Swamp Trail half marathon

Start of the race!!!        

                                                    

The Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park Trail is comprised of three main loops: the Swamp Forest Loop, the Coon Bottom Loop, and the Oak Hammock Loop, along with several connecting trails and miles of shared use and horse trails.

– The Swamp Forest Loop runs next to a seepage basin swamp and a profusion of ferns, passes ephemeral ponds, and a Beech Magnolia forest.

– The Coon Bottom Loop runs beside a clear sand bottom seepage stream in many places, and passes through Beech Magnolia and Spruce Pine forests. The trail crosses a black water stream that drains a seepage basin swamp. Along the north side of the loop, the trail passes through an upland forest.

- The Oak Hammock Loop runs near the shore of Lake Jackson. Deer can often be seen along the edges of open fields. The adjacent fields contain many fenced gopher tortoise holes.

– The Creek Forest Trail runs around the head of a seepage stream, curves around an ephemeral pond, then encounters a series of meander loops of the main stream. There are large patches of Giant Cane and Arundinaria gigantea along the trail.

Race Results:

http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2014/Swamp%20Forest%20Trail%202014.asp

      

Things seen on the race!!! Such a beautiful trail system!!

                              

Finished my second trail half marathon!! Had a blast!! Most definitely the hardest half marathon I have ever ran!!!

My friend Heidi decided to run with my on a whim and another one of my triattic teammates joined us for the fun!!! Thanks Laura!! It was a blast!!!