Komoka Trails

With the unexpected treat of a borrowed car for the week, I decided to make the most out of it and explore some trails I have often bypassed on my way into London just near Komoka. This was the first really hardcore test of my Vibram Five Fingers (more thoughts on those to come later... I'll explain) and they passed with flying colours!

This was my third run in my VFFs and only my fourth run since a pretty bad experience with my hamstrings (note to self.. separate post on those, too) so I set out with the intention of taking it easy and trotting along a ways and walking back once I felt the slightest bit sore.

I FLEW!

Literally! The trail had every obstacle imaginable for this region: rocky crags, logs, inclines, roots that have been formed almost like steps up hillsides, bridges, little rivulets of water, meadows.... you name it.  Each new obstacle screamed at my feet to challenge it and the VFFs stepped up with no problems at all. Once in a while I would hit the side of a rock wrong, but that would have happened in normal runners anyway. The straightaway path stretches challenged me, too.

Mere walking seemed so boring and slow. I turned for home when I felt some tension up my right hamstring, but I wound up trotting through about a third of the way back, too.

I'm going again tomorrow as early as I can with my camera. Hope I'll have some pics to share!