Why didnt you tell me that trails are awesome?!

[kams]

Lol, I NEVER run trails. Ever. What a dirty little secret you're all hiding!

Went this morning: it was 6am, super cool out, the sun was rising, the plants were green, it was perfection. I feel like I fell in love with running all over again. I did 8 miles at an avg pace of 8:35, which is STELLAR for me, as you can see from my PRs.

Come on, fall!!!!

[jreeds]

Nice work! I love trails! I don't get to run them that often but when I do it's always fun

[jene]

Awesome! I really need to get into this

[clseale]

Because trails are horrid, & you're a freak of fucking nature if you mange to actually run faster on them. Welp....that's at least why I've never told you about them.
ETA: I feel like we have different trails, because I'll kill myself to hold a 9:00...which is fairly slow these days for me.

[kams]

Aug 24, 2013 16:41:48 GMT -5 clseale said:

Because trails are horrid, & you're a freak of fucking nature if you mange to actually run faster on them. Welp....that's at least why I've never told you about them.
ETA: I feel like we have different trails, because I'll kill myself to hold a 9:00...which is fairly slow these days for me.

Lol! Well, my paved path is pretty darn hilly, and these were next to the river, ie VERY flat . And it was not a thousand damn degrees!!

God, you think maybe my garmin is wrong?

[spedrunner]

love trails!! Great post to remind me to change it up and RUN them occasionally!  I love GBCN, so many things i want/need to do and need a kick in the butt

I love the cooler weather coming too!! <3

[trigal]

I love running trails! I find it so peaceful!

[clseale]

Aug 24, 2013 16:48:35 GMT -5 kams said:

Aug 24, 2013 16:41:48 GMT -5 clseale said:

Because trails are horrid, & you're a freak of fucking nature if you mange to actually run faster on them. Welp....that's at least why I've never told you about them.
ETA: I feel like we have different trails, because I'll kill myself to hold a 9:00...which is fairly slow these days for me.

Lol! Well, my paved path is pretty darn hilly, and these were next to the river, ie VERY flat . And it was not a thousand damn degrees!!

God, you think maybe my garmin is wrong?

No, I think my trails just suck. Lol I'm in the minority on this board for trail run hatred....I think. We're also in for at least another 2 months of suck before we get nice weather. Glad you had a good run!!

[coconutbug]

I love running on trails; it's so much fun and I feel like I'm escaping, even though I'm still in a city.

Go, speedy kams, go!!

[texassmith]

I didn't tell you trails are awesome because I don't like lying to my friends

Seriously, I just can't make myself like trails. I can hardly stand running on a gravel path. Give me concrete any day of the week!

[keweenawlove]

I'm sure I've said trails are awesome on here before. Glad you love them too. I did nearly all my runs on trails under I moved to Iowa. It was so rough too start running concrete when I moved to Iowa.

[blndsnbrdr]

Hey - I have a little secret for you...trails are amazing!

Seriously, they are. I love them. I've been running short-mid distances on them all year but headed out for a long run on single track about a week ago. I wasn't fast (nearly 2,000ft of elevation gain) but it was a perfect run! I feel madly in love with trails that night and had the best 16+ mile run of my life! I ran alone, without music and wasn't bored for a second. Pure perfection.

Definitely run trails!

[taratru]

Aug 24, 2013 16:48:35 GMT -5 kams said:

Aug 24, 2013 16:41:48 GMT -5 clseale said:

Because trails are horrid, & you're a freak of fucking nature if you mange to actually run faster on them. Welp....that's at least why I've never told you about them.
ETA: I feel like we have different trails, because I'll kill myself to hold a 9:00...which is fairly slow these days for me.

Lol! Well, my paved path is pretty darn hilly, and these were next to the river, ie VERY flat . And it was not a thousand damn degrees!!

God, you think maybe my garmin is wrong?

You are so cute.  Of COURSE it's not wrong!  You were on a flat dirt road, in the shade, after training for a flucking HIM in the damn sun and heat and hills for months.  Let's face it, girl...you're faster now.  

There's no way in hell I could hold an 8:35 for that long right now.  HERO!

[kams]

Aug 25, 2013 18:42:38 GMT -5 taratru said:

Aug 24, 2013 16:48:35 GMT -5 kams said:

Lol! Well, my paved path is pretty darn hilly, and these were next to the river, ie VERY flat . And it was not a thousand damn degrees!!

God, you think maybe my garmin is wrong?

You are so cute.  Of COURSE it's not wrong!  You were on a flat dirt road, in the shade, after training for a flucking HIM in the damn sun and heat and hills for months.  Let's face it, girl...you're faster now.  

There's no way in hell I could hold an 8:35 for that long right now.  HERO!

I love you!!!!!!!

[wanderlustmom]

Great job, for me it depends on the kind of trail, if it's really wide and relatively little debris, I love it. Easier on my knees and no traffic lights. If it's more rustic, I'd rather speed walk because I am very uncoordinated.