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sunday morning trail "run" lol
stackhsc
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Wanted to share this mornings run to try to motivate people to get outside and enjoy it, even when it's cold and snowy as well as a place to put some pictures.
We did a 5-5.5km run this morning. Really our Sunday runs are more a social event as we aren't exactly fast. Run from trail head to trail head and then wait for everyone to regroup, talk, laugh, and then go again
I think in total it was around an hour and 20 minutes today for that distance, a distance I can run in 23 min or less lol. It was a lot harder going with the snow down with feet slipping etc and branches blocking the trail, but it was beautiful even at -6 celcius. It's the kind of place that changes every run, always different, but yet always seems to help you recenter, refocus, relax pictures don't do not justice.... and apparently I ramble more than I planned.....
We did a 5-5.5km run this morning. Really our Sunday runs are more a social event as we aren't exactly fast. Run from trail head to trail head and then wait for everyone to regroup, talk, laugh, and then go again
I think in total it was around an hour and 20 minutes today for that distance, a distance I can run in 23 min or less lol. It was a lot harder going with the snow down with feet slipping etc and branches blocking the trail, but it was beautiful even at -6 celcius. It's the kind of place that changes every run, always different, but yet always seems to help you recenter, refocus, relax pictures don't do not justice.... and apparently I ramble more than I planned.....0
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Sorry for the side ways pictures, not sure why they load that way
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Beautiful Pictures - I love trail running I not very good at running and im not very fast and I don't care I will get better. I very much doubt if my version of trail running is the same as yours but The countryside is beautiful and you see the most beautiful things just last week I came across a herd of Deer and I found myself telling them not to move whilst I took a picture lol No snow here in England at the moment so no dramatic pictures just yet.
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Thanks for sharing pictures are fab0 -
Beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing!0
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Awesome!0
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grapefruitannie wrote: »Beautiful I very much doubt if my version of trail running is the same as yours
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Thanks for sharing pictures are fab
If it's not paved it's a trail lol. This trail is single track for the most part, deer path converted to mountain bike/hike/running trails. Lots of deer here too. Didn't see them today but saw loads of tracks0 -
Very nice! This post is making me reconsider a trail race in December . . .0
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Wow gorgeous. Winter wonderland as I was sweltering in 38 degrees in Aussie yesterday!0
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mochapygmy wrote: »Very nice! This post is making me reconsider a trail race in December . . .
Do it, you'll love it. look into things called micro spikes... i think kahtoola makes them, about 50-60 a pair, they are awesome for icy trails0 -
So beautiful!0
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How beautiful - though I'm so glad it's there and not here.
I always wonder how do you stop your feet from getting snow covered and freezing? 0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »How beautiful - though I'm so glad it's there and not here. I always wonder how do you stop your feet from getting snow covered and freezing?
keep moving lol
They do get snow covered sometimes but generally the trails get hard packed in winter by snowshoers (sometimes we do that too after fresh deep snow to break trails) and if they are icy and packed we wear the micro spikes. If/when they get wet as long as you dont stop and let them get cold generally they just get cool but not painful or anything.
Some trail shoes are waterproof/resistant too.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »How beautiful - though I'm so glad it's there and not here. I always wonder how do you stop your feet from getting snow covered and freezing?
keep moving lol
They do get snow covered sometimes but generally the trails get hard packed in winter by snowshoers (sometimes we do that too after fresh deep snow to break trails) and if they are icy and packed we wear the micro spikes. If/when they get wet as long as you dont stop and let them get cold generally they just get cool but not painful or anything.
Some trail shoes are waterproof/resistant too.
Thanks for the reply, that all makes sense, especially the not stopping and letting them get cold.0 -
This is why treadmills are dumb.0
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SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »This is why treadmills are dumb.
Lol, yep, but i still log a lot of time on the treadmill. Some times due to family or work restrictions i just dont have the time to run outside but i can always hop on the tm for a quick 5 k. Here in the winter at -25 c and windchill on top at times, even if i had the time its not always pleasant outside lol
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awesome! seeing that one pic that looked almost horizontal / sideways, that must have been one helluva hill! 0
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How beautiful!0
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mochapygmy wrote: »Very nice! This post is making me reconsider a trail race in December . . .
Do it, you'll love it. look into things called micro spikes... i think kahtoola makes them, about 50-60 a pair, they are awesome for icy trails
I'm not "supposed" to be running due to a hip injury but I did a trail run 2 weeks ago and it was gorgeous. Like running in a Robert Frost poem.
Thanks for the tip about the spikes!
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I miss the trails already. I don't think I will be venturing onto them until the snow is gone.0
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missyjane824 wrote: »I miss the trails already. I don't think I will be venturing onto them until the snow is gone.
snow shoes and micro spikes will fix most of those MissyJ. Its actually very enjoyable in the snow
Mochapygmy, id run trails exclusively if i could but i have to drive to get to them so frequently the road or the treadmill are my only options, but i agree, running trails is so enjoyable, its an experience every time. So much harder to do but yet so much easier on your joints... or atleast i find.
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I love these pics! Makes me miss the snow. I just started to run outside and have not touched the treadmill since. It is very hard for me to transition from running outside from the treadmill. I can do 30 min on the treadmill, but outside, just barely 5 min at a time. Hopefully I will progress.0
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Love it!0
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So beautiful. Thanks for sharing.0
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