Trail Hunt & the 7 Minute Mile
There's something fun about a Saturday run.
Less time constraints-
A more relaxed feel-
This morning was just like that. I drank in it's quiet restfulness.
Then I realized it was already 7am-
Gotta get out the door if I'm ever going to get back-
I go to grab my Asics, thinking they'd be best suited for a longer run, but it seems my Brooks Cascadias hid them!
I give them the 'mommy eye' - they promise to be good- so on they go.
The trails were calling my name as I headed out-
but I had to detour down into the neighborhood to mail a letter.
A little warmup jog felt good- passing houses and people going places-
CRAZY DOG runs out towards me barking---
******
you know I love dogs, and never had a fear before I started running-
What is it that makes dogs want to lunge out and 'get' a runner?
Tennille had given me pointers the other day on what to do the next time I ran into a dog- should I try it?
*********
"NO!"
"STOP!"
"SIT!"
Holy cow! It totally worked!
(granted this was some big fluffly teddy bear of a dog and it's owner right at the top of the driveway)
But it worked!
On I jogged, dropped the mail off and realized I'd forgotten to say: "GOOD BOY"
shoot, now my neighbor will think I hate their dogs- oh well, next time?
Going on a trail hunt--
Going on a trail hunt--
The easiest would be to run up to the wilderness park, but what's the fun in doing that first, I have 8 miles on my plate, after all-
surely time enough for a random adventure.
I run to where the subdivision ends and dirt begins.
Funny how you know were to go-
It's like unspoken secret code-
The tracks of those who've gone before-
Only, I was kind of a ditz at first and didn't realize to watch for tracks-
I'd be running along-
drop off
Running along-
Mud
After a few of these I finally realized I kept coming back to some track made my a biker or hiker- duh
Then I was golden, the real run began.
I really love a trail run.
It's like my legs know what to do-
I don't shuffle-
I take good strides-
The miles fly by-
Run out of dirt, I'm down by English on your way to Target-
Need more dirt!
I run across pinion to catch another trail-
Trail takes me through mile 3-
When did I run 1&2? This is the way it should be-
Heading into mile 4 I realize mother nature is calling my name-
Ok screaming-
Nothing like a call from your mother to get you running!
I realize I'm coming up on the back of PV high school, which means the wilderness park is just a mile away-
Love that Wilderness Park-
Love that bathroom!
That's when it happened.
I was running just off the road on some trail, when endomondo tells me I'd just run mile 5 in 9 min 20 seconds-
What? I've never run that fast- and I'm having a blast- surely there's some running law that states this kind of fun is against the rules-
On I ran- felt like two seconds later endomondo informs me mile 6 is complete and done in 7.08
OK- I'm an optimist, but I have to tell you- as much as I'd like to think I suddenly figured out the whole running thing, the sensible side of me realized endomondo was going wonky-
No worries- I'll just finish my run and enjoy it-
And that's what I did-
Ran all the way home- calm as a cucumber-
According to my calculations, I was just shy of 8 miles.
Endomondo said 9.7
Does it matter either way?
Not in the grand scheme of things.
Fabulous day, fabulous run-
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Less time constraints-
A more relaxed feel-
This morning was just like that. I drank in it's quiet restfulness.
Then I realized it was already 7am-
Gotta get out the door if I'm ever going to get back-
I go to grab my Asics, thinking they'd be best suited for a longer run, but it seems my Brooks Cascadias hid them!
I give them the 'mommy eye' - they promise to be good- so on they go.
The trails were calling my name as I headed out-
but I had to detour down into the neighborhood to mail a letter.
A little warmup jog felt good- passing houses and people going places-
CRAZY DOG runs out towards me barking---
******
you know I love dogs, and never had a fear before I started running-
What is it that makes dogs want to lunge out and 'get' a runner?
Tennille had given me pointers the other day on what to do the next time I ran into a dog- should I try it?
*********
"NO!"
"STOP!"
"SIT!"
Holy cow! It totally worked!
(granted this was some big fluffly teddy bear of a dog and it's owner right at the top of the driveway)
But it worked!
On I jogged, dropped the mail off and realized I'd forgotten to say: "GOOD BOY"
shoot, now my neighbor will think I hate their dogs- oh well, next time?
Going on a trail hunt--
Going on a trail hunt--
The easiest would be to run up to the wilderness park, but what's the fun in doing that first, I have 8 miles on my plate, after all-
surely time enough for a random adventure.
I run to where the subdivision ends and dirt begins.
Funny how you know were to go-
It's like unspoken secret code-
The tracks of those who've gone before-
Only, I was kind of a ditz at first and didn't realize to watch for tracks-
I'd be running along-
drop off
Running along-
Mud
After a few of these I finally realized I kept coming back to some track made my a biker or hiker- duh
Then I was golden, the real run began.
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| ~shadow show down on the sandstone trail~ |
I really love a trail run.
It's like my legs know what to do-
I don't shuffle-
I take good strides-
The miles fly by-
Run out of dirt, I'm down by English on your way to Target-
Need more dirt!
I run across pinion to catch another trail-
Trail takes me through mile 3-
When did I run 1&2? This is the way it should be-
Heading into mile 4 I realize mother nature is calling my name-
Ok screaming-
Nothing like a call from your mother to get you running!
I realize I'm coming up on the back of PV high school, which means the wilderness park is just a mile away-
Love that Wilderness Park-
Love that bathroom!
That's when it happened.
I was running just off the road on some trail, when endomondo tells me I'd just run mile 5 in 9 min 20 seconds-
What? I've never run that fast- and I'm having a blast- surely there's some running law that states this kind of fun is against the rules-
On I ran- felt like two seconds later endomondo informs me mile 6 is complete and done in 7.08
OK- I'm an optimist, but I have to tell you- as much as I'd like to think I suddenly figured out the whole running thing, the sensible side of me realized endomondo was going wonky-
No worries- I'll just finish my run and enjoy it-
And that's what I did-
Ran all the way home- calm as a cucumber-
According to my calculations, I was just shy of 8 miles.
Endomondo said 9.7
Does it matter either way?
Not in the grand scheme of things.
Fabulous day, fabulous run-
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
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