Today I did a long run at El Corte de Madera Creek Park along Skyline Blvd and I felt great. The run was 2:25 and I covered 18+ miles. I basically did the largest loop possible in the park with an addition of a 5 mile loop including three miles along the Skyline Trail. There…

Category: Trail Running
Run on the Sly 20 Mile Trail Race
This morning I ran the 20 Mile “Run on the Sly” trail race in Pollock Pines, CA. Pollock Pines is located along Highway 50 on the way to South Lake Tahoe. The course was awesome with stellar single track around Jenkinson Lake and just enough hills to make it challenging. Shady running in thick pine…
Huddart Park Run
Photo from Bay Area Hiker Website. Another awesome run in the foothills today – this time at Huddart County Park. I ran a great loop from the main parking area up to Skyline Blvd. and back down. The loop was basically the Crystal Springs Trail up to Skyline and the Chinquapin/Dean Trails down. I added…
El Corte de Madera Sweetness
Wow, what an awesome run today at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve. I ran 77 minutes and ran the loop I intended to run the first and only other time I was at this park. Last time, I thought I was going the wrong way and turned around when in reality it…
El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Today I ran at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve. It was awesome! This park is located on the western side of Skyline Blvd with views to the Pacific Ocean. The terrain ranges from about 1000 ft to 2,300 ft and all the trails are generally hilly. There are both narrow and wide…
Rancho San Antonio Park
Today I ran at Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve after work located just off Highway 280, 6 miles South of Page Mill Road. It was sweet! I’m glad the temperatures have cooled down making for some comfortable evening running. I ran up the Rogue Valley Trail to the Upper Rogue Valley Trail and then…