A Touch of Fall in the Air
With the rain that came a couple of days ago, we also got some blessed relief from the August heat. It feels like maybe — just maybe — fall is around the corner.
It was such a perfect morning for a workout! This morning the Placid Athlete training group worked out east of Austin. It was actually a little further than that, too — east of Elgin, for those well-versed in central Texas geography. One of the ladies in the group lives out there and has a terrific place to ride and run, away from cars (and other people, too)! We biked 10 miles for a warm-up, with the main event being a 4.5 mile run. The ride was on a paved road but I think only one car passed us the entire time. The run was on dirt roads, and was fantastic! We ran down a country road shaded by trees, and through a meadow. We even had a support crew on the run, handing us water and offering to spray us with the water hose to cool us off (although it wasn’t hot enough for me to accept that offer, thanks to the relatively cool morning).
The weather was too good to stay inside in the afternoon, so…
Barton Creek Greenbelt
Funky Fungi
…later in the day, we did a family hike on the Barton Creek Greenbelt. It was still a bit hot in the sun during the afternoon, but once we got in the shade, it was pretty nice. We scrambled up some rocks and found an interesting mushroom that was about 12 inches across.
Then we stopped for awhile at the water to watch a dog swimming to fetch sticks, and to skip some stones. We waded in the creek a bit, and the water felt so nice and cool! A snow cone and big bottle of water was a post-hike treat, and then we headed home.
