Another solo run on the Clinton Lake trail. This time after volunteering from 6:30-9:30am at the Allerton trail race. Drove directly from Allerton Park to Clinton Lake State Recreation Area. I started at the north fork boat access lot (race parking area) and ran "backwards" (clockwise) taking about 75 pictures along the way. Still finished in 2:01. The trail was in better shape than yesterday. Lots of colorful leaves (see photo), but no slippery spots. Beautiful sunshine and no wind made it a great day to be on the trail. Didn't run into anyone until I was done--then fellow buffs Nancy and Jason popped out of the trail as I was getting back in my car. Hope they had a good run. If March 29, 2008 is like today...it's going to be a wonderful race day! I feel a bit bad for the runners this year--they faced massive amounts of water and mud and very strong winds all day. Some of the worst conditions I've ever seen on the trail. Sign up again and I guarantee better weather. Really...you'll have better weather and faster times.
Chris, nice blog - great idea!! I'll be sure to follow you posts while training for the race. Hope you can post those photos you mentioned. Happy Trails, Ian
ReplyDeleteI transferred the photos to my computer, but haven't uploaded to Picasa or Flickr yet. I will soon...and I'll place a link from the blog. I plan to take photos at least once/month so we can see the trail in transition across the seasons.
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