HI All, I am new to this group and fairly new to running. I started about a year ago and I am hooked. Several 5Ks, 10Ks, 15K, 12K, 10mi, a duathalon and a 1/2 marathon with my second in 2 weeks and have signed up for my first full. All of these have been street runs and I love running with the crowd on these occasions. Most of my training short runs come at 4am, solo. Love that too. So, why am I in the trail and ultra running group? I live in the Houston TX area and it is pretty flat. I wanted to get in some hill training and the only place I could really do that was at a park. It was great, I like the rustic trails. It brought me back to my childhood growing up in Iowa near a wilderness preserve along the Iowa river. I spent many a summer in those woods walking and running, just to have fun. Well that was some 30+ years ago, but it felt like yesterday. Went to run 3 miles ending up running 6 faster than I had ever run on the road. I am looking for like minded folks to who share this enjoyment of the great outdoors and the challenges of off road running. I think I found that group here. Loving the posts and the good natured responses. I would like to participate in a trail run in the Houston area. Any advice for websites or events that I should try to get started? Not ready for anything Ultra, but would probably survive anything less than 15K. Thanks!
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:22:52 +0000