Ok, for all the experts out their I know this will sound crazy but today was my first trail run. It was rough. I have a 6 mile loop here in Branson with some difficult hills that took me 1:05 to run today. I had to walk most of the steep hills.
Here is this years background though. I was in great shape last summer and running that trail in like 50 min during the heat. Then fall hit and Christmas and the cold. My running stopped and I ate way to much then hunting season and graduations and vacation and I won't say how much I got up to but this week I was back down to 210 which I felt was light enough to try the trails.
Weight makes a HUGE difference on trails. The hills are steeper than roads and I can feel each pound. I need to get down to about 190 and then I will run a lot faster and feel better. So my goal is to get some runs in, ride my bike some and get the weight off so I can get up the hills. Then I can start going on longer trail runs.
I only have about 12 weeks till the Bass Pro trail race in September so I have to get my mileage up. I will try to take some photos and keep you up with my progress.
Thanks and take care,
Rod Jetton
This is a blog where I can post things I care about in my life. Church activities, trail running, family stuff, flowers, reflective thoughts and other things that make my life enjoyable will show up here. It's really a place to help me keep track of things I don't want to forget. It may not all be positive, because I've learned a lot from adversity in my life.
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