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Getting my running mojo back. (Read 60 times)


Snowdenrun

    For a few weeks I've been arguing with myself every morning about getting out and running. I've been tired, stressed, working a crap-ton of hours and I have this nagging reminder that I'm running a marathon(part trail) in Holy Crap 3 weeks. So I plopped my Negative Nancy ass in my pick up and drove to the end of the road and ran my favorite trail in town. Of course I had to pee right away and after that was taken care of and I was jogging from bushes to car I thought "okay, let's go home now". I almost did.

     

    But....

     

    The trail starts with a decent assent.

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1005151_10200217988604427_1145693306_n.jpg

     

    Following the run-off.

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/969012_10200217977844158_1943293569_n.jpg

     

    Passing by a water fall.

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/998720_10200217977604152_1101442258_n.jpg

     

    Where I stopped to get rocks out of my shoes.

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1010044_10200217988804432_1943138921_n.jpg

     

    The trails leads around Beaver Lake.

    https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/1012170_10200217978484174_233592101_n.jpg

     

    Where you get to hop on rocks.

    https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1014438_10200217977644153_2091012709_n.jpg

     

    And travel through the muskeg.

    https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/1004050_10200217978324170_1624379977_n.jpg

     

    Then you head back up.

    https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1069912_10200217979124190_1711802504_n.jpg

     

    Through the trees.

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1014403_10200217979604202_75700489_n.jpg

     

    To fly back down the initial assent.

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/995101_10200217980364221_2059922101_n.jpg

     

    I finished with a smile on my face.

    Birdwell


      From the looks of pic #4, I agree that it's time for you to get some new shoes.

       

      That area looks amazing.

      jamezilla


      flashlight and sidewalk

        jealous

         

        **Ask me about streaking**

         

        Brian Runner


          Beautiful images.

           

          My 1010's blew out in the exact same spot.

          ceezy


            Awesome pics...

            still have a few months left in those shoes.  Tongue


            Uh oh... now what?

              Wow?

              Wow!

              Wow!Wow!wow!Wow!!!

              What a beautiful place to run.  I could never take a camera there (I would still be there).

              Thank you.

              Thank you.

              Thank you.

              Queen of Nothing


              Sue

                Wow?

                Wow!

                Wow!Wow!wow!Wow!!!

                What a beautiful place to run.  I could never take a camera there (I would still be there).

                Thank you.

                Thank you.

                Thank you.

                plus one!!

                 

                Your last line.... "I finish with a smile on my face."  after I read it I said "No shit."  That looks like a beautiful out of this world trail.  Even if I didn't feel like running I could just go there and sit..Where are you Montana?  My everyday wake up and go trail puts this to shame!!!

                Here's it here.  Smile

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                Snowdenrun

                  You're trail looks wonderful too! Sometime's I get sucked into the busyness of life and forget what a wonderful place I live in. I probably have pictures of this trail through every month. It's my go-to trail when I want a change from the ones behind my house.

                   

                  plus one!!

                   

                  Your last line.... "I finish with a smile on my face."  after I read it I said "No shit."  That looks like a beautiful out of this world trail.  Even if I didn't feel like running I could just go there and sit..Where are you Montana?  My everyday wake up and go trail puts this to shame!!!

                  Here's it here.  Smile

                  TrailProf


                  Le professeur de trail

                    Go to trail is right! I think that would give any one of us our mojo back.  Thanks for sharing.  Beautiful...

                     

                    Feel free to keep sharing the pics.  Wait...don't we have a trail porn thread somewhere?

                    My favorite day of the week is RUNday

                     

                     

                    Watoni


                      Wow! I did a cruise through Alaska with my family and the highlight for me was the trail running at the ports.

                       

                      Man, were some of those trails steep and wild. Just like yours ....

                       

                      That would give me some running mojo for sure if I could catch my breath!

                      jonferg67


                      Endless trails

                        Awesome pics, thanks for posting.

                         

                        Two words for your shoes....duct tape!

                        RabbitChaser


                          Beautiful place to run, thanks for sharing the pictures!

                          AT-runner


                          Tim

                            Awesome pics, thanks for posting.

                             

                            Two words for your shoes....duct tape!

                             

                            Three words - Pink Duct Tape.

                             

                            Nice pictures. Thanks for posting.

                            “Paralysis-to-50k” training plan is underway! 

                            ilanarama


                            Pace Prophet

                              Looks beautiful!  I like the waterfall most of all - my in-town trails are all desert so no waterfalls unless I want to drive.

                              Deltarose


                                Devil's Club and jungle-thick alders! I am guessing SE Alaska. I spent 9 months working trail construction in SE Alaska and getting to know life in the temperate rainforest. For me it was not really fun, it takes way more effort to get out when it is rainy and wet all the time, unless you are someone who likes that climate.

                                 

                                [Shortly after living there I moved to Tucson...some of us just aren't cut out for the rain and gloom Wink ]

                                 

                                Glad you are getting back into the groove - don't stress about the marathon, just enjoy it! [is it the salmon runs in Cordova?]

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