Yesterday we decided to sleep in through sunrise and get some well needed rest after a week of 5am's. We grabbed some breakfast burritos from the grocer and headed up to the Sunshine Mesa trailhead to start a trail run. We made our way through the dynamic and muddy mountain range not knowing exactly where the trail lead. We ran through the most beautiful spot in a high mountain valley filed with a trees, rocks, golden fields, and streams. I felt as if I were running through New Zealand on a red bull endurance challenge. The feeling was unreal! We finally reached a spot where the trail disappeared, and we were a long ways from the car. We decided to follow some animal trails through the brush which took us on the most wild and challenging run I have ever done. Hopping trees, streams, bushes, and pushing the limits. We finally found the main road, and enjoyed a 2 mile uphill run to the car. I have never pushed my body this hard before, and for some reason on this morning I felt like pushing all the limits. With my pounding chest, jello legs, and in complete exhaustion I made the final sprint to the car, and Adam and I shared the last half of the water bottle we had left over from breakfast. We gave each other a high five, and took off to grab some classic cokes and more water. We were pretty lucky to find our way out of there, at one point we both thought we would be wondering around all day in the woods, luckily, that was not the case. Moral of the story, who needs a trail? The adventure was in getting lost, pushing the limits, and making it out alive.
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