A Perfect Fall Morning

Another wonderful morning and a another great run. And the old body was totally up for it. It's getting so that I wonder when the crash will come.

I was off toward the river under sunny, clear skies. The air is very clear this morning and the mountains on the western horizon are big and snowy. It's probably the best seeing and the most spectacular view from the bluff that I've experienced.

Off down The Path Under The Stairs and across the suspension bridge to Prince's Island. West along the promenade, after puzzling over the big start/finish banner in front of the Eau Claire Y. Turns out today is the AIDS Walk for Life which begins at noon.

I pushed on toward the west, and just before crossing under Crowchild, Jeff caught up with me. We ran together and chatted about running. He's training for the Okanagan marathon coming up in a couple of weeks. Good running and good company.

At Edworthy, we crossed the bridge to the north side of the river, and he went left, while I went right (to that year-round washroom - sheesh!) Anyway, the run back toward the downtown was fun and fast.

I hit The Path Under The Stairs at full stride, and managed to blast up it in less that two minutes. I felt it in the lungs at the top, but still had lots of gas in the tank to push hard over the last bit to home.

A stellar run and a marvelous morning.

Today's run:
Distance: 16.48 km. Time: 1:24:54. Average speed: 11.4 kph.
Rest distance: 950.1 m. Rest time: 9:00.
Total distance: 17.14 km. Total time: 1:33:54.

Shoes: Saucony Grid Phoenix (Blue)

Weather: Sunny and 10C to start, rocketing up to 17C by the end.