What an amazing morning! The fog near the Tappan Zee bridge yesterday morning at 7:15 was beautiful! Driving up 9W to Rockland Lake was lovely as always, with great views of the Hudson River... and then entering Rockland Lake park was like entering another world. You can see just a wee bit of the mist in my photo of the young deer that I encountered at the entrance to the park. Making my way to my buddies - in the same parking lot! - was an adventure -> I had to use my phone to discover where they were - as I couldn't see more than 75 feet in front of me!
Happily we all found eachother - after a few fits and starts - did our stretches, and posed for a photo. Yesterday Elicia, Julia, Ferrel, Ily, Harriet, Cara, Vernessa and I started our walk with silent reflection upon our purpose in walking. It was a different, sobering, and meaningful beginning to our training. Truth be told, just over half a mile into the walk we broke into conversation, yet it was directed toward our mission, as we shared our reasons for walking, our fundraising challenges, and our wonderful stories of people's generosity.The day brightened - as you can see from the last photo (do you see the man in boat in the center of the photo?) and it was just a magnificent day and experience... working out together, encouraging eachother and meeting our training goals for the day. Ily and Vernessa met their walking goals early in the day -> they are preparing for half marathons; an
d, two and a half hours after our start, Elicia, Julia (both preparing for full marathons), Cara and I finished up in the parking lot with stretches and homemade granola (a recipe that I am happy to share!).What a great way to start the day!
