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Hello Alumni!

September 6, 2015 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: light mist in the hills, 70s and pleasant

Comments:
This run isn't about alumni, but if my title lured any of them to read, I just wanted to say hello. I've been enjoying reading about your training and hope you are all enjoying the start of the college (or gap year or fifth year) training.

My family drove out to Berkley Springs West VA on Friday night and returned to DC this afternoon. It was a pleasant Labor Day weekend get away, although I think my daughters are ready for some time away from their family. After taking Saturday off, I felt very lethargic this morning and reluctantly headed off through town to attempt the ridge and retrace my route form 15 years ago. I was pleasantly surprised that my legs felt decent going up the steep road behind the springs. I discovered some foot trails along some fire roads above the town and eventually found my way to WVA 9 (the highway at the top of the ridge). As I'd down 15 years ago, I followed just below the west side of warm springs ridge on Cold Spring Road. The quite, woods, and mist made this stretch very pleasant, and I was especially happy that my tightness disappeared and I was actually feeling pretty good and perky after those first 12 minutes. Knowing the the return trip would be mostly downhill was also exciting. turned at 16:30 and got back via a slightly different route at exactly 30min.