I was working and in the back of my mind was today's workout. I thought maybe I could run the hill on Mendon Road to Daniels Farm. Then I remembered that I did not live in Blackstone anymore. It happens every now and then, even after 10 months of living in California.
I had some hill reps on my schedule and decided to get off the road and on the trail for today's session. I took the short drive up to the Santa Rosa Plateau hoping it might be a bit cooler as the temps were already pushing 80 degrees. It was a clear, completely cloudless day and not a breeze could be felt. Grabbing a bench at the Hidden Valley Trailhead, I slipped on my spikes and donned my VCM finisher's cap.
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| Hidden Valley Trail Head |
I chose the Los Santos trail for my workout as it had the appropriate ups and was winding, adding a bit of change-up to the session.
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| Objects in the image are steeper than they appear! |
Warmup was a 20 minute in, on, and about the Los Santos Trail. Fortunately I carried plenty of water because it was getting hot and the air felt really dry.
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| Warming Up |
Though there were a several cars in the parking lot, I was all alone except for some lizards and a tarantula trying to disguise itself as a bunch of grass.
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| Lone Tarantula |
I started the workout feeling pretty good. Fairly early I was pretty much sucking wind, which was the whole point...I suppose.
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| Running Up |
The downs were tough on the quads...especially on the turns.
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| And down.... |
From there it was rinse and repeat!
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| And Up.... |
The uphill views were well, actually I wasn't that concerned with the view going up; however, the downhill views were pretty good.
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| Downhill View |
Finishing up I headed back to the trailhead stopping along the way to get off my feet. Thank you Phil Richardson...wherever you are!
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| Bench dedication to Phil Richardson |
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