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The plan, after the half marathon, was to return to short walks—three maybe four miles. But instead we find ourselves doing long distance walks to train for the D&L Half Marathon.

Today, we did the loop of the Ironton Rail Trail. Since I promised Lydia I would walk with her for the half, I stayed back with her, as much as possible. Bonnie moved slightly ahead, and kept looping back.

The Boy and Girl Scouts are the saviors of these trails. All the signage and decoration and benches have a sign attached to them. "Joe/Jane Smith, Troop 123, Eagle/Gold Project 2013".  There is no where that this is more obvious than on the IRT. I think every scout in Whitehall, Coplay, Hokey, and Northampton has worked on this trail.

Today was no exception. New signage on the western side, a couple new nature paths, and a "wildlife observation station", aka a bird blind. Boy is it nice. (That's my butt. Thanks Lydia.) You had to leave the trail and walk, maybe a block, to reach it.

We did about six miles in about 2 hours . It was warm and humid. Now, at 2 pm, it looks like the storms will be rolling in. The rain has already started. Got the laundry in in just the nick of time.

Tomorrow we are going to do about 4 miles on the D&L starting in Riverside Park and heading to Bethlehem.