Sunken Meadow

Without a doubt, Sunken Meadow is one of my favorite places to run on Long Island.  The miles of trails offer unlimited training possibilities.  Long flat stretches? Check.  Lung bursting hills?  Got 'em.  Twisty trails with spectacular views?  Yep...all that, plus access to the Greenbelt Trail for the inevitable 20 milers.  Oh yeah, there's also a Christmas Tree tucked away in the middle of the woods - a particularly festive offering this time of year.


This morning I met Rick at the Kings Park boat launch for a reverse run into the park.  We were a tad optimistic, throwing the snow shoes into the back of the car hoping for a snow run, but it quickly became clear that 40 degrees and rain really don't support that habit.  We did find ourselves running through snow drifts for a fair amount of the run, however.  Took the backtrails to the boardwalk and then out to the golf course.  Passed a group of Rolling Thunder kids on their way back from the course...good to see them out on a foggy morning.  Went straight to Cardiac from the golf course where I nearly had one of my own running up the hill, then back to Kings Park.


All in all, a sloggy start to my 500 mile quest, but a good run never-the-less, made even better by the homemade waffles when I got home.

8 miles down, 492 to go...