“Before I knew I had to run..I had several excuses lined up: “its tax season, I should just work”; “It snowing hard out right now” etc. Then a voice somewhere inside (maybe Tsidool deities?) said “get off your butt and get out there”! So I went! Man am I glad I did!”
WF Devotee, bRad Tafoya
Durango, Colorado
EC*,
Even though my Mt Taylor experience was awesome and I enjoyed almost every second, I wondered to myself if I would run any time soon again. Mostly, I didn’t think I would run for awhile because the Iron Horse is right around the corner and I got to focus on the bike baby. However, a part of me wondered if I was simply tired of running and slogging through the snow and mud and just wouldn’t want to run again.
As I planned this week’s schedule, I didn’t read the weather report and planned to dutifully head out on Tuesday for a bike ride. Fast valley tempo, Timberline hill repeats or a climb up Florida? Well little did I know that mother nature had a surprise for me! SNOW!
I finally got clued into the weather report last night and knew that if I wanted to sweat(live) today, I would have to run. So I packed my running gear last night, still not knowing how I would feel when the time came.
When it did come, I had several excuses lined up: “its tax season, I should just work”; “It snowing hard out right now” etc. Then a voice somewhere inside (maybe Tsidool deities?) said “get off your butt and get out there”! So I went! Man am I glad I did!
Not only did I have a ton of fun, I scored first tracks on most of the rim trail at noon! Are you kidding me? Sometimes there was an inch of snow on top of 3 inches of mud and in one place the snow was almost to my knee! A guttural scream of joy leaped out of me running through that section.
As I left the golf course part of the trail and turned south, Mother Nature had a another surprise for me. A quick sudden increase in snow volume and a howling wind without sunglasses meant little to no visibility. I thought hmmm. . . she must want me to run down Chapman Hill to avoid the blinding snow. Man was that fun!
45 minutes later I arrived back at my office dripping wet with a huge smile on my face. I mean seriously does that picture look like the face of someone working 10 – 11 hour days? Some call this exercise . . . I just call it living!
The lesson I relearned today . . . no matter how busy, grumpy, frustrated or whatever I am, a few precious minutes spent sweating with Mother Nature will wipe it all away!
bRad
PS I love running still!
Brad A. Tafoya
Durango, CO
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Brad!
I have the almost same pic of those trees from Rim Trail.. I scored first tracks on Stacy’s Loop, turned around in the middle of the loop because the snow was deep and I could not find the trail anymore…. BUT I too had a blast being alone with deers, it was cold, windy, and snowing.. but I was having fun and thats all that mattered!
Dawa G
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Dawa,
I kept watching for you knowing that the kindred spirit that is you woulf be out there somewhere! I half expected to round a corner and find you taking one of your amazing photos on your new snowshoes!
bRad
bRad,
thanks for the Inspiration!
on my way outside right now.
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Brad,
you inspire me. Every time i go running now, i mentally set my mind to this: i am running in snow with my Kahtoola RNR Running shoes and i imagine the crunch crunch sound of the snow.
and when i run up FLC trails, i think this is the trail bRAd used, and i imagine you in front of me and i am trying to keep up with you…………..
Dawa
Noble Yogis bRad and Dawa,
both of your inspiration is contagious! Sangha strength!
head bowed,
ec
Dawa,
You are too generous in your comments about me inspiring you! I’m happy that you find inspiration in my ramblings! I too am inspired to get out by your travels, unique persepctive and amazing pictures!
to all,
Dawa