Eye-Popping Colors and Buttery Sunshine: Final Running Camp
End of September. Jewel colored leaves. Sunshine pouring down like honey. 15 happy runners. Our final running camp of 2014. It seemed none of us could recall an autumn display as drop dead gorgeous as this weekend. Everything we did was tinged with vibrant reds, oranges and yellows surrounding us. The kitchen knocked us out with superb food. We had a clutch of new faces, 4 rollicking Canadian women, 4 returning runners, 3 college buddies 2 old pals and 1 sculler who defected to running camp: a terrific group for the weekend.
Scenes from the non-stop beauty of Foliage and Running weekend camp:
The Ridge the way all Craftsbury runners think of it – misty and beautiful
Lane, Alex and Dan were college teammates who got together for running camp
Irene shows the Matterhorn who’s the boss
Old friends Bill and Mike bend to Coach Melissa’s stretching instruction
Heather is bendy
Mt. Pisgah peak baggers
Elena and Coach Mike savored the hike together
It was so warm we went for a swim after this photo
Returning athlete Patsy runs in from the Ridge Run with Coach Laurie
Coach Melissa with Dave and Ashley after the Ridge Run. This was Dave’s longest run since the Nixon Administration!
Heather, Marcie and Lin are all chirked up after the Ridge Run
Elena takes no prisoners during running camp and she challenged the leaves with her vibrant running kit
Thank you to all the runners who made this summer's camps so terrific. Lots in store for 2015 - see you then!