20 miler
Monday, September 8th, 2008I was scheduled to do 13 miles this week and 20 next week, but MOM did her 20 miles this week and I was anxious to do it after the measuring debacle of a couple weeks ago. I felt good this morning, so I decided to do my 20.
After tropical storm hanna WEAKLY passed through on Saturday, the trails were pretty muddy and flooded in parts. I was also committed not to messing up on the trail again. I checked the maps several times. However, I didn’t trust them and brought my watch just in case so I could time myself after the 15 mile mark and make sure I did 5 more miles (interestingly, the last time I timed anything on this watch was the 2006 Chicago Marathon - my finishing time was still on there).
Sure enough, the maps told me to take the wrong bridge, and I ended up going down a dead end and then turning back and finally guessing at the right path to take. Again, this trail was poorly marked. I saw one sign stating the distance to the DC line was 5 miles when I was near the 11 mile marker (and they start at the border). It’s like some drunk guy randomly placed those signs.
Other than those few annoyances the run went very smoothly. I had plenty of energy and nothing hurt. Now I just have to make sure I don’t sprain an ankle or something before October.