Day 21: Six Miler

I bet you can't guess how far we ran today...

Yup, that's right... 6 miles!  :)

Kendra & I gathered two friends (her awesome sister Kari & our twice weekly running buddy, Ben), planted a car at each end of our planned course, and ran 6 miles on the Rail Trail from Grantley (mile marker 20) south to just before Gladfelter's Station (we stopped at mile marker 14 and walked the rest of the way to cool down).

Starting off, we had to deal with strong winds almost blowing us over as we ran straight into them.  It was tough (and freezing - literally!), but after a mile or two, either the winds subsided or we ceased to notice them.  We passed familiar milestones, especially looking forward to the mile markers as they passed:  the junkyard, the golf course, mile marker 19, the one-lane bridge, mile marker 18, the sewer plant (or whatever it is), mile marker 17, the stinky house, the rock cliffs, mile marker 16, the tunnel, mile marker 15, then finally the last mile!

I believe our time was something like 1 hour and 10 minutes, which satisfied us enough, especially considering this was Kendra's first time running more than 4 miles at a time!!  WAHOO!!!  :)

Side Note:  Ben enjoyed waving to cars that passed underneath the bridges we ran across.  He also made us celebrate with a "yeah" at each mile marker.  He put up with me constantly complaining about the seemingly quick & unsteady pace of our run.  He wins the encouragement award for the day.

Something to think about:  Kari mentioned that York hosts a marathon on the Rail Trail in May.  We are considering it.  It's a Boston Marathon qualifier (not that we'll ever be able to run it that quickly, but still - it's legit!).  We will keep you posted.

We forgot to video today.  We blame Kari because she had to leave right away.  Actually, Kendra blamed Kari.  I just forgot...