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fellowship of the wheel
October 2008 
Trail Running
Posted on Jul 3rd, 2008
by 
Beagle
Beagle
Our babysitter came over today so my wife and I went for a run. We ran for the second time on the Hinesburg Town Forest Trails here in town. They were created by a bunch of mountain bikers, as far as I can tell, but they are pretty amazing for trail running. Fellowship of the Wheel maintains them.
Remember when you were a kid and you just ran around and had fun? That is what it feels like. Running on the soft dirt or mud of single track trails is just plain old fun. My favorite spots were in the pines, those stretches of tall red pines that not so long ago were open for sheep or cattle grazing, that smell of summer needles and filter the summer light. The pine needles crunch just barely and the air smells of the west and of the July woods.
We ran up and down and backtracked and looped about. We had a map and the trails are partially marked. Even so, we were not always sure where we were. We took one trail that isn't on the map and ran a road that had been opened for logging, mistaking that for a trail. It was muddy in places and rocky in others and smooth in many.
We probably got in ten miles in about two and a half hours. It is difficult to tell when your pace varies so much and you stop so often to look at the map and the signs. We were tired by the time we got back to the car, and hungry. I would recommend the trails to anyone who is interested in trail running, although we saw only a couple of people and once a place gets discovered, it can get trashed.
We popped down to the Paisley Hippo for lunch. The Veg Head on a spinach wrap was just what I needed. We even popped in to get milk at Lantman's Market. We had a great day and never left town. We agreed at one point on our run that we love Hinesburg. We will be here for a while, and the Hart Trails will see more visits from these two ultra-marathon hopefuls.
Remember when you were a kid and you just ran around and had fun? That is what it feels like. Running on the soft dirt or mud of single track trails is just plain old fun. My favorite spots were in the pines, those stretches of tall red pines that not so long ago were open for sheep or cattle grazing, that smell of summer needles and filter the summer light. The pine needles crunch just barely and the air smells of the west and of the July woods.
We ran up and down and backtracked and looped about. We had a map and the trails are partially marked. Even so, we were not always sure where we were. We took one trail that isn't on the map and ran a road that had been opened for logging, mistaking that for a trail. It was muddy in places and rocky in others and smooth in many.
We probably got in ten miles in about two and a half hours. It is difficult to tell when your pace varies so much and you stop so often to look at the map and the signs. We were tired by the time we got back to the car, and hungry. I would recommend the trails to anyone who is interested in trail running, although we saw only a couple of people and once a place gets discovered, it can get trashed.
We popped down to the Paisley Hippo for lunch. The Veg Head on a spinach wrap was just what I needed. We even popped in to get milk at Lantman's Market. We had a great day and never left town. We agreed at one point on our run that we love Hinesburg. We will be here for a while, and the Hart Trails will see more visits from these two ultra-marathon hopefuls.
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