I did go for a run yesterday, around Horn Pond for a change of scenery. It wasn't a terrible run, but it is a small loop, so I did it twice, but we all know how I feel about loops. If you've never been to Horn Pond, there's one path on the back side, near the golf course/water treatment plant that basically goes straight up. It's about a quarter to a half mile long and it is seriously a hardcore climb. Mostly because it's just steep and continuous. Obviously to make my run worth more, I started on that side and made it to the top. Unfortunately I was turned back by a Momma turkey and her little baby turkeys. They were crossing the path and I"m not fool enough to mess with Momma birds. So I turned right back around and ran down that path again. On the second go around I attempted the top one more time, because it's a nice view, even when it's cloudy. This time the turkeys were gone and I got my view. Then I had to go back down the other side, which is much harder than it should be. It's a rocky path/small cliff that goes down in the same way the other trail goes up. Steep and continuous. If I had to compare it to anything to give you a visual, it looks like a place where a river or small stream would cut through. But I made it down and back onto the trail no problems.
At the end of the run, I managed 5 miles and some short extra workouts on the side. Tomorrow I think I'm going to try and run around the park near our house. It has some nice trails, but they all seem short. I've never really explored back there though, so it's possible that there are longer trails off the main loop. Otherwise there's always the workout circuit at Manning Forest. Until then, I might have a picture from my run yesterday, so you can enjoy that you lucky ducks.
Made it to the top.
Surprise second picture!
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