Today I mixed up a trail run with a road ride just for a change of pace. Looking at the mountains I want to get on the trails, but I love the long stretches of roads out here in Summit County. So I did the only thing I could think of and did both. I started with a trail run from the Willow Creek TH, somewhere I'd never run before. I knew I would be headed into the Gore Range, which is the only east/west range in the country I've been told. The trail was narrow with some rocky sections and a few log bridges. Soon I connected to the Gore Range Trail and Mesa Cortina Trail, both of which I've run and know. I chose to run a short out and back along the Gore Trail before turning around. Somehow I got lost coming back and descended down a dirt road. As I came back into the neighborhood I looked back to see a sign in big letters saying PRIVATE PROPERTY, NO HIKERS, RUNNERS, HORSES! Ooops!I ran the last mile along the road and back up to my car. After wolfing down a PowerBar I changed into my riding kit and was off.
I didn't have the legs for climbing so I rode along HWY 9, which is the flattest road in the area. I did some hard intervals along the way and by the end my legs were toasted. Back at the car I downed a lot of water and PowerBar's recovery drink.
I had a Garmin Edge 705 that I am testing along with me and the box below shows where I went and my heart rate, power, etc.
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