Donut Run

The assignment from Coach C this morning was, basically, that I could run any distance at any pace, as long as I came home with some donuts. With that mission, Silas and I set out for Dream Fluff Donuts, the long way.

After a run of warm and sunny days, this morning was the more typical 50s and overcast. We started off with an easy out-and-back on the Greenway, out to the far side of El Cerrito. We took a short break at the softball field in Ohlone Park to say hey to my friend Dan and his son Nikki, who were playing baseball with the dog. We then took a meandering route up the hill and toward Ashby, alternating steep uphills on the eastbound blocks with gradual downhills on the southbound blocks. We hit Russell, a block before Ashby, and I wander to get in a little more distance before stopping for donuts. Continuing up the hill, it gradually gets steeper and steeper; just as I figured the hill was too steep for decent folk, we hit Claremont, so we turned around and headed down to College and Ashby for Dream Fluff. I bought my standard apple fritter and a couple of donuts and we headed the rest of the way back home. The total distance was13.1 miles, in an easy 1:48:02.

Of course, I left the donuts at the store, and we had to drive back to pick them up.