Campion Trail
Posted on 09. Sep, 2006 by Brad in Training
Surface: Concrete
Mileage: 4.4
Duration: 00:44:30
Pace: 10:06/m
Shoes: Montrail Hardrock
Today I decided to venture out to the Campion Trail to provide some variety to the route I normally run. I started out by finding my way down to the path through a vacant lot as I had forgotten where the paved entrance nearest me was located. Once I hit the trail, my first observation was how wide it was. I had until now only seen it from the road and it looked much smaller. In fact it is about the width of a highway lane, providing ample room for runners, walkers, and bikers to all share the trail.
I headed south to my turnaround point at one of the nicer trailheads. There was a water fountain so I stopped for a short rest to refresh. By this time, my legs were feeling ok, but I was already noticing hot spots on both feet under my smaller toes. While I will continue testing my Hardrocks, I am beginning to wonder if my feet are just more accustomed to a wider toe box. I believe the Leona Divides definitely provided this. However, I’ve previously run in the Vitesse, which fits even more snugly than the Hardrock. Only time will tell.
It was a bit muggier today than some of my past runs both because of weather and the time I went out. I found myself having the pre-puke feeling so a couple of times I took short walk breaks to cool down. But I managed well because I finished the run feeling pretty good.
A couple of side notes:
- The trail has markers every 1/4 mile and the distances are very accurate
- I have tech shielding installed in my house and it prevents my Garmin GPS from receiving a signal
