Happy Saturday! I treated myself to 8 trail miles today! That’s right. I say treated because normally I’d just run out my door and around the neighborhood for a mundane view but I felt the need for fresher air and scenery.
Hello scenery
After having such a nice hike with dogs last Sunday I knew I wanted to go back to the same park for this run. It’s 5 minutes from Mr. SOTSS house and there’s a nice variety of technical trails and wider, loose gravel paths. I ran the first mile on one of the more technical trails but with ice and snow I walked a lot of it so I kept to the loose gravel paths for the last 7 miles. I took it nice and slow and just enjoyed getting lost in the forrest. I listened to music but kept it low enough that I could hear the sound of my footsteps too. There’s something really peaceful about that sound when it’s quiet otherwise.
My hamstring felt a little tight as I approached mile 7 but nothing major. it’s really been wonderful to being running lower mileage and hurting less. Nothing but love for today’s run…
And this might just be the last time I run with snow on the ground and Spring is approaching fast!
Other than my run I’ve just been spending time on Mr. SOTSS’ sofa with lots of dogs. 
Enjoy your the rest of your weekend.
It looks so peaceful out there on the trails! It sounds like you got in a quality run and were able to de-stress at the same time.
It looks absolutely gorgeous and also peaceful. Glad you had a great week of training.
Wow! What a gorgeous place to run. So glad that the shoes are working out and that you’re feeling strong and healthy. I got a long run in too and it was a good confidence boosting run that I really needed…now bring on Spring!
Yay for confidence boosting runs!