Pre's Trail

Just got back from a great run on Pre’s Trail, quite possibly heaven on Earth when it comes to running and jogging.

Pre’s Trail is roughly four miles of the most gentle terrain and surface you will ever run on. It is covered with fine bark and mulch, a soft and forgiving running path. When you are done jogging on the trail, your sneakers and socks are covered with the sweet dust from the trail. It’s all good!

It is somewhat alarming to feel what a difference it is to run on such a forgiving surface. On the few times you go from the trail to pavement (or macadam, as old-timers like to say), you realize how hard pavement really is. And pavement is SOFT compared to cement sidewalks!

Although Pre’s Trail is not all that long, it’s good enough to get in a solid run. Oftentimes, you will see famous runners blitzing down the trail at breakneck speeds. But the trail is shared equally by world-class runners, schmoe joggers like me, dog walkers and even fishermen plying the waters of the Willamette River along the trail.

Good stuff.

And with that, I am blogging off from Motel 6 as we begin our long journey home.