Holly scooted out to her meeting early this morning and I went for a long jog on the road we had driven yesterday to head south to Big Sur. We had found a back way from Cannery Row up a long steep hill to Hwy 68 that leads past the tiny town of Pacific Grove on to Hwy 1, the Oceanview Hwy that heads to Carmel and then to Big Sur. This morning, I made essentially a big loop with the trail from Old Monterey, the historic district where we are staying, then on to Cannery Row, left up the big steep hill with incredible views (My Mom once commented that I always manage to find a big hill or mtn to live on. Its the views, Mom. I also manage to run them when I can-tourist or no). I ran along Hwy 68 around the old Presidio base for several miles, amongst the tall Eucalyptus and Redwood trees, and back to Monterey via Hwy 1. It took me an hour and 54 mins, the longest run I've done since the Asheville Half-marathon in September. I pulled my hamstring in that one and had to take 6 weeks completely off from running. What a bummer that was! This getting old stuff is tricky. Healing just isn't as fast as it once was. Oh well, I am better now and had a terrific run in a terrific town up a terrific hill. What a sweet and fortunate life I have!
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