Hi, this is Debbie Boyle's coach at Mojo for Running with podcast number 46, trail running.

As we move into the hotter months, more runners will be doing more miles off road, and that

certainly includes me. If you haven't been running trails, this would be a great time to get

started. The temperatures are usually several degrees cooler on shaded trails, and those are precious degrees when it's hot out.

In fact, it surprises me that even at 7 o'clock in the morning, I notice that it's about several degrees cooler on the trails, so you really want to try it.

But you shouldn't need that reason to get you out onto the trails.

Do it because it's amazing

out there. When was the last time you were actually out in the woods, spending time with Mother Nature

in a place where there's no car exhaust, no sound of traffic or planes, no computer screens or

televisions, no fluorescent lights, no noise except

birds chirping, crickets, or the wind blowing. If you haven't tried trail running, I highly

recommend it. You'll be working harder with every step. That's true. But you'll be enjoying

the beautiful scenery and it'll change up your running.

It'll really be able to make your running week more interesting because maybe you change your

schedule so that you run at least once or twice on trails every single week. And after you get

used to trail running and you discover all the different trails in your area, it'll make your running

more interesting because you'll look forward to running in all those different locations

to experience the different trail runs.

I know for me, from my house, there's one trail that's only 12 minutes away, that even though

it's in Florida, has lots of undulation.

It's wide and easy because there's no

there are no roots or things to have to worry about tripping over, but at the same time because

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