The 1st GTR Night Run was a great success! We had a 11 runners join in one of the 18, 12 and 6 mile trail distances. A few of the 18 milers ran a three mile warm up to bring their total mileage for the night up to 21 miles. The weather was perfect for a night run and the bugs stayed away for most of the night.
Once the last runner pulled into the parking lot and introductions were completed we were off and running towards Parnell. At the six mile mark we refilled water at the Parnell water fountain and then ascended the hill and tower. The view from atop the tower never disappoints. On the return trip to Greenbush the headlamps showed the way along the Parnell tower loop and back to the IAT. We met up with the very patient 10kers(we were over 30 mins late for the link up) at the Greenbush parking lot. The 10kers fresh legs proved to be to much for us as they slowly pulled ahead on the 6 mile loop. Back at the parking lot we chilled with a few beers and talked of past running adventures and those adventures yet to come.
Thanks everyone for showing up! We had some great conversations on the trails and it was nice meeting up with new faces on the trails. We'll have to put together another group run soon. Happy trails!
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