The Unpaved Trail

Thank you Brent Boersma, for sharing with us your photo of the Lahaina Pali Trail…Simply gorgeous!
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Doug Sturm-Smith, of Des Moines, IA says of his trail… This is my get away trail over lunch in Des Moines, Iowa. The trail is part of the Art Center trail by Ashworth Park. The trail is an easy 2.5 miles from downtown and provides the perfect midweek escape to help re-energize for the...
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Mike, from Portland, Oregon says of the trail he runs… I love running Eagle Creek Trail in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon. It is one of those trails that commands all your attention, focus, and patience. The precarious nature of the trail, with it’s cliffs and breath taking views, will keep you exhilarated...
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Ward from Atlanta tells of the trails he runs: This trail is part of the “Red Trail” at Clinton Nature Preserve. I love this trail because it reminds me a lot of life. Much of the trail is shaded and in the woods. This is when I get comfortable and can just enjoy the...
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Mike Stout says of his unpaved trail… I’m attaching a picture of a trail that I love to run.  We call it Rails to Trails and it’s located in Wichita, KS. This portion is located on the East side of town.  I escape here to run when I need a break from work. It’s fairly...
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If you’ve read Loving The Run for any length of time, you’ll know that this UNPAVED TRAIL series is my absolute most brilliant of brilliant ideas. We all run. We all run in different parts of the state, the country and the world. And nothing excites me more than seeing YOUR trails. Today’s UNPAVED TRAIL photo comes...
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They’re tucked away everywhere… waiting for our shoes and souls… covered in mud, sand, snow… This is my UNPAVED TRAIL, taken a few days ago – a 2 mile out and back extension off the city path. The sun beamed through the trees and made the snow sparkle a million different directions…reminding me once...
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I categorize society into two distinct groups– Those who understand Twitter. Those who do not…and probably never will. If you reside in Group #1 (the men and women who accidently use hashtags in work emails to colleagues…), then you know that in the world of Twitter, we form little circles – communities – based upon common interests, knowledge sought and...
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I love it when a writer absolutely nails the description of a perfect run. In a recent post for Loving The Run, Bob Doucette (@RMHigh7088) described it this way: “Name another activity that is so environmental, so raw, in how it plays out around you…it’s everything your senses can perceive as it’s happening right then,...
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Axel Kussmann, who tweets @apkussma, describes the trail that he runs… I love the Etobicoke Creek Trail (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) because it fulfills the promise of the suburbs: marrying the natural world with our convenient civilization. The trail straddles the border of Mississauga and Toronto and should be considered the pride of both cities....
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Alex Ross is a husband, father, speaker, and musician. He’s run eight marathons, one ultra marathon and is raising money for the American Cancer Society as he trains to run Leadville 100. Oh! And he’s set to release a book about running next month. Alex tweets @AeRoss and blogs at Thoughts On The Run. It’s my favorite...
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Says Brent Boersma (a.k.a @4GFarms) of his unpaved trail… I am an almond farmer, so am blessed to run through miles of almond orchards for my daily runs right behind and around our house, even though we live in town.  Our backyard bumps up against an orchard, and they go on for miles from...
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