Just keep hiking

TamiVsTheTrail

@mtaratoot What a great collection of pictures! You've really covered a lot of different terrain, love it!

TamiVsTheTrail

I love seeing other people post their photos and hiking adventures here. I've been part of other hiking posts, discussions and I always seem to run into the hikers that like to prove that they are the better, more skilled, more experienced hiker. I really want anyone to feel welcome here and post, whether it's your first outing of 50 meters from the car to the waterfall or you're doing overnight adventures. I will be your cheerleader and celebrate your success!

Me, I'm 60 years old (still not used to admitting to leaving my 50s), I'm a size 14 and yesterday I ran my longest ever trail run of 16KM (ok, I lie it was 15.83KM, sorry for exaggerating).
Yesterday when I announced to my husband I was going on the run he was a tad nervous for me but something my MIL used to always say came spilling out of my mouth, "Well I'm not going to do it any younger."

The first 4KM I was flying, the air was cool, I had this. Then hills. Oh so many hills. Then oh, it's spring so running streams to cross, then more hills and finally the beach. On the way back I got a groin cramp and had to slow for awhile to walk it off while questioning my life choices. As I started running it was obvious someone had added more hills while I was at the beach. Finally I hit the flat stretch, the last two KM would be nothing but flat open trail, and then bam, one more hill I had forgotten about. Back in the car, I sat for a few minutes and celebrated, I did it! My goal was to come in under 3 hours. My goal for my first half marathon later this year is 3 hours, it's pretty flat so I knew if I could do this run in that timeframe it would be realistic to reach my goal.
Obviously you can see, I nailed it.

mtaratoot

@TamiVsTheTrail

You've got some gorgeous stuff there too. I see sword fern. I think I see hemlcok. I know I see Doug-fir. I see tall mountains... I have two guesses. Sounds like a nice run, and wow oh wow what a place to do it!

My "hike" today was just up to the tavern for a pint with friend, but I also got out under my flowering cherry tree (Sakura) today to have a little Hanami (celebration of the blossoms) with some sake.