I had anticipated cool temps and cloud cover based on the past few days and dressed accordingly. However, once I saw that there was nary a cloud in sky, I quickly ditched the shirt before grabbing my handhelds and off we went. The dirt fire road off of Puerco Canyon quickly started climbing and it was quite the "lung opener" as Stuart put it to start off a run.
Of course the higher we climbed, the better the views we were treated to. We ran along the up and downs the fire roads gave us, dropped into some more technical single tracks down in the canyons, and came back the way we came after a couple of hours. Along the way, we shared some interesting conversation about all things life and running, and even managed to snap a few pics along the way.
We ended up back at the trailhead just as the sun was near its zenith. I called it a day at a little over 19 miles, while Stuart opted to go back out to get his 20+ miles. He's currently training for the Angeles Crest 100 in September, where I also plan on pacing/crewing for him.
My thanks again to Stuart for the company, and for the chocolate milk at the end!
12 comments:
The pictures are absolutley beautiful. Sounds and looks like a nice run.
Great pictures and I love Stuart! He's so nice! How fun to be able to run with him :)
Kick butt great run. I ran 14 miles today at an ELEVEN minute / mile pace and dragged it all the way in. We're going to have to run together soon - we'd be good running partners at distance!
jealous jealous jealous. maybe if i had someone to run with i could force myself to go longer than 12.
Great day for a great run! Thanks for sharing the pics with us.
LOVE the pics as usual! its always awesome to have a running partner, esp for those loooong runs. great job!
Seriously, it's always better running with someone! Two of my favorite, never miss, bloggers!
Good to have you along, see you out there on the BBT, you know it's got your name written all over it!
Good. You will be a great crew person and pacer. I would even consider you to be great motivator, you do so well running with others, helping them along. What an adventure, enjoy.
I love the pictures!
Excellent pics, wow. Makes me want to go for a run right now. Sounds like a great run; get ready to mow down some PR's...
You should submit/sell some of your pictures to Runner's World or Trail Runner. They make me want to go out and run a 50k!
Cool pics!!
I am also mulling over Angeles Crest. I might be moving there sooner than later as well. I will be down there in a couple of week crewing at Badwater. We should get out in the hills for a run the saturday before the race.
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