I made the trail running trek up to Rose Peak this morning.   The spring wild flowers were still magnificent near the top of the Rose Peak.  It is well worth the three hour run to get to the top.  Trail running gives me the advantage over a hiker in that I can cover the same distance in half the time.  I was weighted down this morning by all the spring rain.  My trail running shoes soaked up water and mud like a sponge.   Years ago, I had Nike Gortex running trail running that were impervious to water, mud, and dirt.  I have yet to find a decent all weather trail running shoe after Nike discontinued the model.

As much as I enjoy looking at all the scenery on my runs, nothing beats great company!  I started out the run with my 2 favorite running girl friends, Nadia and Andria.  The three have so much fun trail running together.  Most of the time we talk about everything but running.    We laugh and talk about silly things.  It’s hard to believe that we put up with each other for as long as 6 hours on our run.

We had to part ways after only 2 hours of running as one of the girls was getting together with family members in the City.  It’s always hard to say good bye.  I almost talked Andria into running with me as I promised to get her back to the car by 12 PM.  She was ready to say yes except that her car keys and personal belongings were locked inside Nadia’s car.

I was able to ascent Rose Peak in exactly 3 hours.  It was cold, rainy, and windy on top.  I did not linger.  I ran as fast as I could to Maggies Half Acre for water and a few runners chocolate cookies.

I chose the exact same trail on the way back as I wanted to see  my friend Sue Corrie as she was running all the way to Del Valle with another friend.  I predicted to run into her around 10 AM as she started around.

I finished the trail run to Rose Peak in exactly 5:20 which is one of my best times ever.  It was an awesome run.  The wild flowers were splendid.  My running partners were great.  This run goes into my treasure chest of trail running memories.