The Phantom Trailbreaker
Today was to be the day that the Trailbreaker Marathon/Half Marathon was to be run in Waukesha. Unfortunately, the organization didn’t pull through and ended up canceling the event. Many folks were disappointed and some decided to meet downtown and run the course in it’s entirety. I opted to start from my house and run out west on the Trailbreaker route.
Heading west, it’s uphill and I was running into the wind. Temps were in the lower 40’s and the skies were sunny. I rolled past the town of Wales then Saxes supper club and made my turn back for home at the point where the Trailbreaker turns north to Lapham Peak State Park. (8 miles – 1:08:40)
Admittedly, the run home was much easier. Between a gentle tailwind and the elevation drop I made much better time. At about 12 miles, I ran into my friend Craig who was headed west. We chatted for a short while and he asked if I’d pace him at the Kettle 100M if I didn’t feel up to running the 100K. We’ll see how my training goes through April & May…plus the weather forecast for that weekend. I’m not keen on running that far in hot conditions so I may just take him up on the offer. (I paced Dave "Double" Dehart a few years back during his 100M effort and really enjoyed it.)
I said goodbye to Craig and headed home. Along the way, I got to say hello to the group of folks who were running the full Trailbreaker course. It really would have been a great day for at least the Half Marathon as it is run on the paved trail. The full Marathon would have been a bit challenging as the trail is likely a bit "squishy" from all the snow we’ve gotten this past winter. I moseyed up the hill on Comanche and called it a day with 16 miles in 2:14.