Tuesday, September 28, 2010

For the love of trails

The best part of the 5K this past weekend wasn't the fact that it was my fastest 5K in two years. Although I must admit that was a nice surprise. No, the best part was that I realized just how much fun trail running is in comparison to road running.

And it just gets better. I'm having trouble finding current information on the 10K that I have tentatively scheduled in October, but a description from an earlier years' race described it as follows: "This unique off road race will run through the beautiful level road and single track trail network of the west side Bosque." Assuming they haven't changed the route too much, I think I'm going to have a blast with that one as well.

I think smart training includes running on similar surfaces to upcoming races. So for this next one, I plan to train primarily off road. I also want to mix it up a bit. I have a tendency to run the same routes over and over. That's going to change. And I started by taking a new route for my 4 miler this morning. Fun stuff. Plus a friend of mine showed me how to find some single track nearby. Can't wait to check that out.

Looking at my training schedule for the 10K, all I can think is "Bring on the trails!" This training cycle is going to be fun!

17 comments:

  1. Have fun exploring the trails!

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  2. I hope you love the trails - I think they are so much fun! They should make you feel a lot stronger too :)

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  3. Have fun mixing it up and taking it off road for a while!

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  4. Have fun exploring the trails. Don't you feel like a big-time outdoorsy, gungho athlete when you run the trails? Don't forget to be careful too.

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  5. The HIM I am doing this weekend in partly on trails. I am kind of excited about this. I am also chomping at the bit to do some fall trail running, can't wait!!!

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  6. Have fun exploring the trails! The more you go off road the more you will LOVE it!

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  7. keep it fun AND interesting :-)

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  8. Definitely sounds like fun! It's nice to spice it up a little bit from time to time!

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  9. Have a blast..I love trails but am so clumsy..it doesn't always make a pretty sight.

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  10. A late congrats on your last 5k! I somehow missed the original post, I'll have to go back and find it.

    Hopefully the 10k goes just as well, if not better!

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  11. Sounds like a fun 10k! And congrats on the 5k!!! You rock!

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  12. Congrats on the race.
    Have fun on the new trails!

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  13. I would love to be able to run more trails, but sadly, unless a person wants to tromp along the beach or through the swamp, there's not much by way of trails in South Florida.

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  14. so fun! I'm thinking after this marathon I'm going to head offroad too

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  15. nothing better then hitting the trails

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  16. You know I am doing a 50k trail race March 19, 2011? CANNOT WAIT!!!!! TRAILS ROCK!!!!

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