuts and the trails were slick! But man, the river was flowing! Very pretty, and a good way to kick off the weekend. (6.0 miles)