Sunny Sunday in the Park

It was another great day for a run Sunday, albeit a little on the cool side with a stout breeze coming from the north.  We decided to cruise into Ute Valley and get out of the worst part of the wind scenario and log a few miles in relatively comfortable conditions.  With the blue skies, there were plenty of photo-ops again Sunday:

Kathleen on the west ridge

Coming off the ridge on one of the "beach" sections - deep sand

There was not really a plan for the day aside from wanting to see how the legs could be pushed after 17 miles on technical trails Saturday.  When we got home from Saturday's run, by the way, there was a package awaiting on the doorstep with my new McDavid Compression calf sleeves.  I don't think I will wear these for every run, but certainly on longer runs or outings where leg abuse will be high.  I was anxious to see how they would feel with pre-fatigued legs, and I must say they were quite good on day 2 of the hard trails.  We'll see how they fare after a few more outings.

Lightning victim

Watch.Your.Step

Great view of Pikes Peak

Pine Slalom

Been a few weeks since the sky was THAT blue!

How could you not enjoy running here?

Favorite Arch

Just a great day!

It is fairly tough to beat days like this around this time of year.  It was a great way to celebrate the most wonderful time of the trail running year - DST.  (Got out last night for the traditional first post-work run sans headlamp since November - sweet!!!)  Kathleen ran the first loop with me, then I beat myself down enjoyed another round and ended up at home with 13 miles.  Wrapped up a solid weekend of tough trails and squashed the legs pretty good - very nice!  Happy Trails!

Shoes - K Montrail Mountain Masochist

S Pearl Izumi SyncroFuel XC