A few of us (Meghan, Clea and myself; left to right in the picture) started training for a 50K (31 miles) trail race several months ago. We did a couple of 18 milers in the woods and a couple of 22 milers on the road. I have done several marathons but this was going to be my first 50K, or ultra marathon. We had a big dinner of chicken and dumplings at Clea's house on Friday night and we were ready to go. I got up at 3:15am on Saturday morning, met the girls at Clea's and by 4:15 we were driving to Smithville, which is east of Austin, for the 6:00am start of the race. It was a 70 minute drive and by the time we got there, there was a very severe lightning and rain storm. They cancelled the race and we made our way back to Austin. We were really disappointed given the time that we spent preparing for it. We got up today and ran a little over 20 miles on the Town Lake trail. It wasn't a 50K but it was a beautiful day for a run. This photo was taken when we finished today. I guess we'll have to start looking for another run to do.
steve's news
Sunday, April 19, 2009
called on account of rain....
A few of us (Meghan, Clea and myself; left to right in the picture) started training for a 50K (31 miles) trail race several months ago. We did a couple of 18 milers in the woods and a couple of 22 milers on the road. I have done several marathons but this was going to be my first 50K, or ultra marathon. We had a big dinner of chicken and dumplings at Clea's house on Friday night and we were ready to go. I got up at 3:15am on Saturday morning, met the girls at Clea's and by 4:15 we were driving to Smithville, which is east of Austin, for the 6:00am start of the race. It was a 70 minute drive and by the time we got there, there was a very severe lightning and rain storm. They cancelled the race and we made our way back to Austin. We were really disappointed given the time that we spent preparing for it. We got up today and ran a little over 20 miles on the Town Lake trail. It wasn't a 50K but it was a beautiful day for a run. This photo was taken when we finished today. I guess we'll have to start looking for another run to do.
