WS100: Foresthill to Ruck-a-Chucky

Sunday May 27, 2011: legs took about 5 minutes to loosen up and come around, then felt pretty good except on any extended climbs. fortunately there were only 2 climbs of any substantial distance.  I was able to jog pretty much through the majority of the day.  the descents were a great opportunity to let my legs turn over and loosen things up.  the views along the river were quite nice.  not a lot of internal dialogue these days, perhaps i'm too busy taking in the scenery.

I did run into one of the ladies from yesterday's run (I believe Kristen) she was helping out at the aid station for the training run.  we chatted briefly before i was on my way again.  much of the day was spent on single track weaving amongst the trees and following the river.  i was spit out on a fire road for the last couple miles with a bit of a climb before dropping down to ruck-a-chucky campground.

Mike drove down to the campground and we went down by the river and relaxed by the water for a bit.  i sat in the river briefly, it was a quite cold.  

after about 30 minutes of sitting around in the stream it was time to motivate.  as i was taking a photo of river crossing, Mike called me over.  apparently he'd almost stepped upon a rattlesnake on his way to the bathroom.

It was a rather mellow little fellow i got a couple good shots of as the snake moved across the cement and started to work it's way back into the cover.  

the combination of 30 minutes of sitting around and dipping in the cold water breathed some life into my legs and i was able to jog up much of the climb to drivers flat road.

another lovely day on the trails, had 2 moments during which i was questioning why i was out here, the quickly passed and i was soon back to enjoying the scenery and serenity.  all in all a good day with a decent bit of energy.