My happy place in Maine, where late summer running is bliss…if it weren’t for the darn hills.
I’m up north at Lovejoy Pond (it’s really a lake) in Maine for the last two weeks of summer. Fall has come a little early to this quaint part of the country. Waking up to the singing loons and 50 degrees is a refreshing change from the heat and humidity of Charlotte in late summer. With the exception of the extreme hills, this is my favorite place to run.
Running in Maine is a wonderful foretaste of what is to come in the fall to North Carolina. I, for one, am excited! The greenway near my house will be full of runners training for the many races in various parts of the country from October – December. Cross country runners will be lining up at high school 5K races. Many of those summer treadmill runners will hit the pavement when the air gets colder and the trees start changing. Running is contagious in autumn.
Where will you be running this fall?
We arrived late last night at Lovejoy Pond in Readfield, Maine…the destination of our 10-day summer vacation. Maine is a long way from Charlotte, North Carolina and I had plenty of time to think on the 997 mile journey. Somewhere around mile 797, while simultaneously popping M&M’s and gulping down Diet Dr. Pepper’s, a thought occurred to me. This thought would become the impetus of an idea which grew into a sort of challenge, actually, during the next 200 miles, and which has resulted in what I am calling the Hetzel Adventures in Good, Clean Fun. The thought was this…”Hey, we haven’t listened to the radio for the entire ride”.