Eye-Popping Colors and Buttery Sunshine: Final Running Camp

End of September. Jewel colored leaves. Sunshine pouring down like honey. 15 happy runners. Our final running camp of 2014. It seemed none of us could recall an autumn display as drop dead gorgeous as this weekend. Everything we did was tinged with vibrant reds, oranges and yellows surrounding us. The kitchen knocked us out with superb food. We had a clutch of new faces, 4 rollicking Canadian women, 4 returning runners, 3 college buddies 2 old pals and 1 sculler who defected to running camp: a terrific group for the weekend.

Scenes from the non-stop beauty of Foliage and Running weekend camp:

The Ridge the way all Craftsbury runners think of it – misty and beautiful

Lane, Alex and Dan were college teammates who got together for running camp

Irene shows the Matterhorn who’s the boss

Old friends Bill and Mike bend to Coach Melissa’s stretching instruction

Heather is bendy

Mt. Pisgah peak baggers

Elena and Coach Mike savored the hike together

It was so warm we went for a swim after this photo

Returning athlete Patsy runs in from the Ridge Run with Coach Laurie

Coach Melissa with Dave and Ashley after the Ridge Run. This was Dave’s longest run since the Nixon Administration!

Heather, Marcie and Lin are all chirked up after the Ridge Run

Elena takes no prisoners during running camp and she challenged the leaves with her vibrant running kit

Thank you to all the runners who made this summer's camps so terrific. Lots in store for 2015 - see you then!