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Waldo Lake Trail out and back -solo, then with CA

July 28, 2016 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: perfect - not too many skeeterz (at first!)

Comments:
I worked, then loaded up the truck to meet CA up at Waldo. She'd been working in K.Falls all week. The idea was to camp overnight, then do a long course run on Friday.

Got there at 5ish after some delays and ran a good 20min solo before CA met me there. From there we ran EASY all the way to the N.Will headwaters, then back. Skeeterz were minimal in the open-dry areas, but a little rough in the shade. Easy back.

Felt a little tired, but not bad. Good evening run, and EVEN BETTER lake jump-swim afterward! It was the first time that Waldo felt remotely warm!

PM:
- drove to Charelton to set up camp, across the road on the Waldo side. Set up the skeeter tent, which was CLUTCH because they were BAD. Listened to Hillary's acceptance speech, while cooking and eating
- went to bed...but the Skeeterz were INSANE and the topper was SOOO HOT. Even with it sealed down, there were still a MILLION in there, buzzing and biting. Yet there was NO air flow and it didn't cool down!
- we laid there for like 3.5 hours, with like NO sleep. Finally we said "Fuck this", and packed up and drove home! Got home at like 1:30! Brutal, but fuck! They were so bad, I had to ride home for 40 minutes with the windows blasted open to get them out of my truck cab. SHeesh!