We managed quite well with visits to the Ijams Nature Center,
the Museum of Appalachia and the American Museum of Science and Energy. Across
the day we made a rectangle around the city. It all worked perfectly. The
beginning of the day went extraordinarily well also. I set out for a run in the
dark before dawn. The area around our hotel had a few cars on the road at that
hour, and no sidewalks. The good news is I quickly happened upon Founder’s
Park.
The park had a little of everything- a putting green,
benches, shaded picnic tables, volleyball, soccer, bleachers, a basketball
goal, Frisbee golf, a horseshoe pit and a few resistance stations. In the
middle of all these goodies was a gravel track. I loved the place, however, the
track was only about a 440. I’m not a
huge fan of running circles over and over.
The experience proved for a great option to reflect. There
are many things in life that provide excellent opportunities, however, for me,
it’s important not to get stuck in a rut of doing the exact same thing again
and again. I relished the fact that we were off on a weekend get-a-way, rather
than sitting around the house. Albeit in quarter mile circle, I was fortunate
enough to be running at all, and particularly in a new place.
Run outside the circle.
Tom
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