saturday was slated to be a 45 min fartlek (random speed bursts and recovery jogs). whenever possible, i will trail run to fulfill this. the trail is well suited to this - run fast when you have a clear trial, slow down for the serious elevation gains and blind curves. it felt great. seriously, i cannot describe how cathartic a trail run is, how awesome it is. i need to put everything else out of mind. i cannot worry about life, work, family, or anything except my next step. every step of the way is looking forward to where i am going to place my foot next. mud, rocks, roots. elevation changes. sharp curves. low branches. cool in the shade. hot in the sun breaks. the air smells fantastic, that indescribable smell of the evergreens and ferns and fresh earth. if i could run on trail forever, i would. just running to beat the devil, anticipating what's going to be around the next curve.
sunday was a regular run, 7 miles, long slow distance on the road. took it real easy, something along the lines of 8:48 min/mile. pretty stiff and sore from the trail run, so just slogged it out. it was low 50s and very sunny. nice day to run in minimal gear. shorts, shoes, GPS watch, ipod. that's about it. enjoyed the outside time, took my standard 7 mile loop.
and there went the weekend...
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