My backyard run, lets see pics of your pretty route

californiagirl2012
californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
<< Yes the picture is me and I am not a fitness model. But I love running and lifting. I lost 60 lbs and I have found once you get lean you can lift as heavy as you want and still run fast. I'm a girl and my muscles just don't get that big. If you stay natural like I do you don't have to be afraid of heavy lifting, you won't get big, you don't have the hormones for it to happen. I can't wait to try a marathon again some day as the "new me". I have been a runner for over 30 years consistently and have run distances from 3 miles, to marathons, to ultra marathons. I have found that the lifting has improved my running performance as well just getting rid of the excess fat.

Currently I only run for a length of time. I run HIIT 1-2 days a week, a few moderate pace runs, and at least one long easy run for an hour and a half or so. I also like to jog stairs for 30 minutes at least once a week.

Today I ran what I call my back yard run. I live at the edge of wilderness and this is my back yard and I just take off running. I love it. Sometimes I get scared if I think of mountain lions or bears, and I have seen them on rare occasions during the 20 years I have lived here, but it is quite rare and they run away from humans.

There is nothing like getting outside and feeling the breeze on your face, the sun on your skin, the sound of wind rustling the pine trees, the sound of trickling water, and the smell of the earth, and sometime gorgeous sunsets or sunrises (although that is the time there are more chances of mountain lions).

I'm just a country girl living a peaceful life in the mountains. My favorite days are just working hard and eating good at home.

Anyway here's some pics. Anyone else have some pretty running routes to share?

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  • tkillion810
    tkillion810 Posts: 591 Member
    I could definitely handle running there!
  • Han987
    Han987 Posts: 28
    Wow it's so so pretty! I don't have anywhere like that, must be good motivation to go out compared to running down a street.
  • maddymama
    maddymama Posts: 1,183 Member
    Wow! Very pretty run. My area is pretty in the spring when the wild flowers are in bloom, right now, not so pretty.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Beautiful! :happy:
  • akgordoa
    akgordoa Posts: 55
    How pretty. I wanna go home and jog the desert mountains again...
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    This was today..I'm a walker at lunch, not a runner though lol

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  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    This was today..I'm a walker at lunch, not a runner though lol

    That is beautiful lilRicki :) Thank you! What a pretty sky. And the trees and bushes. you can tell it's fall. :)
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    I love California. It's so beautiful
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    That's amazing! I wish, I live in city centre so my bike route is so grey and boring,
  • half_moon
    half_moon Posts: 807 Member
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    Lucky *****es.
  • Dencrossgirl
    Dencrossgirl Posts: 501 Member
    Looks beautiful I could handle it.
  • abfab_sweetie
    abfab_sweetie Posts: 64
    LakeDistrictRun_zps3d42063e.png

    Here's me on a 10 mile run in the Lake District in the north of England. It's so gorgeous and there's no bears or lions! Just cows and sheep!
  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
    Not a runner(yet;-) But, Loved the pics:-)
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member

    Here's me on a 10 mile run in the Lake District in the north of England. It's so gorgeous and there's no bears or lions! Just cows and sheep!

    This picture literally brought tears to my eyes. It is so, so beautiful. I am insanely jealous that you are exposed to that everyday.

    I live .3 miles outside of Detroit (and not the East Side), so... my route is literally burnt out houses, vacant buildings, and the occasional squirrel.
  • morningmud
    morningmud Posts: 477 Member
    Beautiful, I am so jealous!
  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    LakeDistrictRun_zps3d42063e.png

    Here's me on a 10 mile run in the Lake District in the north of England. It's so gorgeous and there's no bears or lions! Just cows and sheep!

    Ahhhh... just beautiful! I love it!
  • caldon4523
    caldon4523 Posts: 227 Member
    I run in the city streets of Columbus, Ohio. Dull and boring!
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    I live in Alaska so you would think running here would be gorgious and for most people that dont live on a military post i bet it is lol
  • sheri02r
    sheri02r Posts: 486 Member
    LakeDistrictRun_zps3d42063e.png

    Here's me on a 10 mile run in the Lake District in the north of England. It's so gorgeous and there's no bears or lions! Just cows and sheep!

    Gorgeous!!
  • half_moon
    half_moon Posts: 807 Member

    Here's me on a 10 mile run in the Lake District in the north of England. It's so gorgeous and there's no bears or lions! Just cows and sheep!

    This picture literally brought tears to my eyes. It is so, so beautiful. I am insanely jealous that you are exposed to that everyday.

    I live .3 miles outside of Detroit (and not the East Side), so... my route is literally burnt out houses, vacant buildings, and the occasional squirrel.


    Aww, man! You get squirrels??

    Lucky!

    I might get a dead one.. Once in a while.
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