The team hit the trails at Maybury State Park for an early morning Memorial Day run. Believe it or not, this was my first experience running on trails. It was amazing!! I loved the hills, the bumpy terrain, the unexpected twists and turns, and the general beauty of running through a forest. It wasn't too hot and humid and with the exception of one evil fly, the bugs weren't too bad. We ran 4.25 miles of trails - mostly hiking, some horse. We figured the horse trails gave us better training experience for some of the muddier parts of the Tough Mudder (although there wasn't really much mud today but the trails required a little more stabilization, as well as avoidance of certain, um, obstacles in our path).
So the trails were a lot of fun and better training than paved roads. And no Tough Mudder training session would be complete without a playground workout! We found a small playground at the end of our run and did some climbing practice and pullups. Nothing really new or exciting. I definitely got some new bruises. Because of course, no Tough Mudder training session would be complete without new bruises, either!
Then we headed back to Dearborn to (finally) make our travel arrangements, narrow down our uniforms, and plan our next training session. Not a bad day, Mudders. Not a bad day.
Shoot! Except that I forgot to take pictures again! Next time - when we're throwing tires - I will take pictures. (Ooooh, how's that for a teaser?)
Do you run on trails?
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