Tag: Trail Running
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When Things Change
For a few weeks in the fall my running schedule and shorter days made it possible to see some glorious sunrises: The colors were amazing and I was stunned into stopping, filled with awe. Not all days have been so vividly colorful. Daylight savings meant getting up later in the sun’s path through the day. But the weather also…
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Road to Trail Running Convert
Last December I decided to shift from road running to trail running because I like exploring outdoors and wanted more adventure. Trail running means hills. I started with the flattest trails I could find in Arastradero Open Space Preserve. Even these shallow grades made me gasp despite my relative fitness on the flats. But the…
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Dearest Freshness and Ah! Bright Wings
God’s Grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod? Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; And all is seared…
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The Space Between Them
When you’re trail running, sometimes you don’t see people for a long time. It could be miles or an hour or two. And when you finally happen upon one or two, it’s almost shocking. Every sense is concentrated and every detail about this person or people in the landscape is absorbed. When there’s more than…
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Breutiful Calero Reservoir Trail Run 2014
Breutiful. Yes, spell check, exactly that. The Calero Reservoir Trail Run put on by West Coast Trail Runs was breutiful. The reservoir is nestled in the land of barns and bales in a South San Jose valley. Next to the valley are some impressive mountains. Not the Swiss Alps but still, enough to be breutiful…
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From Drab to Dynamic
Drab-looking days don’t have to result in drab photos. Often those drab days still have energy and aliveness that doesn’t show up in our photos. Fortunately, we don’t have to stop there. Here’s an original drab day photo that I took with my iPhone 5 on a muddy trail run in San Francisco: It doesn’t…
