Needed to feel some dirt and rocks underfoot so I went for a hike/run. I headed up Saddleback Mountain (7475') (the one with the reflector towers) via Green. I am out of shape. My lungs and legs were burning. 45 mins and just under 3 miles to the tower. From there I wanted to check out the trail over to the Beirdneau/Wind Caves Connector trail. Turns out that the trail is not much of a trail. Either that, or I missed lots of turns and wandered off it for most of it. Good thing I was planning on a hike and not a run since the ridge was pretty rocky and would've been nearly impossible to run most of it. I finally made it to the Beirdneau trail and was ready for a jog. I decided it would be smarter to go down Green than the way I came. Less steep = nicer on the back. I couldn't contain myself completely and jogged down the 2 mile trail. It was glorious. I took a mile long break and walked once I was down to the road out of Green and then ran the final mile of singletrack back to the car. Felt great. Tired, but not sore. T-2:47 (8.5 miles) 3 miles running - 5.5 hiking 3500' vert
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