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Met a black bear in the wilderness

I encountered a black bear today halfway through a long run up on Waterline trail in the nearby San Francisco Peaks – stopped for a few seconds and just stared at the creature, after which we both continued our own ways. I went on to run for 2.18’ between 2400…
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and 2900m above sea level and totaled 32km. Those few seconds that were filled with fear and unawareness are ones that I won’t forget easily. On the way back through the same part of the trail I surprisingly heard a lot of noises in the woods. Those were probably just created by my imaginary. Most people who try to find a bear in the nature doesn’t find them and most people wouldn’t like to see one at all. The day before the long run I did a good Anaerobic Threshold/speed workout on sea level in San Diego with teammate Lopez…

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