Distance: 6.8 miles
Ave/Max HR: 153 / 185
Calories Burned: 808
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The Scoop
This week's run provided some variety and interesting terrain. As planned, the run was broken down into three loops all terminating at the 24th Ave W Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) trailhead.
Loop #1: Lake Superior College interpretive trail / frisby golf
After a short jaunt up Trinity, we headed down by Miller Creek, which the LSC trail borders. This trail is far more traversable than one year ago and the updates to accomodate the frisby golfers is evident. Two sections with drainage flows were icy, but, apart from those, the footing was excellent. It was also fun to discover the neighborhood trail entrance.
Loop #2: Lincoln Park Trail
I had hesitantly included this trail because it is one fantastic hill. Trail conditions were excellent on this portion of the run as well without any icy sections at all. Unfortunately, I twisted by ankle about 2/3 of the way downhill...one of the worst ankle rolls in my running history. We have an extended running family and the mindset has always been "run it off." That is what we did. The balance of Loop #2 was a little slower going between the nice elevation gain on the return section and my sensitive ankle. Oh, and in case you were wondering, this was NOT a current picture of Lincoln Park. Taking night shots has been difficult and unimpressive, so we'll be sticking with web-gleaned pictures for the immediate future.
Loop #3: SHT East
The intention on this leg was to take the SHT until we knew we'd hit the 6+ mile mark, which would be somewhere around the crossing at Skyline or in Enger. A few blocks into the SHT, I made the request to veer from this trail and run the golf course instead so I didn't make my ankle worse. We followed an ATV trail back to Skyline and took in a few holes at Enger Golf Course. The rolling hills and soft turf was definitely better for me! After completing a loop in the course, we decided to push it a bit on the street returning to our starting point, hence the faster pace shown in the details.
My ankle is still pretty stiff today. I expect it will be several days until I hit the trails again! We will continue to try some fun and different running routes. I hope to see some new faces next week!
