First Trail Run of the Season!

Its almost summer! Every summer the Albany Running Exchange has a summer trail run series where they have a group run on a local trail once a week. I finally joined ARE for the small fee of $10 a year, mostly because I really wanted to partake in these runs.

I really love running on trails. Its such a great feeling to be out there running with nature! And who can complain when you can see these views?

Over 100 people showed up the run the trails at Five Rivers, a local Environmental Education center with tons of fields, trails, and streams. Its also full of wildlife.

Running through Five Rivers was awesome. My mom and grandma used to take me here as a kid to walk through the woods and then check out the education center and see the owl who lived there! I think the center was closed tonight so I didn’t get to see if the old owl was still there! Running through these trails brought back lots of memories. 🙂

I ran with my running buddy/blend Melissa and also ran into my friend from work Jesse.

One loop of the run was about 3.5 miles! My garmin ended up at 3.39! Since it was a trail we ran a bit slower than normal, and finished the one loop in about 37 minutes. Despite fatigued legs from Body Pump this morning, I felt great!

Trail running is awesome! I finally found a way to do it more often! I will most likely be back to run with the ARE!