Today is 3/29/14 and for the second time I did a trail run with others (kind of).   I saw 6 people while out.  Some of that is my fault in that I did not wait for them to show up.   I went to the same areas but a different path.  I saw a white bridge but not the green bridge I went over last week.

I started as the sun was just coming up.   I saw Bobby Kearney as we left on the trail at 6:50ish.  I did get to the last gate which was at where the bathrooms are at the Smalley trail head. According to my map my run app I went almost 12.5 miles in 2:33 minutes.  He went 15 miles while I did 12.   There was some repeating of miles since I did not know if I should the big sandy creak on a bridge that said hazard on it.  I decided that I do not know the area as well as I should.  As before I took some photos while running.   Please enjoy.

 On this one I just loved the colors.   I did have to wait for it to get sunny since that is how it looked best.

 I think these are poppy flowers.

 The end, my car was behind this gate.  12 miles down, almost done.

  Over all it was fun but I doubt that I would do it during the week with others.  I wouldn't do it with someone else who has not been on the trail.  I do not want to do it with time issues again either.  I doubt you could get lost for very long but I definitely gave that a try.  I should have been around 12 to begin with but my trying to get lost made it a little longer.  I was having directional issues but other than that, I was okay.  I need to trust myself more.  I did enjoy my alone time but I was hoping to make new friends.  I think my shoes are getting old and it might be time to order new shoes in the near future.

Today is March 26th and we have had some snow today and snow mixed with rain.   It is officially spring now and during the winter we had a couple of inches of snow a couple of times.  I find it interesting that this is this when it snows.   Good thing the the water for year go until June.  It is not over yet.   Maybe more wet stuff will fall within this drought year.
In news, for the California Classic, we got official results.   We were place number 22 of 42 women relay teams.   We finished in 2 hours, 27 minutes, and 40 seconds.   Not sure or Shelley's time for the first half, and not sure of my official time.   They kept us as team last minute.   I think I will take the summer off and run again in the fall.   I will be running but not racing.  Right now I want to run the wascally wabbit half mawathon  on Saturday  Sept 20, 2014 and do the whole thing.  Then I want to the Two Cities Half marathon in Clovis on Sunday November 2nd also.   These two are around 5 weeks apart.  That is time to relax and work out any issues and be ready for another race.   I have been debating on if I want to do the whole marathon in the two cities.   It is a bug that has been put in my ears lately.   Some friends think I should be a ultra marathoner.   I am not too sure I am ready for that yet, but it seeming more appealing.  Then the 20 milers that some friends want to do wouldn't be so hard on me.  Maybe this year maybe next year or the year later.  In the meantime, I need a new pair of running shoes and some summer running clothes.   I do not like the ones I have.  I think I might put some winter clothes and go hit the road.   See you after another run in the wet and cold.  

Today I ran a half of half marathon.  I paid as if I ran the whole race, but only ran half of it.  My partner was Shelley Isaac.

She ran the first part 6.5 miles.   I took over about 1/2 way through.  From map my run, I got from Map my run that I ran 6.9 miles in 1 hour, 11 minutes. I finished at 2 hour 29 minute finishing time.  That made my average pace as 10 minute 19 second pace.  These are times I had, not official times,.  She thinks her pace was around 11 minute miles.  We will know when the results become official.   I was number 1188,

she was number 1189.  I felt like I had to wait quite a while for my partner to show up, I realized I knew a couple of folks who also ran the whole half marathon or at least the half.  It was cool to see someone who went to school with me in Porterville.  She found me food line after the race.  

I also got to talk with Dave Castro, John Sloan, and met other Wascally wunners.    I do hope that I get to see them again soon.  This was fun but I am still tired as if I had run the whole thing.  I think that is just because Fresno was 75ish when the race finished.  I did go to church after the race and stopping by Starbucks for some fat and caffeine .  I just needed something cold and wet so I had Ashlee help me and got a Vanilla Cream Frappacinno with caramel drizzled throughout.  It was so good.  I am so glad she recommended that.  Today was a fun day over all.  I hope we did as well as hope.  For both of us being 41, I hope that we did pretty well.

I ran a 5K this past Sunday 3/9/14.   I did take a few photos of this race.  I wanted to this as my 5K race but it was hard to pass people who walked it.  They did not time us, but I did mostly time me.  I show this was 3.21 miles and took me 34 minutes.  That was a 10 minute 36 second pace.  I only had to use my inhaler once, that time they threw the color on my face.     

 a couple of selfies before the race.   While my clothes were still white and I could breathe.

 After the color was added.  My body was covered.  Both my skin and what I wore.  This was 3. miles

 I went to Crystal's home and she was a real blessing to me.   As I learn, I should have worn my graffiti run shirt for the race, color on that would not have bothered me as much it did on other shirt and shorts I wore.

 All our feet at the end.  You can tell our legs took on much much color.  I did was everything after the race and they still have a little color on them.  

Yes I did wash my shoes and my laces became white again.   These shoes are about done.   I think I will buy insoles and see if I can extend the shoes.   I was hoping to replace them for the summer.   I got these shoes at the beginning of January.   One half, one 5K, and many training runs.   I think I am pushing the mileage that running shoes can handle.  This is the group I ran it with.   I did come in first in our group but then I ran it and most of them walked it.  

I did have to walk some in order to get around others walking.   They did start us off in groups of around 30 every 10 minutes.   I was somewhere near the middle when we started, they were still letting people go after we ended.   It was a good experience, but I doubt I will do another of these anytime soon.  I just like the longer races where it spits the folks who run and those who would walk it.  It is good that I did it, but that short is not my cup of tea.   

Keep watching I am running a half marathon relay tomorrow.  We'll see how that one goes.