Report: It was a perfect day for a run in a rain forest. The sky was overcast when our car pool arrived at the parking lot near Alouette Lake in Golden Ears Provincial Park. Soon excited chatter bonded the runners trying to figure out which group to sign-up for. We had 9 run leaders for about 30 runners, not a bad ratio.
There were two different distances, 8.8km Sports- and 14km Enduro to choose from. We set out together on the Valley Trail, following Eric, who had devlish fun guiding via his GPS. The rest of us leaders navigated from our memory of the course from years past and maps.
I had forgotten, how beautiful the area is. Moss covered trees, gentle, runable trails, waterfalls, lots of creeks and some mud. Duncan and Craig had set out on a custom course and saw a huge owl shortly after they left the main group. The rest of us didn't see any wild life or maybe we were too occupied huffing and puffing up the Lookout Trail to notice. The long downhill back into the Valley was well deserved and Spirea Trail brought us safely back to Alouette Lake.
Thanks to Jackie, who baked and brought along yummy date bars, MEC, who provided the PowerBar Gel Blasts and all the run leaders who came out and guided a group through the forest.
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