Workout: 13.7 miles; roads (hills, hills, hills)
Date: Saturday, January 22
Time: 7:00am
Location: Lyman Orchards, Middlefield
Temp: 4 degrees at start; 11 degrees at finish
Folks: Anne, Pete, Mirela, me; Kevin and Bill V. for second loop
The next best thing to a trail workout. We met at the Apple Barrel and started out on the (mostly) quiet rural roads of Middlefield. Pete and Anne discussed the possibility of running the Meriden Tradition run today, which follows the auto road up Mt. Meriden to Castle Craig. As I write this, I’m wondering whether they ran, and how their quads held up after yesterday’s hill-atious adventure.
Our first loop was about 6.5 or 7 miles, I think. Back at the parking lot, Mirela and I had a good laugh over our frosty hair. Mirela, whose knee was causing her some trouble, said farewell to us there, and we welcomed Kevin M. and Bill V., who proceeded to lead us on a gut-busting (but very scenic) workout. As we passed the orchards near Powder Ridge, the roads became more slippery, and we had to work twice as hard to gain distance. At that point, I began to mull over breakfast possibilities: donut? Fritter? Egg sandwich? All of the above? There’s a reason we end our run at one of the finest bakeries in central Connecticut.
And as always, it was worth it. Even if breakfast resulted in what KM called a “fitness net negative,” the soft, warm, glazed cider donut was a satisfying reward. And the coffee wasn’t bad, either.
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