Yesterday I got off my second 20 miler in two weeks with a solo run to Amherst and back. I headed off just after dawn and ran on slippery roads through a thick snow squall. This is a flat course that ran one morning last summer. It is a good run when you want to check away from all that country road solitude that I usually run with.
I do most of my runs solo, including the long runs. I could not have made these runs a few years ago, simply because I used to get wigged out running alone for so long. The Amherst - Northampton railtrail was my running course of choice for long runs, I like to see that there other humans out there. I must be gettings older or something, but I no longer mind the three plus hours of solitude that my long runs provide.
I just got in from a 4.5 mile run around town. I headed out a little after 10:00 PM, and ran out to North Main Street to Routes 5&10, and back. There was a fresh layer of snow on the ground and a freezing ran was coming down. By the time I got home the rain had become heavy. Slippery cold and wet, it does not get any better. My late night roads are slow. I can deal with this.
Wednesday night I have board meeting with my running club, the Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club. Pizza, upcoming races and awards for the most improved runners come out. The web link to SMAC is http://www.sugarloafmac.org/ .
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