It's harvest season out here in wine country, and I love how beautiful it is all the time, but especially this time of year. I've gradually been adding on a mile here or there to my runs, and throwing in a Zumba class for some fun, and I decided it was time to run a 5K again! It's been over 2 years since I've done any sort of extensive running, let alone an event, but when I heard about the CHOCOLATE run at a beautiful historic park, I had to go! This was a pretty hilly trail run through the boonies, and my dogs were barkin' going up those steep places, but I loved it. There's something so serene about being out early in the morning in the crisp fall air! Rea was supposed to go with me, but ended up with some 24 hour stomach bug the night before and threw up that morning. She was soooo devastated and cried most of the day, poor baby! My running buddy Angie couldn't make it either due to being up all night with her teething baby, so I was on my own! Next time, girls!
The medals at the end of the run, all made out of chocolate!!!
This open area was acutally ruins from a fire 50 years ago. They use it for special events, like a pancake breakfast for us after the run!
Loved reading about the cactus - Jack was a pretty savvy farmer dude!
Very grateful for fences....
Done!!! And number 334 finishes was a sad time of 41:45. Nice little 14 minute mile pace. Good gracious..... Pretty slow, but hey, I finished!!! And there WERE a lot of hills..... :)
The after race refreshments consisted of chocolate chip pancakes, a chocolate fountain, and all the chocolate candy you could imagine! It sounds like it should be delicious, but it was not appetizing at all....
Vineyards off of Highway 12 east of Sonoma.
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