the universal.

below: the trail. above: the reward for the tackling the trail.

i ran almost every day while in germany... heildelberg was great because it provided a little more nature than berlin. i woke up early to try to tackle the hill (mountain?) across the river from our hotel... i imagined the view would be beautiful... it ended up being a better idea in theory... the sun hadn't yet risen and once i got deep into the woods, the trail got dark and steep. i regretted not running with a friend. or a phone. or something. i had visions of being eaten by a wild animal. or falling and breaking my leg and everyone leaving to see the castle without me. but, everything was fine. i didn't have enough time to get all the way up, but i did get a few nice views in. and a killer quad workout.