Preparing For The Trails

Its been about a week since my last blog post, but I have been really busy training and preparing myself for my next half marathon. I have already completed two half marathons before, but this one is going to be different. Its all trail and it will have a lot of hills. As a matter of fact, the name of the race (Hell's Hills) should say it all. I have been spending my time running on both the road and the trails. I am still getting myself comfortable with being isolated and being in unfamiliar territory, but I am getting there. Its a nice change of scenery and pace. I can not hold the same speed that I can on the road due to the trails being unpredictable and caution being warranted, You could trip over something, you could run into a snake, and you have to be aware of any wild animals near by. Its definitely a new and exciting challenge and I am looking forward to the race. Also, the course I have been running on for training has a ton of steep hills, which is perfect for preparing for the Hell's Hills course. But the fun does not end there, on June 20th, I will be running another trail race. But this race will not be 13 miles long, it will be 25 miles long and have the same steep hills as the half marathon. So as you can see, I have a lot of training ahead of me. I look forward to sharing with you my experience at Hell's Hills and the results of the race. Until then, I am out for the long run!