Monday, July 7, 2008

Week 13: Down week on a fantastic trail


Whew! I'm still trying to recover from that Nadal-Federer Wimbledon final. Nadal..I'm sure that guy can run a marathon tomorrow if he so wishes.

But a Nadal I'm not, so its back to training. This week is a down week, meaning only 6 miles (I'm still tickled at being able to put 'only' before that number nowadays). We were asked to meet up at Sawyer Trial in San Mateo.
Now I've heard stories about the beauty of this trail from others, but this was our first time there. We carpooled again like last week and got there on time. There were plenty of runners in spite of this being a long weekend, no doubt also curious about this trail.
And they were not disappointed. The entire track zigzags around a beautiful lake. With the early morning mist still over the trees and low clouds, it was absolutely beautiful. Now I know why runners get hooked to running.
Luckily, Shiva had bought a camera, so in the spirit of 'A picture is worth a thousand words', here goes..






Shoreline is a dumpy marshland compared to this. Can't wait to have more runs here..

3 comments:

Rajeev Char said...

Hey Parag lovely blog - I like the way you have captured each week of your journey...and you are enjoying yourself...nothing can top that.
Awesome job!
Rajeev

Anonymous said...

Nice blog. Keep it up. BTW, what
do you carry in your fuel belt? They seem to be glowing! Rocket fuel? Way to go...

Ram said...

Parag, this is awesome writing... simple yet effectively captures the essence of what the training is all about. Keep it up. Glad you are enjoying the Team Asha training.