Greetings! Our home
county is the best of the worst when it comes to running paths. All across the
county there are a number or trails, each highly touted, however few are complete.
We have everything from a half mile to just shy of two miles. Every trails is
said to expand or connect to others. I've been waiting for over five years for
some of these extensions to take place. Recently, a new trail came on line, and
a local running specialty store even conducted a 5K race to celebrate it.
I had the notion that this
course connected some of the existing lines. Imagine my surprise when the
path ended at a hair past a mile and a half. Don't get me wrong, the trail is
beautiful and it’s a grand avenue for walkers and people out exercising their
dogs. For, me this was simply an irritation.
I exited at the “temporary”
end and ran on a busy 6 lane divided highway. After a bit I turned off to run
through a very large subdivision under construction. Next, I meandered
through town and made my way back to the beginning of the route. I put up
around six miles. Given, all the complaining I did at the end of the trail, and
in the words above, I had a fantastic run. I took to streets I have never
experienced as a runner in nearly 10 years of living in this area. It was a
humid morning in the high 70s and I enjoyed every step of the run.
Trail. Road. Run.
Tom
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