Monday, February 23, 2009

Varied adventures in my shoes!







Sometimes photos speak enough....even though I am having a hard time trying to post in "order!"
On Saturday I met Matt and David Kirk and Brian B and Mohammed and Uwharrie for a run on the Woods Mtn trail between Marion and Linville, NC. Fabulous 20-22ish mile adventure! Thank you my friends for a most excellent morning of amazing trail running! My Hardrocks came along...

After running, I scrambled and drove back up the mountain to Ashe County for the 2nd annual Polar Plunge where we were raising money to assist those in our community who are having a hard time heating their homes, "freezin' for heat". We were encouraged to wear costumes-so I wore a disgarded prom dress and my Hardrocks (I didn't have time to really change too much after our run...and wanted to be sure I could run from the water to my dry clothes several hundred feet away! It was cold-sorta-air temp was around 40 and water temp in the low 30s. Very mild compared to what it has been like.

When I got home, I left my trusty footwear to dry on the deck and enjoyed a hot shower a couple glasses(generous) of homemade red!

Saturday was a GREAT DAY to be alive in Western North Carolina!
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4 comments:

  1. Rick GrayFebruary 24, 2009 at 5:51 AM

    It seems that you did this polar plunge last year and it was much colder. You received warmer temps this year. Who knows what next year will bring. Glad you had a wonderful morning on the trails with good buddies. By the way, good luck this Sunday in Long Island. Rick

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  2. Sophie SpeidelFebruary 24, 2009 at 9:41 AM

    Brrrrrrrr!!!!!

    I am freezing here just thinking about it.

    What a great day you had! A little run for fun then a plunge to help others. Very cool!

    I'm with Rick---have a great run in NY this weekend. I know you are itching to see what you can do on those loops and I am sure you will have a great race. Looking forward to reading your report.

    S

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  3. AnonymousMarch 22, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    I am SO there next year! I'll wear a Tux if you promise to wear that prom dress again! ;)

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