Brooke and I are now doing some great runs together. We started the Dirty Half training runs last Sunday (April 26) with a 7 mile run - the farthest she has run. She did fine. Yesterday (May 2) we did the Salmon Run (10k) together. Brooke's friend, Zoe, ran too. I was pleased to hear Brooke say how much fun the race was. Today we did the second training run, 9 miles, in the SNOW! Here it is May 3 and it snowed up on Phil's Trail. It was beautiful though. The miles floated easily by and we ended right on 1 hr 30 minutes. The trail was moist, the air still and silent. I loved feeling the tiny flakes of snow hit my face. One of the best runs I've been on. The gunk from the allergies cleared from my lungs and I ran with the fully working lungs for the first time in weeks.

Finding what clears the water

What clears the muddy waters for you? What do you do to let the silt settle? There are many things that at least stop the agitation of the water: music, sunlight on my face, a poem, a full moon rising, a lick from a dog. 

Somewhere between mile 4 and 6 on a trail run the water begins to look less opaque. This blog will be about clearing the waters through running, or what ever techniques you care to contribute.