Well the trail race was an.....errr....an adventure. It was a very laid back small town race on the trail system in Highlands Ranch. So laid back that the trails weren't marked and were changed from previous years due to nesting eagles. And I'm not familiar with Highlands Ranch trails in the first place.
So, you know me, I got lost, not just once but TWICE! The first time I looped back to the first water stop and got directions since there were no trail markers and started that loop over again. A volunteer ran with me, and I wouldn't have seen the turns without his help even the second time as it was all on slick rock and the trail had disappeared.
Then by the last far loop I kept going and going and going, and there was no turn around. I think the volunteer there had packed up his sign and gone home. So, so did I.
In short I ran 11 miles in a 10 mile race, mostly in solitude except for a couple of deer and a flock of wild turkeys. They saved me a pancake at the finish, but someone's dog had already eaten it! Oh, well. I'm home.
The song of the day has to be "Carry On" by Fun.
"If you're lost and alone or you're sinking like a stone
Carry on.
May your path be the sound of your feet upon the ground and
Carry on.
Woah my head is on fire
but my legs are fine
after all they are mine........
'Cause we are
we are shining stars
we are invincible
we are who we are on our darkest day
when we're miles away
so we will come, we will find our way home.
(Be sure to turn the sound up loud for the chorus if you listen to the YouTube video below)
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