Saturday's 20 doesn't quite go as planned....

Are morning started as usual, breakfast, get dressed, get gear, get going.....

Typically, when running in the Galloway program, we meet for our long runs at a local sports store. Admittedly I do not always pay attention to the name of the store we meet at. This Saturday, we were suppose to meet a Omega Sports. During our runs this week, we had discussed how hilly the runs were from Omega Sports and were dreading having the 20 mile run there. I only recall one pretty hilly long run and that was in Cary...


So we formulated a new plan. I don't usually carry all the bottles that fit in my water belt because we have plenty of water stops along the trails during a Galloway run. One pit stop to pick up some extra agua, a few Gatorades, and we are off to Umstead.

We make our way around Umstead's many trails, some we have never been on. North and Sound Turkey Trail prove to be very hilly and at 12 miles we take a little walk break.



There are two water stations and one rest area we came across during our run. Thankfully so, because we needed to refill the water bottles and make use of the facilities. During the last few miles of the run we come across Puke Hill....appropriately named due to it's long ascent.



We finally finish up our run and head back to the car. Even though the day didn't start out as planned, the scenery, shade, and company made it worth the work.