Greetings from Wheeling, WV

I'm on the go again! This time a wedding brings me to West Virginia. Today's training plan was a 10 mile run. I found a trail that would do the job. I ran on the Wheeling Heritage Trail. I believe the full length of the trail is 17 miles. I ran 5 miles out and 5 miles back for my full 10 miles.

I woke up around 6:30 and drove over to the trail. My run started at 7:46am. The temperature was 69° and very overcast. My phone said 50% chance for rain. Eek! You know I dislike running in the rain. Things started well and the run was much better than expected. My overall pace was a 9:35 with all splits under a 10 minute mile. It felt like I was running it as if it was race day, and the rain that blessed me from mile 3 until mile 7 might have had something to do with my speed lol. Thankfully I was prepared with my hat and protection for my phone.

The run was along the Ohio River...the border between Ohio and West Virginia. It was a nice run with lots to see. The old buildings of downtown, residential houses, baseball fields and roads through the city. I saw 4 beavers! Also squirrels and birds and of course the river, bridges and boats. The smell of fall was in the air and the leaves were starting to fall from the trees.

My body felt really good while running. Just sore, tired feet towards the end. I really enjoy seeing new places on these runs. I should start keeping a list of all the states I've run in. Running in these places gives a different perspective and you can go places cars can't. 

Strong finish to week 9!

36 more runs to go!