Back at it

Not sure what lead to it, exactly, but I seem to be back in form, if not shape entirely.

On Saturday, I went for a trail run with my friend Mark, who unfortunately will be leaving for Boston at the end of June. So in honor of his last couple weeks here, we went up to Walker Ranch Loop for a run. It's about a 8 mile trail, rife with mountain bikers, and with two considerable climbs. Not sure what the total elevation gain was, but it was reasonably significant. (according to one source, around 1200' over the course of 7.8 miles).

I don't know what it was about that run, but when I got back, even though my legs were exhausted, my will to run, and desire, was back.

Today, as an aftershot to the run above, I opted for Mt Sanitas. As usual, I went up Dakota ridge to East Ridge, and then down the main Mt Sanitas Trail. If I remember that one correctly, it's 1300' of vertical and the loop (from my house) is around 5 miles or so. Both the ascent up East Ridge and the descent down Mt Sanitas are technical and difficult (not sure I've ever managed to keep running the whole way up East Ridge).

After those two runs, my legs are a bit tired, a bit sore, but ready.

I'll have to figure out a way to take my camera on more runs. The views on most of them are quite incredible.