Autumn Is In The Air

Labor Day marks the end of summertime for most of us.  I love the summer, but autumn is my favorite time of year.  This year I am looking forward to the cooler temperatures for runs rather than the hoodies that cover up my arms and belly fat.  So to officially bring in autumn I cooked myself a big pot of paleo chili, pumpkin pucks, and hiked 2 of the Summit County MetroParks Fall Hiking Spree trails.  Oh and then ended the day with a nice 3 mile jog.  I am going back to reality (after a fabulous 8 days in the Outer Banks) with work tomorrow so I enjoyed the most I could of my day.

For anyone reading this that lives in or near Summit County, the Fall Hiking Spree is a great way to find new trails to walk/jog.  There is a list of 14 trails and the participant needs to complete 8 of them to receive a hiking staff or a shield to add to the hiking staff if you have already earned one.  The program runs until November 30th.  My friend Erica talked me into doing it again this year.  We were able to complete 2 of them this morning.  One of them was a Parcours trail at Sand Run.  This is about a 1 mile hike with 20 obstacles mixed in.  This is a picture of me playing on the rings.

Check under the Recipes! tab for the chili and pumpkin pucks recipes.