I joined up with that running group yesterday morning. I had to get up earlier than I have for work over the past few weeks to get there on time, but I justified going because 1) it's good to do something new and 2) they were giving away a pair of Soloman shoes! The crew seemed like a nice enough bunch, but I didn't fair well. I started out with a pair of women who indicated they were not very fast and I thought they would be good to run with. They were very nice ladies, but they lost me after about 3/4 mile. The second my feet hit the ground, I knew it wasn't going to be a good running day. In fact, it was downright awful. I ended up running alone the rest of the time. I turned around at the 1.3 mile mark and came back to the parking lot. I started to feel a bit better by then and ran around the neighborhood until I reached the 3 mile mark. I briefly stretched by my car before heading back home. My lungs were destroyed and I nearly hacked one up as I drove home. No matter how terrible of a run it was, I was glad I went out on the last day of 2011 to get a few more miles in!
Who knows if I'll join the group again for the trail run. It would be nice to do more of this kind of thing, but I fear getting lost on the trails if I end up running alone again.
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