PM 8 miles.
WOW! The mountains are truely God's temple... After the rain started to stop I decided to head for the hills. It was awesome. The air was a crisp 40 degrees, the hillsides were so green and wild flowers everywhere. I saw a moose, some deer, a muskrat, birds and a skunk. The Little dell resevoir is almost full and everything around was picture perfect. I remember when this area caught fire a few years back, but nature has a way of fixing the scars and it's hard to see it today. We are so blessed to live in this place...Only minutes away from our homes we can be in another world. I'm going to try to spend a lot more time in these mountains with my training the next few months.
The run was good. Ran from the 4 mile of Desnews to the 2 mile. Good uphill stretch to loosen up. Then back down the mountain to the 6 Mile mark, just after the turn to go up little mountain. Then back to the 4 mile mark. It is a good run, Uphill, downhill and short rolling hills both ways on the way back to the car. I will try to make this one of my staple runs and watch my time for improvement and fitness changes. Today was a Slow run 1:06, but I was soaking up the atmosphere. A truly great way to end a rainy Monday. This is going to be a great week! |