This is how the garden looks as of April 18. When I got back from yesterday's run I noticed we had our first squash blossom, although it's not open this morning. Everything's a little bit dirty because we had a torrential rain early last night.
During the rainstorm we were out at Emma Long park so Ken, some guys from his ultra group, and the Loop 30K organizers could mark the trail for today's race. Two groups of three course markers headed out in opposite directions to mark the 10K course. We knew rain was coming, so we arranged for Carolyn and me to each drive to the top of the course to meet the markers halfway and drive them back. Minutes after everyone set out, the skies opened up and poured buckets and buckets. I mean, thunder, lighning, wind...holy guacamole! Carolyn and I parked up on the high road and waited out the rain. When it finally stopped we wandered down to the halfway point, just a few yards off the high road. Soon we heard voices. Happy voices! The first group to arrive was Ruth, Alison, and Gabe, and they were soaked and all smiling. Soon after, Ken, David, and Brandon joined us from the opposite direction. They were all smiling, too!
As for my favorite course marker, he was out there at 4:00 on Saturday morning to BEGIN the marking, then again at 6:30 on Saturday evening to FINISH the marking, then again at 4:00 on Sunday morning to DO the run. The group got in two 10K loops before the race itself started at 7:00, then three more loops for a total of 50K, or 30-ish miles. Rogue Austin should be well represented at Leadville!
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