If you know Allyson then your surely aware of her fear of the outdoors, ok maybe that's a tad extremem but is it... See, she has this love affair with the treadmill at the gym and when winter settles in around here that's where you will find her. When the temperatures warm up she returns to the outdoors, but never to the trails. That was until Harris and I unknowingly sold her on the great course we picked out for the upcoming Hot Diggity Doy Labor Day 10k Trail Race. The rest of this post is in her words, take a look:
Chris decided
early last week to take another trip to Mercer County Park and run the Hot
Diggity Dog course on Memorial Day, (for anyone that isn’t familiar with Mercer
County Park, it’s a beautiful huge park in Mercer County NJ, less than a half
hour from Newtown). Chris and Harris ran
the course several weeks ago and told me that the trails are in great
condition. Knowing this, I said I would
join, which shocked him because the course is 99% trails. This surprised him because, as most of you
that know me know that, I am clumsy, hate the cold and run a lot on the
treadmill (or the dreadmill as many call it).
I don’t know if it’s from all the years staring at the black line at the
bottom of the pool, but I can zone out on the treadmill and have been known to
do up to 2hours.
So back to our
trip to Mercer County, I got up early to swim first and was told I better be
home by 815 (I also tend to be late on occasions). Meeting us at the park was Tim and Matt
Hastings decided last minute to join. I
got home with plenty of time to spare and we were on our way.
We arrived at
the park, which was already buzzing with people setting up for bbqs, and Chris
said he hopes he remembers the course.
Our run started off nice and easy and I enjoyed running somewhere
different and not on the treadmill. We
all said how clear the trails are, you can tell that they are frequently used,
just some roots along the way. The
course is completely flat with one downhill thrown in, and there are many
points you run along the lake.
Chris
surprised us by remembering the course very well and we ended up with about
6.5miles. Matt and Tim both agreed how much
they enjoyed the course, and then Chris turned to me and asked how I liked
it. Much to his surprise, I said how
much I liked it too! For anyone that is
worried about registering for the Labor Day Hot Diggity Dog race because it’s a
trail run, trust me, don’t be. I am one
of the clumsiest people and felt very comfortable on this course. Race registration should be up soon, so I
encourage everyone to do so.
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