Trail Running with the Cascade Striders

Yesterday (Saturday) a couple of the parents of kids in the Cascade Striders running club / track team went on a trail run to celebrate the sunshine. First we did the standard (killer) dynamics with the kids for 30 minutes, then we took off along the greenbelt trails in Bellevue. We circled Phantom Lake (the hills were very steep) and then we went back to Sammamish High School. The mash-up maps claim we went about 6.25 miles but with all the elevation change it felt more like 7. It was a nice, bright sunshiny day and we pushed the pace.

There are lots of trails that follow the roads or run through the parks / farms and it is even possible to get down to the lakes.

We live in a great neighborhood for hiking / trail running. I wish the weather were always as nice as it was on Saturday.