Running 1:40:00 [3] 11.0 mi (9:05 / mi)
Trial run in the Smokies. Big climb from the hotel on trail beside Cherokee Orchard, long mainly descending section to Park Visitor Centre. Cut back on a horse trail. Stop for a while to watch a bear. Stop for a bit longer to mae sure the bear had really gone. Back through Gatlinburg and up to Parkvista. All through beautiful fall colour. Makes a day listening to Russians talking about radiation damage seem worthwhile. I did this run a lot quicker a few years back with Francois Willaume.