From Giant Superman Leaps to a Cautious Trot

Trail running at 61, and art in 2025

Going up the east side of the trail, going down, hitting the road along the reservoir and seeing the runners doing their Horsetooth Half Marathon training run, running most of the way up the giant hill by the dam, overlooking Horsetooth Reservoir, then heading back up the trail and over again with a view of Greyrock, Watson Lake,and the ranches below Bellvue Dome.

I had to get out on the trails today. The weather was perfect even if there was a chilling breeze that wouldn’t quit. First thing after coffee I drove to the Reservoir Ridge trail on the west side of town and started running and hiking up the long switchbacks to the top of the ridge. I can run the uphills, but the rocky parts of trails make me slow to a…