Tag: trail run

Dirt for the Soul

Dirt for the Soul

Schedules, to-do lists, meetings, and work are tasks that will always consume minutes and hours of your day. If you have the opportunity to step out of your daily routine, do not stop to think about whether or not it can be shoe-horned into your day. Instead, block out your calendar, grab that opportunity, tuck it into your bag and run with it!

Image - Us on the Greenbelt
We aren’t lost, we are with each other!

Weeks ago, the opportunity to trail run was presented by a good friend of mine—my “trail running partner in crime” and I quickly blocked out the time on my calendar.  We met late in the morning to run on the greenbelt and our goal was to essentially “screw around” and see if we could piece together two sections of trail. We were fairly certain it could not be done. We were also fairly certain it could be done!

Two and half hours of trail running, bushwhacking, and riding rock slides later we made the following discoveries:

 

  1. The two sections of trail we wanted to connect can only be connect by using roads (for now).
  2. There is a huge ravine we never knew about next to a trail we frequently run.
  3. Drop us anywhere on the greenbelt, and we will figure out our location.
  4. Playing on the trail with my “trail running partner in crime” more often than not can make me warm and fuzzy inside and out!

Little Cabin in the woods…

Little piece of happiness

One of my very good friends and I decided to get away for a couple of days. The goal was to get out of town, but within driving distance and to keep it as low key as possible.

We found an affordable cabin that met our requirements. We were able to remove ourselves from our “daily routines” and spend some time in a bare essentials cabin and just relax. Not only did we get in some great trail running we had the opportunity to test out new cooking techniques with the outside grill (instead of an oven/stove) and a microwave.

The weather was wet and chilly but the cabin was warm and toasty with a great view of the lake. Consensus? Mission accomplished!

Slip and slide run

Over the hills and through the woods…but not to grandma’s house. A Saturday morning trail run on what would normally be a fun and fast loop. Instead, we were greeted with cold temps, soggy trails, slushy mud, knee-deep creek crossings and an occasional mud slide (both uphill and downhill).

Could it be any better 😉