Manton, CA. Stayed with Nick's aunt and uncle in Manton, CA (North of Redding) and so I ran on the dirt trails around there home to the paved road. I had to go later morning because of the cold. It was about 20 degrees early a.m. so I had to wait until it warmed up some. The elevation was 3,000. I would have to say this was one of my hardest runs. It was only 3 miles but I was huffying and puffing almost the whole time.I also had to spit a couple of times because my throat felt gross and salty. Reasons I think for that: 1. elevation 2. maybe coldness 3. first mile or so was all up hill 4. it had been about a week since I last ran. So obviously I didn't feel too great but luckily the way back was down hill. I ran out their dirt drive way to the 1 mile dirt road and down the "forward" rd about .5 mile. Then I turned around. It was mountain lion territory so it was a little scary but I think they come out at night. I only saw one truck drive past me and a barking dog or 2 and some goats. TT: 27:46 Avg: 9:15 Max: 5:55 Splits: 9:46, 9:29, 8:31 |