I decided to go out this morning because it was such a pretty morning after our 3rd snowstorm in February. John was eager to run so we met up in the Kendall Park circle, but we both agreed to change up the course today. Our plan was to go for at least 5 miles. We took Pinter Lane which is an unpaved road right behind my house. From there we take Sand Hill to Beekman. From Beekman we headed to one of the developments. After a nice long run around one of the circles, I told John we should do this trail which would take us back to my street.
I knew the trail would be covered in at 8 inches of snow but it would only be about 3/4 of a mile. We would have to negotiate a few streams but our feet were going to get wet anyway. It was definitely tough running almost having to do a high step on every stride. Your heart rate goes up quickly when running in a foot of snow. I like running this part of the trail in the early spring and late fall because you can see where you are going and the grass is still dormant. In the summer the growth is out of control and lots of bugs.
It was a nice change of pace and we were able to get over 3 streams without much damage. We exited the trail through someones backyard which was at the bottom of the hill on Silver Birch. The run back to the top of Zev ct. is a very challenging hill that goes for at least 1/3 of a mile. I believe it is the largest hill in South Brunswick with an incline of at least 10% grade.
I was looking forward to the Beach Run at Long Branch on Sunday but it was cancelled. John and I plan on doing something completely different tomorrow. I think we end up on the canal in the Princeton area.
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