Santa Fe Regional Trail
June 17, 2010
6.20 miles
1:00:01 (one hour)
9:41 min/mile
Once again the day has slipped by and I am running in the evening. Actually, this is good training for when I begin my "real job" next month and will either run at 5am (yikes) or after work.
I have a race on Saturday - 14.5 miles up a mountain with a final elevation of 14,000+ feet. This translates to another easy run today. I decide 5 miles is plenty and begin at the Baptist trailhead. As I approach the town of Monument, I realize that their Thursday evening Art Walk is in progress - people abound on the sidewalks and I meet a few walking toward town. It is a great summer evening and I envy those going to the art cafe in front of the trail headed for a glass of wine while they peruse the local art.
Once I hit the center of Monument, instead of turning at the the 2.5 mile point, I elect to continue until I've run 30 minutes to make my total evening run an hour in length. This puts me almost to the 3 mile point just past the Hwy 105 trailhead. Once I turn, I powerhike back up the underpass and retrace my steps down the Santa Fe Trail.
I approach the Baptist trailhead with not quite an hour; therefore, I decide to continue on past until I've reached the hour point. This puts me at over 6 miles and I am happy to finally see the hour mark. I stop my garmin, turn around, and walk back to the trailhead for a nice cool down. Once at my car, I return a missed call and find out the family is going to Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream. Yes! I'll meet you there!
A great way to top off a nice run this evening - coffee lover's delight!
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