As my dad mentioned, I am busy training for my first trail marathon with my running friend Katy. We both PR'd last year at CIM and she is also an accomplished 50-miler! We are running the Sierra Nevada Endurance Run marathon on Saturday 9/25 and I am looking forward to it. I just started running on the trails a month ago and I love it so far. It is slower, tougher, more beautiful, you get really dirty, and I love my new Nathan hydration backpack! I have also learned to do a rub-down with Technu to prevent poison oak after my runs! good times. This will be my 8th marathon and we are also signed up for CIM in December.

I am looking forward to an 18-miler tomorrow morning. We are going to run from Twin Rocks in Granite Bay to Auburn, which is the same trail as our upcoming marathon.

Dad, thanks for setting up this blog. I am happy to hear you are "slowly" getting back out there.

Here are some photos that I wanted to share:
1. After a recent trail run
2. Beautiful Folsom Lake where we have been running on the trails
3. Yes, this is dirt on my legs. I was shocked after my first run. I have also purchased black socks, which help because the white ones are hard to clean after that.
4. Here is one of my favorite running photos with my sister Abby (from the finish of Run to Feed the Hungry 10K last year). Abby, I love how much fun you are!
5. And lastly, here is a video from a recent trail run (not the greatest quality, but you get the idea)