Morning on Banklick

Eight mile run out Banklick and back 1 hr 33 minutes. That's the basic time for that run (which I've probably done 100 or more times). I'm sore this evening but that might be due to the yard work I did all afternoon and not the run. The thing that I'm most surprised about is how little endurance I've lost over the winter and long periods of time without quality mileage. The rest of the week looks like it will be a bust. I work tomorrow and Friday and then it's off to Charlotte moving Ciara and Matt's furniture and other household items.

Spring at England-Idlewild

I managed to get out on the trails at England-Idlewild this afternoon for a 1 hour run. It was great. When I started it was warm and sunny but the clouds were quickly moving in and by the time I finished the temperature had dropped 5 degrees or so and it was overcast and starting to drizzle. The trails were awash it dangling honeysuckle vines that had exploded in blooms and formed a canopy of yellow flowers in places. Everything was green. It is such a contrast from last summer and fall with the dust and brown, desiccated vegetation. I was hoping to see some colorful wildflowers but they were conspicuously absent. Heard and saw lots of songbirds but was disappointed by the lack of deer, turtle and snake sightings. I'm just happy to have been able to take the time to get out there. Unfortunately with gas costs the way they are I'll probably have to be very picky about getting out there in the future.