My first trail run

A couple weeks ago we had our church youth group up on an overnight youth conference at a local scout camp. I brought my shoes and stuff hoping to get a Saturday run in and stay on my schedule. As usual, I was awake before it was light out with no hope of going back to sleep. So I decided that as soon as it was light enough to go without a flashlight I'd go out for a run.

I've read about trail running but never done any. I guess I like the road. I didn't really have much of a choice at this camp, since everything is a trail up there. I was on some pretty well maintained gravel roads at first but when I got to the end of the lake and made a turn the next mile and a half was all trial. I have to say that I enjoyed it! I found that I had to think more about what I was doing and pay more attention to where my steps were going land. The last thing I wanted to do was turn an ankle out there. I also found that my pace was faster and I was able to maintain it, which was a nice surprise.

I still like the road better. I think it's mostly because I'm comfortable with my normal routes but I can at least say I've done the trail thing and it wasn't too bad. I did get my shoes dirty and that kind of bugged me. But I'm over it...

I'm Back...

I was just reading the last post from June and my how things have changed.

I mentioned in that post that I was having some frustrations in my professional life but I was still running and working things out in my mind. More on this later.

I also mentioned that I was still training for the two races I had picked out. I hurt myself after that post and wasn't able to run for several weeks. That was a set back. I wasn't able to run either race this summer. There just wasn't time to get back in shape with everything else I had going on this summer. I had a Pioneer trek, I ended up leaving my job and my focus shifted from running to finding new employment.

Well, I found a new job within 2 weeks, in this economy that is a miracle and I acknowledge the hand of the Lord in that.

So now, tomorrow, October 4th I am back on the road with specific goals and objectives for my running. One of those goals is to post at least weekly on this blog. So stay tuned.....

B