With little time and little gasoline, a mountain run was not “in the cards.” I needed to make this morning’s miles COUNT. By “count,” I mean difficult.
I decided on hill repeats up Meadows – yup, the trail that used to give me great anxiety, the trail that I feared! I’ll tell you one thing that running up West Horsethief does. It dwarfs even the toughest hills on my coastal trails. Even Meadows. I ran up and down it three times this morning. I could have done more. But I had to get back home for chores and get ready for work.
After about a 2 mile warm-up, I arrived at Meadows:
A Magical Entrance to Meadows:
Heading toward the first climb up – this is why they call it Meadows:
First Arrival to the Top of Meadows (Overlooking Laguna Beach):
First trip down Meadows (Saddleback Mountains in background):
Running UP Meadows #2:
Arrival to Top of Meadows #2:
Going down #2:
Going up #3:
Arrival to Top of Meadows #3:
Heading back to Wood Canyon:
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Amazing! You are so hardcore and in really great shape. Awesome Lauren...and crazy of course!
ReplyDeleteThanks Johann. I'm just not feeling the results like I think I should. I think I'm going overboard. Fortunately, I've had to work a lot and therefore took 3 days off from running so that I could spend time with my family. Maybe the days off will help. : )
DeleteWow! I'm so envious of the trail runs you get to cruise! The elevation change is intimidating though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading Alma. I really do have some nice local trails. Believe me, the elevation was very intimidating for me in the beginning. It has been a tough road, but then again, I've always wanted to be tough. : )
DeleteWow that beautiful run looks like it "counts" to me!
ReplyDeleteYup, that counted for me too Slomohusky. Thanks for reading!
DeleteLove the elevation chart on this one. Looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks Khourt. Lots of fun. Really. Funny that the downhill isn't that much easier. : )
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