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HPT Trails

May 17, 2009 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 60s, sunny, AWESOME

Comments:
Woke up at 0830 after some pretty good sleep. Went and got our bikes at Mitchell, then decided to try to run in LAX and get a ride home with Page, rather than scramble home right away with mom and the bros.

Mack and Rathke picked me up from the Super 8 around 10 and we ran from Mitchell. I was pumped for an HPT run to "finish out the career", so we started nice and easy on the Rabbit Trails (aka the "BIRKMONI" trails!), then into Hixon and up TNT. Rathke stayed with us 'til about 200m up TNT, when he bowed out. That climb up TNT was tough!

I forgot the route a little bit so we were blazing trail on top of the bluff, but we eventually found the trail and the road. The HPT trails were in great shape and we did my usual loop: the "scary woods", then OBI/Darkside. There's tons more trail, but I don't know it at all, so I wasn't about to try anything new.

I felt great for about the first hour, then dehydration/zero food kicked in and the last several miles were tougher. The run down Grandad's was a little annoying, especially since Mack was hammering down with zero regard for his quads. I went down nice and easy.

Post-run stretching was on the new artificial turf at the new stadium. That was great; one last opportunity to take in the bluffs on a beautiful morning/noon.

Cleaned up at Rathke's, then "brunch" at Margie's. Mack took off, so I hung out at the Best Western 'til Page picked me up.

Great weekend, and a nice, chill day to absorb the idea that, after 3 long, incredible years, I'm finally DONE. Crazy.