halloween candy

I stuffed the teeny pocket in my running skirt with candy corn and sharkies, thinking "I love an excuse to eat halloween candy!"  Then, I headed out the door for my longest run before the half.  After today's run, I taper my runs down to give my body a chance to recover from training before the half-marathon on October 19th.  Today's run was 10 miles, and I knew I'd need some energy (aka, candy corn) and I wanted to try the sharkies before packing some for my half.  The sharkies are energy (sugar) and electrolytes.  I grabbed my favorite water bottle and took off!  I really like this water bottle (mine's green) because it's BPA free and it fits my hand just right.  So, I've mentioned before that my favorite run is up a very gradual incline until about 2.5 miles up where it becomes a steep, continuous climb.  For the next 2.5 miles, I ran (sloooowly) up and up through the rain, up past the Ute Mine which is what's left of an old silver mine.  It's really a remarkable sight, tumbling down as it is, and constructed on the cliff of the canyon that the river-sized creek has cut through the rocky mountains.  There is lots of it still intact, and I always wonder who lived and died there and what it must have been like.  I didn't dawdle, though, because I was sooooooo cold!!  I was drenched and cold.  A man stopped and offered me a ride, but I declined, knowing that I'd run back down out of the rain.  And I did.  Then, along came my support vehicle.  My hubby and kids came to bring me a jacket and take pictures!  They're so cute and so proud.  I got a lump in my throat knowing that.  I think I've won even before the race has begun.