I always look forward to the season changes for my trail runs.  Last night it was near full moon and I was anxious to run in the dark with on a moon lit trail.   I hit the running trail at 540 AM on a starry morning with a flash light in hand.  The moon was making it final descent to the unseen horizon.  I kept on looking for the moon while running for a full 45 minutes and it was not in view.  It must have been blocked by the mountains.

It was a chilly 50 or so degrees and all I was wearing was a thin running shirt and shorts.  No gloves.  It was little chilly heading up the mountain.  My arms were glowing a bright red from the cold.  My finger tips were a little numb.

Since I was running solo, I started hearing and seeing mountain lions stalking me in the woods.  I just knew that I was going to get eaten alive.  I made all kinds of plans of escape.  Climbing a tall tree seemed my best plan of defense.  It’s a good thing that the mountain lions did not see me.

The glorious sun rise saved me from getting eaten alive.

Mission Peak had a half dozen people congregating on top enjoying the colorful fall sunrise.

Last week, I purchased a pair of Vasque Blur trail running shoes.  What a difference a real trail running shoe makes.  The rocks were not bruising my toes.  It was much easier to hop on rocks as I traversed down the loose trail.  The annoying problem of pebbles creeping into my shoes did not happen at all this morning.

It was a very peaceful 2:19 run. I finished off the run by raiding a local fig tree in the parking lot behind a real estate office. By the looks of all dropped figs on the pavement, the birds and ants were the only eating the sweet fruit.

Today was one of those trail runs that goes into the history books as one of the all time best runs!  As I started my run up Mill Creek road, I was greeted with the distant rumble of a thunders storm.  You may not find that unusual, but living in California, a thunderstorm is a rare commodity.  Every few minutes the sky would light up with the glow of lightning behind the mountains. Read More→

I took the liberty to sleep in until 530 AM this morning. I was so excited to get out and run the trails again near Mission Peak. I actually woke before my alarms went off ( I set 2 alarms!) to the quiet dancing soundof rain drops bouncing off the roof.  It’s not supposed to rain in the summer here in California.  Rain or shine, I will  run. Read More→