'Are you nuts?' trail race

Yesterday Ray and I took the kids to Point Defiance park where I ran in a 10K trail race. I've run there before, it's a beautiful park with miles of narrow trails, many of them along bluffs overlooking the Puget Sound. I have not run over three miles since the Chicago Marathon last Fall and I was hurting. It reminded me why so many non-runners hate running; it's a totally different experience when you're not in shape. Anyhoo, my winter running vacation is over, time to come out of hibernation.