Olympic Style

I have been on a writing hiatus the last 2 weeks. Lacking the energy to write but still have been getting out there to run.
We ran Lake Chabot 2 weeks ago and are now running faster, longer and farther down the trail. Even after working all night, I love getting out on the trail and getting a good sweat on. We are running almost seven miles in tough terrain. Its easy to say the summer is off to a great start.
Last week we were down to two people, Daniel and I were the only ones who made it out for the group run. We decided to take on the Beast, the Green Monster, the King Kong of Fremont...Mission Peak.
With my excitement and amature attitude, I thought we might have a chance of running up the whole thing. We barley got 1/4th up the mountain, gasping and wheezing with no air in our lungs. We made a strong effort and hiked/ran up the mountain the best we could with no stopping or breaks. Getting to the top, we took in the view and ran full speed the whole way down, literally taking us only 12-15 minutes to decend. This was the biggest endorphin rush I have ever had. With my ipod playing and running as fast as I could, it felt amazing.
When you come to something that is bigger than you, puts you in your place and humbles you... take on that challenge and set a goal.
And set a goal we did.
On September 11th, we will again be running Mission peak, fastest time to the 3rd bench wins. Loser drives and buys drinks at the Englander that same night, not to mention a victory run down the hill Olympic style for the winner. We'll see you on the 11th.