Today I took my friend Sunny out for a run along the San Joaquin River Trail. I try to come out here once a week, twice if I have the time, to train and to just clear my head. I love running out here and always jump at the chance to take people out here who have never been here before. The trail is only a short 25 min drive from my house in Fresno, Ca. I tend to do most of my training around a field by Fresno State and at Woodward Park, but I really enjoy coming out here to run the trail. There's something nice about just hitting the trail and not having any type of workout planned. Today wasn't about seeing how fast we could run the trail, we just wanted to go out there and have fun.
We were limited on time so we ran out for about 45 mins and then turned around and went back to the car.
Next time we will hopefully have more time to explore the trail. It was cool to see how much Sunny enjoyed the trail, and to hear how interested she was to find out how much further the trail went and where it went.
Most of my training is done solo, so it's always nice to have someone to run a few miles on the trail with me. Since I don't have a 9:00am to 5:00pm work schedule I do a lot of my running while most people are working. This makes it hard to find people to train with. I honestly enjoy the solitude that running gives me. I've always been big on having alone time. I know that might sound selfish, but I'm very introverted, and sometimes it's hard for me to be around people, especially large groups, for extended periods of time.
As much as I enjoy my solo running, I really enjoy my random training runs with my friends. I like having someone there to share the beauty of the trail with me.
Until next time...
KEEP RUNNING!!!!
