October 01, 2006
ANNUAL WAR DOG TRAIL RUN!...errrr, MOUNTAIN DUATHLON, baby!
""Who can be a wild deer among
deserted mountains
happy with grass and pines."
- Han-shan
photo of coach training on the Weatherford Trail, 9,200'.
oh yeah, like THIS is gonna work.
in a few minutes i am about to embark on Arizona's oldest mountain trail run known as "The Annual War Dog Trail Run." This half-marathon run climbs 3,000' and used to be sponsored by both Nike and Coors back in the day when outdoor adventure athletics still had some grounded soul wisdom.
now, to bring a little more WF CHI to this event, instead of commuting by car up to the 8,800' trailhead, i am gonna ride my mountain bike and intercept those mountain runners like a ninja in lycra and THEN run with the runners to the 11,400' saddle and back again.
at least,
that's my plan.
ouch.
i'll sign off with a haiku for you:
this is gonna hurt. (5)
keep the CHI and think of me (7)
we learn by doing (5)
LINK to my intended adventure of today...some beautiful shots
scroll down to VIEW SLIDE SHOW of Weatherford Trail:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/weatherford-tr.shtml