TM-Sunday Jan. 30, 2011-Martin Trail

Met up with Markus and Richard at 6:00 AM. Headlamps, trail shoes, a plan to summit the Butte ( for them) and and  a steady uphill climb for me. Did not have my A game today.Tough going. hard to warm up, to catch a rhythm. Even so made the top of the hill in good time, set out across the road and added another quarter mile to the distance over last week’s venture. The very good news is that the turnaround came five minutes earlier…less time, more distance.( Martin Run )This is how weight loss and aerobic training are meant to work. Turned off the head lamps on the way down. Richard and I talked quietly when necessary and crossed the little creek with no slip ups. Markus stayed on the hill to make the full run. Richard and I grabbed  coffee at the Hideaway, discovered that Nicole, the sunday morning barista extraordinaire, who appears to be twenty -two has twin boys to go with her great smile. Shot the JHMT training run and said hello to my “sunday morning is almost over” nap.