Matthews-Winters

Friday - May 12th

Went out to [pdf] Matthews/Winters after work. I've probably been there half a dozen times this year and it doesn't get any easier. I ran the Red Rocks trail to the Morrison Slide Trail (the trail that goes onto the plateau). There are about 7 switchbacks up the hill, and even though I was able to jog them all last time, this time I only made it to the 4th one. From there I continued south on the Red Rocks trail down to the highway. I was just about to the highway when I took a nasty fall, and scraped up both knees and palms. ouch! Luckily no one was around to witness me sprawled out on the ground. I did the first half mile of Dakota Ridge, then jogged the highway back to the parking lot.

Approximate Splits (with total mileage):
Red Rocks Trail (1.1 miles): 12:30
Morrison Slide Trail (2.3 miles): 32:30
Red Rocks Trail (3.5 miles): 44:30
First part - Dakota Ridge (4.0 miles): 52:00
Parking lot (5.5 miles): 1:15:00.