In love with trilhos

Not sure how much I even like running purely for running itself. But I definitively love to run in serene surroundings, all senses stimulated by plenty of natural elements, ideally not on a totally flat course and not mainly on concrete or asphalt... My first organized run was Corrida das Lezírias in March 2010 and I was surprised how much I enjoyed the event. About at the same time I moved close to Monsanto, and I started running there relatively frequently. I began randomly following Portuguese running blogs, and understood just enough to get interested in the upcoming Corrida do Guincho in May 2010, where I got so excited that I really wanted to go a week later to a similar run Corrida do Mirante in Ota - so out of the blue I contacted the author of the blog Mariasemfrionemcasa regarding the logistic, and not only she didn't find it too strange that a complete stranger asked for her help but she became my very dear friend. Through her I learned about Trilhos de Almourol in spr...