On The Trails

I only discovered Moggill Forest about 12 months ago but I sure am glad that I did. It doesn't have heaps of single track, and the single track is not marked on the map, but I like finding single track in there as it is usually very fun.

I have altered the usual loop that I do in Moggill Forest as I discovered some awesome single track that I now like to add on. This week I did the loop twice, as fast as I could (which isn't very fast), but I took two minutes off my time when I did the second run. I think that it is important to concentrate on that. I also like to concentrate on:

1. I am having fun
2. Sometimes I get to run with my friends
3. One day my abs won't hurt after a run.

I also went for a run in Toohey Forest on Sunday with two mates. I had to stop and walk for the last km or so as my abs hurt but it was just exhilarating to be on the single track again, running with friends! Running on trails is like being a kid again.

When I was a kid, there was a big farm down the road from our house. The farm eventually got sold and a small estate was put in with a shopping centre. Beside the shops was a piece of land that remained vacant and me, my brother and some other neighbourhood kids road our bikes through there all the time, creating trails and jumps. Trail running reminds me of riding through there.