After leaving Chicago, I felt incredibly saddened when I arrived back in San Francisco. It could have just been the fact that I travelled all day (3am Central Time and finally arriving back in my apartment by 2pm Pacific Time) but all I could see through the muni bus windows was drab, old San Francisco. I was in such awe of Chicago, it made me believe that SF was such a bore.
The following Tuesday, I knew that I needed to make some changes to my workout routine. I had gotten so used to the same old routes. While training for Ironman Cozumel 2013, I ran Crissy Field endless amount of times with so many loops. In my head I was preparing myself for the 3 loop course on race day. But now, months after that race, I started to dread running. Running was no longer fun and thrilling. It was a chore! Something needed to happen soon cause marathon training with that mentality is so detrimental!
Anyways, I jumped in with Sports Basement Presidio for one of their Fun Runs. It was a tough course and I was running to show that I could keep up with the big boys too. But throughout the course, I kept seeing reminders of how amazing San Francisco is! Sure, its a big city but bounce into the Presidio through the trails and you will caught gazing out at the most amazing views! This group took me out to a trail that I have never seen before and it was fabulous! I was kicking myself for even believing that SF was mediocre!
The run was great. The people in the group were fantastic and challenged me to push a bit harder. I definitely will need to keep this up. Running with a group is a completely different world compared to running solo. Its a whole new element that I am beginning to truly love!
Thank you Sports Basement Presidio! See you soon!
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