Sure Hope It Isn't A Snake Hideout

I sure loving running trail. Especially with my sister Jen.

 Today was an especially great run. 

Beautiful day and beautiful trail. We love to run the stretch of Bonneville Shoreline Trail from 42nd st to

 Rainbow Gardens. 

We always run past this abandoned car. 

Today we finally decided to climb in the old thing and take a photo. I have to admit I was hoping it was too cold and there wouldn't be any snakes in there. 

Of course, that is why I sent Jen in there first. 

I am nice like that.  haha 

I couldn't stop thinking of the Indiana Jones movies.

 Obviously, we survived. Another great trail memory. 

Wordless Wednesday: One Of The Reasons I Hit The Trail

Wordless Wednesday: Terrific Trail

Bonneville Shoreline North: Our First Expedition

Since hurting my foot and having schnauz surgery I haven't hit the trail once. Not once. It is torture. Brutal. So once the schnauz doc cleared me for walking I knew right where I was heading. Although I prefer running trail the most I am not above walking or hiking it. This last Fall a new trail has been being cut to extend our favorite Bonneville Shoreline Trail from the north side of the North Ogden Divide to the Box Elder county line. Love it! Since snow is on the way they haven't finished it to the Box Elder County line yet. Cannot wait til they can get back to it next Spring. 

Since we were just gonna walk, and not run, I invited Vonda Salmon to come go with Vanessa Nielsen and I. We parked at the lot on the Divide road and walked the trail about 2.5 miles and then headed back. It was cold and it felt like it took forever but we had a great time. This trail definitely shows great promise, it just needs a little bit more usage to harden her up. Cannot wait til I am allowed to run it. Grateful I at least got to get on one though. 

18 Hours Of Ogden

I had such a great time with my running buddies running in the 2nd Annual 18 Hours of Ogden relay trail race. It started Friday at 6 pm and we ran until noon, technically 12:30 pm on Saturday. We had a team of six runners and one of us was supposed to always be running. Whichever team has the most number of laps is the winner. Well, we went through the first six runners and obviously by now it is after midnight and dark, we had been running with headlamps. We decided that it sounded funner to run the next leg, mine, as a group, then take the next few hours off to sleep, eat and hang out. BEST DECISION EVER!

Jessica Willis, Ronda and Christine Johnson

It was so much fun to run around 1:30 am, with headlamps, with my friends. The six mile trail loop was heinous! It was a tough loop but super fun. Jessica, Vanessa and I ran that second loop together. I have to admit that  was my favorite of the four legs that I ran. Still cannot believe I ran 24 miles in an 18 hour period on about 3 hours of sleep.

This was our awesome Homestead. Jessica's husband, Clint set it up for us. It was perfect! We had rain, and sunshine and it protected us from both. This was at Mount Ogden Park.

 Ryan and Jen ran Jen's first leg together right around midnight. He had just packed 20 pounds of ice on his back up to the Point at the very top of the Loop. All the runners really appreciated his efforts so we could get cold ice water up at the aid station.

Candice Monson and her friend Therese

Christine Johnson, Ronda and Jessica Willis

Part of the loop was on a portion of our beloved Bonneville Shoreline Trail that we run weekly. We were pleased to see that our "trail tree" that is decorated by someone every December was also decorated in Race tape. Super fun! It took us till the third loop to notice. Must have been going too fast.

Christine Johnson, Jessica Willis, Vanessa Nielsen, Ronda Mills, Jennifer Skidmore

team photo missing Candice Monson

Even though we didn't follow the "rules" of the relay race we had so much fun making it our own and running our loops together when we felt rested and fed. The five of us all got 18 to 24 miles in a piece. Candice wasn't feeling well after her first lap so unfortunately had to go home in the middle of the night. Super fun race and we can't wait to make it our own again next year!