Saturday's run came on a rainy day yielding very soggy shoes. Four of us headed out to Fairview in hopes of two 7.5mi loops. We did the first in about 1hr, and I was the only one feeling half decent. All my buddies were somewhat ailing. Three of us continued on for another lap but got mixed up and only did about 6mi or so. I got in an extra mile at a faster pace and we called it a day. That rainy weather actually kind of gets me in the zone. I had my classic "Jimmy Carter, peanut farmer" trucker hat on - my designated trail running hat.
Sunday was another good day. The trail runs pretty much parallel to the scenic and historic Natchez Trace Parkway. It is a single trail which is not very well maintained. That means it is fairly technical with lots of loose rocks and some stream crossings. One buddy rolled an ankle, but he toughed it out. We did a nice 14mi out and back on a cool day.
That made for a tough weekend. That was my first double long weekend. I was pretty darn tired Sunday afternoon and my left achilles/ankle was pretty sore. I plan on hittin it hard again this week, going back-to-back long again this weekend before takin it easy the week before Mountain Mist. It's comin quick...
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