In my quest to continue exploring the trail options in the DFW area, I headed over to Rowlett to get in a run on Thanksgiving weekend. I planned to meet Deborah but there ended up being four of us at the start. Rick was still half-injured from the Ultracentric and the other guy Patrick cut out after about an hour since he was preparing dinner for guests later that evening. Deborah and I finished out with another hour of running, bringing our mileage to right around 11.

The trails were pretty easy to follow and we didn’t get lost. There isn’t much terrain but the trails were in great condition and the bike traffic was bearable. Most of them were really friendly and we didn’t have any frustrated bikers trying to race :-) Covering the soft dirt trail for much of the way were yellow leaves that had recently fallen off the trees. Except for the portion of the trails that run along the power line easement, there is a lot of tree cover.

The morning started just about right but by the end of the run, we were both declaring that it had warmed up quite a bit. I was sucking down my Succeed and trying to ration myself so I wouldn’t have far to run at the end without any hydration. I’m getting pretty good at figuring out how much I need (at least in the temperature range I’ve trained in recently). One of my 20 oz. amphipod hand bottles lasts me about 9 miles. I’m still really liking the Succeed Ultra drink that I mix for my training and races.

Right now, my training goal is the Bandera 50K in January. I’d like to consider the Rocky Raccoon 50M in February to set me up for a possible 100K later this year.