A blue heron taking a stroll in Aliso CanyonI was tired of babying my sprained ankle and avoiding all the climbs I could. This morning I decided to break out of the canyon and go with Lauren to Top of the World. "Which way do you want to go up?" I asked as we reached the junction with Wood Canyon. "Anyway but that way", she said, motioning down Aliso Canyon. Why any way but that way? Turns out neither of us had ever run all the way up Meadows without stopping or walking, so that's exactly what we resolved to do.
Meadows Trail starts at mile 2 and ends at mile 3
Lauren about halfway up Meadows - running!Well, we both made it to the top in fine shape, with no walking or stopping. The slow and steady approach worked like magic.
Afterward, a short, steep section on pavement
Cool! new stairs on the worst part of this trail
Back down in Wood Canyon
One of 2 deer spotted by LaurenStats: Overcast and breezy, 11.6 miles with 1427 ft. of elevation gain, 1 blue heron, 2 deer.
3 comments:
That elevation profile really puts it in perspective! man I think I'm getting weak with hills living in Portland. I think Meadows would kick my ass big time (I've never ran all the way up it either). There just aren't those kind of climbs around here in most places...
You post some of the best picture-stories I see in the blogsphere. Nice job. And nice running.
Jessica,
Gee, I guess I should feel lucky to have so many steep climbs around!
Trail Boy,
Wow, thanks!
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