It was a long transitional week for David and me. We are both juggling many life changes right now, building our van, living apart, moving out of our condo, working, spending time with family and one very important aspect of our lives, training. Training and racing is part of who we are and our lifestyle, so no matter how busy we are and how hectic life can be, we still find time to train together, that is our happy place. We are starting to plan our 2018 season and are pretty excited about it. Moving into our van will allow us to travel, train and race in new locations, and give us the opportunity to meet like minded people from different places.
So, since we had not seen each other all week, we decided to meet up at Dash Point State Park. This park is one of our favorite places, close to Seattle, for non-technical trail running. There are 11 miles of running trails, 8 miles of biking trails and beautiful beach access (Puget Sound). In addition and most important to us, the park allows dogs! The trails are extremely easy to navigate and there are map kiosks located throughout the park, so it is almost impossible to get lost. Although it is such an accessible park, with fairly easy trails, it never seems to be too busy. And don’t forget, this is a Washington State park so you will need a Discover Pass (yearly or daily options) to park in the lot. Evergreen Trail Runs has a 10K and Half Marathon race there once, sometimes twice a year (March 24, 2018). They put on a great race with excellent support, lots of post race food, and although there are no medals or t-shirts with registration, they usually have some giveaways after the race. This is one of my most favorite races in the PNW and I look forward to it every year.
I had a perfect day in the woods, no rain, ideal temperatures and my 2 most favorite training partners by my side. It has been a while since we have gone for a trail run, so we took our time enjoying the scenery and the solitude of the park.
So, don’t forget to enjoy life and do what you love with the people you love.
Tri, Trail, Tabata and Train 