Well, uphill for one...The first part of the Go Home course winds it's way from sleepy Deep Cove at sealevel up to the Lookout Parking Lot off Mt. Seymour Road. A calf busting climb on the best of days.
I had started with the hope to be able to hang on to the slower ladies, but had to let them go once we reached Indian Arm Rd. I've been training a lot and have worked on my speed, but lately, there just isn't any "umph" in those legs.
The trails were beautiful. Bright yellow mushrooms sprouted in a few spots and gurgling creeks and clear waterfalls greeted me behind every corner. Kept my mind off the fact, that I would be arriving alone, wet and tired in back in Deep Cove with no car and no ride...Hm! Couldn't keep my mind off that one for long. I pondered running most of the course, but turning towards Lynn Canyon once back on the BP and calling my ride from there - if I would get stuck there, at least I would know which bus would get me home before freezing to death. Thought about running the whole course and dropping in on a good friend in Deep Cove while waiting for my ride. Nothing really appealed to me as the rain was falling harder and colder. My brand new test Club Fat Ass Wear technical shirt (boy do I like that new fabric) kept me cozy, but at the historic mushroom parking lot I decided to cut back to the BP in the hope of running into some of the faster runners. Bingo! After a nasty slow motion tumble on a downhill stretch I first greeted Ann, then Curb, then Dom and Cheryl. Things weren't as lonely anymore. Running down into Deep Cove a whole group of Fat Asses passed me on light feet.
After fuelling up at Honey's with mudrunner and Penny we headed home. That hot shower never felt that good.
