I love trail runs like that ! There is a company in my area that does them all across the region and it ' s always great fun . The only problem with trailrunning is that it is harder to compare your performances because every trail is different and the elevation changes make a huge different . Also , are you still planning to run a marathon next year ? I ' m in the preprepre stages of training for something next OctoberNovember . Right now I ' m just weight lifting and doing some light running next I will build my mileage up during JanuaryMarch or April , then do heavy training blocks from then until the race . I love the scientific and analytical aspects of putting together a training program . <| sep |> Indeed . I ' m not fully onboard with his politics , but man if he doesn ' t have some personality qualities worth imitating ambition , determination , surprising levels of empathy , etc .