This week Allyson and I, like most fall marathoners started our marathon training. We traveled to Connecticut to visit family for the weekend, but still had planned on getting our long run in. With having done 7 miles on Monday, because of the Rev Run 10k (+ 1mile warm-up) which was supposed to be an off day, we were able to take out our 5 mile easy run on Saturday and move our long easy run scheduled for Sunday to Saturday and take it down from 12 miles to 11. In any case Allyson had looked for races close to where we would be staying in CT and found a 5 mile race held by a local running club “Lightfoot Runners.” Well, when we got up to CT on Friday night we ended up staying up late and drinking. We didn’t get up in time to catch the start of the race, but we were determined to run over to the start and see if we could grab a course map and get our miles in. It ended up being 3 miles to the school where the 5 mile race started and finished. When we arrived the last bit of runners were finishing. Allyson and I asked around about a course map, but were told there wasn’t one available, and that we didn’t need one because the course was marked very well. So, we ran what the local folks felt was a flat course (not flat!) as you can see from my Garmin report below. We had foolishly not brought enough water with us for a long, hot, challenging run (1 bottle). When we completed the 5 mile course we were lucky to find a few Lightfoot runners still lingering who gave Allyson and I a most needed water refill. I have had a negative experience with a running club that would not give water to a group of us in Tyler Park last summer, so this experience was very positive and in need of recognition. I was too exhausted to think to get names from the gentlemen that gave us the water, but they know who they are. Thank you again. If you’re ever in Norwalk, CT look up the Lighfoot running club. They are just as nice as our running club here in Bucks. http://www.lightfootrunners.com/default.aspx
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Moral of the story is: alcohol dehydrates you. no wonder you were dieing of thirst. I routinely run Halfs and don't touch a drop of water. I'm the guy who gave you the water. Hope you enjoyed the course. See you again. Don race director.
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