I was able to put in a very good runon a tough trail along Lynx even though my fitness apps thought I was below part today - just over 8 miles with almost a thousand feet of climbing (on tough single-track no less 👍👍👍) and almost all was in the first 5 miles.
The first half was along the very scenic but tough Homestead Trail, which pretty much runs along near the road up to the old mining center of Walker. While it is popular with outdoorsy folks it still is a fairly rugged track with many hard climbs and plenty of twists and turns (plus lots of rocks) to keep you busy. I maintained an wast pace around 11 minutes per mile at first - mostly to get loosened up - buy also because I wanted to see how a slower trail pace felt (I'll be very slow at my NM trail ultra next month). A couple of very steep ascent slowed me to a hiking pace and I was quickly out of breath but I kept on pushing myself and eventually I joined up with Bannie Mine Rd and began the nice, long downhill back to Lynx Lake.
A couple of hours later Lulu enjoyed a nice 2 miles around the lake while I enjoyed the quiet forest.
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