new trail, new shoes

Davos Trail Map

I decided to take my new trail running shoes out to a new trail yesterday. Erika does this trail all the time so I figured it must be good! This trail is more of a dirt service road as opposed to the single-track (about as wide as a person) stuff behind my place. It's a steady 2.5-mile climb and I actually managed to run most of it (which is probably why my legs are pretty wasted today). I'm getting stronger and adjusting to doing cardio at this altitude which is pretty sweet because that means I can play longer :) Maybe by the end of summer I'll actually be able to run the entire thing!

The views are absolutely awesome. You can see Vail Mountain, the Gore Range, Holy Cross (a close 14er), down the valley to Avon and even my house! On the micro-scale (yes, I just said micro), the wild flowers are out in full force and really pretty. Most of them I've never seen before so it's also fun exploring all of the new flora in the hood.

I am in love with my new shoes. I got New Balance 876's and they are magical. Shoe technology has come a long way in 3 years. I like to buy my running shoes Costco-style, so when I find a pair I love I wait for them to go on sale and buy a good 1/2 dozen of them :) Running shoes are very person specific but I'd recommend at least trying on a pair of these if you're in the market for a light day hiking shoe or trail running shoe.