Past midnight, and I still could not sleep. Not even
half a glass of wine could make me sleep. Then my cellphone alarm goes off,
what? 5:30 AM so soon? I dragged myself out of bed. Made a cup of coffee.
Breakfast of multi-grain bread with figs and goat cheese. I also added cream
cheese and smoked salmon.
I checked the temperature outside and it is 47F. I
wore 4 layers of clothing, the last being a fleece jacket. Clothing should be
light, warm and quick dry. Making sure that when I sweat my clothing material
wicks the sweat away from me and dries easily. Because when perspiration soaks
cotton, it will set one up for hypothermia. So never wear cotton or cotton
blends. There are many types of quick dry clothing now to choose from and are
no longer expensive.
We are repeating last week running trail which is the
Magnolia Ranch to Skunk Hollow. There was more fog today, hanging low amidst
the hills. It made for chillier weather because it also covered the sun. After
last week’s run here, I felt stronger this time. What I like about this group
is that we do take time to admire the scenery and take pictures. But by the 9th
mile, I was feeling tiredness and wishing we would reach Skunk Hollow soon.
I was wearing my Explorer vest filled with 1.5 liters
of water and Think thin peanut bars. I was also carrying a 0.25 liter of water
which I had added a splash of electrolyte concentrate with berry flavor. As I
took a swig, I realized my mouth was dry because I breath through my mouth
(wrong!) and caught the sweetness on my windpipe and I gagged. I started
heaving and felt I was having an asthma attack, but I do not have asthma. I
talked to myself to keep calm, breath in through my nose slowly and let it out
through my mouth. Another runner took a glance at me and offered water. I declined
saying I did have water in my vest. He was very worried, and kept glancing back
to see if I was alright. I took it easy, with an easy pace, until I recovered.
The trail was going up again, and I was just over it.
I had fallen back from the lead pack and I do not know how far behind the next
runner was. I heard some noise behind me and the lady runner asked if this was
the right route. I replied yes, since I remembered it from last week. A few
more turns and uphill run, I ran into hikers. I asked if they had seen a group
of runners, and they did! Nice, at least I know I am in the right track.
Then I reached the tree line, another turn and I see
the American River, and the parking lot of Skunk Hollow. It was still less than
a mile to get there. But I was happy to be reaching the end of the trail.
It was a good run, great weather, wonderful group as
usual. Till the next run!
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