Running
Wasn’t sure I was going to run today or not so I decided to meander around the neighborhood to get some miles in. However, in what seemed like an overcast could have been cool day was actually not a bad 45°F out.
Tuesday Trails! Found some time today to explore a lot of the Purgatory Park trails in this nice weather. Based on my map it makes it look like I had no idea where I was running to and I guess that is kind of accurate but I was never lost. 😃
Yep, it does get dark quick in the evening. I didn’t have my lights and was mostly in the dark during this run. However, I didn’t get hit by cars or trip on the sidewalks so I guess a win.
It was a nice morning to get miles in running along the Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail. Found a nice overlook spot in Excelsior to turn around and got a little speed on the way back.
After today this run was needed! The weather was great and I can’t complain about the sunset while meandering around. Glad to make a loop around the current Braemar trail as it looks what was a fun hiking trail might get overtaken for mountain bikers 😑.
Squeezed in a quick run today before the Ice Draw tonight. Wasn’t too bad out and might have overdressed as the sun wasn’t really out and felt colder before I started.
Wasn’t the plan but since there was snow out I felt obligated to get out and run today. ☃️ There was a little ice out there so had to take to the streets in places vs the sidewalks.
After a late night this run felt sluggish and didn’t help with the high winds today. Tried to find some coverage with a trail and around a marsh that is protected. Oh well I had the time waiting for morning hockey to get done so I will say I spent my time wisely.
We have gotten a lot of water the past couple of days and the marsh is showing it as the water is almost to the bottom of the boards. The run was good but a little slick on these planks and a lot of mud. Also, got cut short thinking I was going to miss a meeting that in turn got canceled.
Got this run done right before the rain came down. I was about 1 miles from home and my watch notified me that rain was starting in about 8 min 😅. It was not a bad morning but darker on the trail due to the rain clouds.
Early Monday morning run to start the week off right or I hope. Thankfully so many people keep their fun Halloween decorations on all night so I can enjoy them during these early hours. 🎃
Beautiful fall day running around Carver Nature Reserve. Explored some new trails and made sure to connect up to the last time I was out there so the map stays complete.
Finding my way around Lake Ann’s trails both marked and unmarked. Only ran into a few obstacles on this run and only almost fell once when I was in tall grass with some poorly constructed wood blocks to run on which I couldn’t see. However, sure could tell it was fall in the trees. 🍂
Sometimes you have a double run day 🤷♂️. Some meetings got canceled and with how busy the day was up to this point I just needed a break. So I hit the trails north of my house as I know them well enough to zone out and not trip on things. All the rain brought the water level up to the boards 😳.
Didn’t wake up as early as I planned today to have enough time for a full run and get some birthday donuts for our youngest today. However, I did still get some miles done in the dark before the store opened.
Had less than an hour to fit this run in today. However, in making the two loops around this “creek” today I found a path I never knew existed that had this fun boardwalk.
Realized one block from my house I forgot my knuckle lights. Such a rookie mistake 🤦♂️. So this run had me in the dark for most of it except a couple of places I pulled out my phone because there was no light anywhere. Guess that is what you get for starting at 5:30am.
