Autumn Running
Our first autumn weekend running camp had a bunch of new faces, some old friends who returned and Dr. Bernd Heinrich who read to us from "Why We Run," his classic book on running and evolution.
We felt like primal creatures as we departed from Cedar Lounge in near darkness just a bit after 6:00am for our Ridge Run sojourn. To ascend the Ridge as the sun was rising, to run amidst the mists, to toil up King Farm hill with the sun glinting on our backs was an exercise in simplicity and devotion. The water stop was self-service this morning - we all ran the loop and Hugo added on another 5 miles for a total of 15.
In classic autumn fashion, we needed tights, hats and mittens on Friday and Saturday and on Sunday morning we were in shorts and t-shirts.