Success on the Yellow Trail

Okay. Now I think I may be getting the hand of this trail-running thing.

Today, I decided to return to the route that I took last week when I ran the yellow trail. The 2-1/2 miles towards Lincoln drive would keep me from hitting the trail too aggressively early in the run. Only then did I get on the yellow trail. I'd intended to follow it at least to where it would return me to Valley Green, if not farther. Because of time constraints, I went only as far as Valley Green.

The weather forecast was for muggy weather with a high in the low 90s. I knew that I was going to have to beat the heat if I wanted to have as good a run as I would have liked.

I was much more successful today. First, I ran the hills very conservatively, that is, slowly. I could tell that I was working muscles that I don't use that much when running on Forbidden Drive. While part of my run was rather taxing, I felt comfortable during most of the run.

Success breeds motivation. My next time out on the yellow trail, I hope to follow it farther. More significantly, today's was the most satisfying run that I've had in a couple of weeks.