After orienteering at Fair Hill, Maryland a couple of weeks ago, I came across a trail run being put on by the Trail Dawgs at the same place. I liked the idea of going back and running the trails without the pressure of competing. I asked Sandy if she wanted to join me, and she did. Tom, the Fair Hill Long O course setter, also ventured out on this cold, windy morning.

Driving for two hours to run in the cold didn’t seem like such a great idea when I got up at 4:30 AM. But I ended up having a fun time – Sandy and I stuck together for her first trail run of this distance (advertised as 18K, but closer to 17K). And we got to see new areas of the park – like the dog training area, and the cows – which stood still while having their picture taken with me. Well worth the trip!