With the torrential downpour going on right now I'm glad I did a short 4km run/hike last night. My daughter was at dance practice and I decided to head over to a local trail system I've run parts of before. This time I decided to try the other side of this trail network and after a few minutes found the parking lot entrance. I knew I didn't have a ton of time before I needed to head back and pick up my daughter and two other little dancers so I quickly scanned the posted map and decided to just pick the path with the least amount of snow. Since I had never run this portion of the trail before I had assumed it would be similar in terrain to the bottom side, flat with minor hills. So I was surprised when I found myself climbing up one big hill after another, trying not to fall on the snow and ice. I kept waiting for my knee to twinge or that fibula bone to turn to steel, but it never happened. I jumped tentatively from spot to spot as I dodged blotches of ice and marveled at the beauty of the area when I reached the top of the biggest hill, overlooking the Atlantic ocean. I was thrilled to be back on the trail again and even more happy that it wasn't causing me excruciating pain because of the uneven terrain. My time sucked, I think I averaged around 11:30 per kilometer, but I know running trails equals slower times so I'm not too hung up on it. There's room to get better.
But, all too quickly it was over and I had to get back to pick up the kids. I plan to go back though this weekend and explore some of the other trails I didn't venture down yesterday. I'll also pack a set of yak-tracks so I don't have to walk the really icy sections, and maybe I'll even take the dog!
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| View from the top of the Panorama Trail |
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