as i've mentioned before, my training schedule since thunderclap showed up has been relegated to early mornings, long lunches and the commute. most often, it falls into the first category and fortunately, i've found a like minded bunch of whack jobs to participate in the hilarity that is pre-dawn trail running. affectionately called the "dawn patrol", there are a handful of folks that regularly show up on tuesday mornings for a loop through crystal cove state park's "el moro" area.
being saint paddy's day this tuesday, the dawn patrol's "mother", molly, showed up with goodies for everyone in attendance. she handed out a green chinese to-go box full of green themed goodies; green apple powerbar gel, spearmint glee gum, lemon-lime clif shots, lemon quench gum and organic peanut butter[?]. in addition, attached to the outside was a 4" green chem-lite.
we had a good turn out, and quickly we had all eleven of us ready to go, complete with headlamps and green glowing sticks attached in various methods to our respective persons. as we set off into the dark, i just had to laugh at what a bunch of impish runners we looked like with our green glows bobbing through the dark.
the run was great, as always, and we had a fun time hamming it up and having our own little trail running rave. i'm sure the toads, bunnies, bats, owls and coyotes were jealous of all the fun we were having. too soon, though, the run was over. i lollygagged a bit afterward [enticed by the bagels that corrinne brought] and just soaked in the great personalities that make up my trail club. thanks for the fun and memorable saint paddy's day, fellow dawn patrollers!
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Now that's a trail run to rave about. It makes me green with envy. he he.
Did you go home and eat green eggs and ham?
Sounds like a fun time.
Did you go home and eat green eggs and ham?
Sounds like a fun time.
that's a good name - dawn patrol. likewise i've noticed someone here calling his sunday run group, church of the holy trail.