the 615 club

despite the cold weather (ok, downright frigid at this wee hour), i've managed to escape my cozy bed to join a few other nutty adventure racers for a 6:15am run at the river the last 2 weeks. paul, jon, tony & tim have a great 6 mile course, complete with 3 huge hills, to wake us up. it's of course completely dark at this hour, so it's been "fun" getting reaquainted with running w/ headlamps on trails covered with leaves, with a few rock gardens scattered here and there... not to mention the slickness of the morning dew or ice. one of these aforementioned rocks reminded me to not snooze on the trail, as it jumped up, tripped me, and sent me flying. despite the new bruises, i really am enjoying the kick start to my day... being out while the sun rises is refreshing (even if there isn't a particularly great view of it). hopefully i can keep up this new schedule!