Aves Twin Peaks from Capitol
Running up the trail is the easy part. I am a night owl so the hard part is getting pulled out of a nice deep sleep by a ringing alarm at 5AM, overcoming the inertia of bed, and getting out the door.
I've had some really crappy trail runs lately, which had nearly shattered my confidence. Yesterday I ran the Avenues Twins and had a fairly good run, physically. One of my knees has been acting up and seemingly getting worse with each day of trail activity. I went back this morning and ran from the Capitol again. Short story: One of the best trail runs I have had in a while. I wore new shoes and they performed exactly as I had hoped, and my knee felt like new.
On the descent from the Twins I paused and looked East toward Little Black mountain. What I saw in morning twilight was a living black and white winter landscape photo. Those kind of views are every bit as encouraging as the endorphins I gobble up during physical activity.
Yes it is very cold right now, so I do not look at the temperature reading. I just go and warm up after half mile, and stay warm pretty much the entire way.
East Twin summit in 59:30, RT in 1hr48m
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