Running
I would be lying if I said this run felt great the whole time. First 2 miles we felt like we were pulling plows. After that we found a comfortable pace and I convinced my friend to take a detour on trails which added some miles and we came across a coyote who could have cared less about us. 🤷♂️
This is a great little write up / story about a Footbridge that connectss Bloomington to Richfield. In fact, I could see my self trying to dig into the history of such a thing as I stubble across random things on my runs and then go looking at old maps to see what the trail used to be or why it was there.
It was still too nice outside today to not get out there for a short recovery run . The legs felt it from the late night run last night but as much as I kept trying to slow down I am just not good at recovery miles… 🤷♂️
Look close I found a geocache… because I had to look.
🌙 Night run… Missed the near mountain blvd and ended up adding another mile to the loosely planned route. I am not complaining in this weather though. It was 61°F tonight, I went faster and longer today than yesterday and feel pretty good at the end.
Took a half day since it was the kids first day of school today so I started this run later than I would have wanted due to the heat outside. At least I had a couple mile section in the woods to take my mind off the sun and heat.
Decided to hit the trails of the Lowry Nature Center Today. It was a warm one out there but I really enjoyed the change of scenery for this run.
Since I was up early to get my son to the bus I decided to chase the sunrise with a little run on some trails before going to watch him run.
Had some time to kill while the dogs were getting groomed. I quickly looked at a map and decided to run just random streets and trails in the area. Might have been a mistake as I think the heat got to me since I tried to add some speed.
My friend and I decided to use our time wisely tonight running and exploring some trails while our kids were doing a fantasy football draft. It was getting pretty dark by the end of it so I was thankful I tossed in my knuckle lights.
Long weekend and a little oversleep because of the dog made for an interesting run today. However, I can’t complain as I finished the millage I was hoping for but maybe not the route as I needed some outs.
It started out and was going to be a 6 mile run, then 7, then 8… Finally got done after hitting 10. Couldn’t complain had great weather and company along this run and we just kept meandering along back trails.
Was thinking with the cooler temps for this mornings run was going to be nice but for some reason I forgot my friend the humidity. Thankfully today I was entertained by the distinguished gentleman of Hemispheric Views.
Thoughts from today’s fun run. I am not sure what is worse the air outside today which was very similar to yesterday but with sun or this body of water.
It felt like swimming during my run today with 94% humidity and a 71°F dew point. I think the only saving grace was the clouds were out and not the sun.
Decided to stretch this run out a little longer since the weather was cooler this morning. Not sure how the rest of this week is going to fair out with the current looking temps. Maybe I will have to run inside or run in a river or stream. 🏃♂️
Early morning trail run before driving to Iowa for the weekend. I will not at all complain about the 50°F weather this morning either.
Was a nice morning out today and glad to have gotten this done as I have a full plate of things to get done. However, I think from last nights run to this morning didn’t give me enough recovery as my legs were feeling it today from those hills still. 🏃♂️
Well this run had a lot of interesting hills but fun trails so was well worth it in the end. I am thankful my friend chose this route and we will have to explore some of the area more again. However, how can you beat some of the views from the top or even later the sunset. 🏃♂️
Sunset in Richardson Nature Center, Bloomington, MN
Looking out from the peak of Hyland Hills Ski Area over Minneapolis, MN
Off and on rainy run today so took some shelter on the trail. The cooler temperatures were appreciated but same end result with being soaked at the end of it… 🤷♂️
First time running with the dog today. He might have had fun for half of it but then I think he was ready to be done. However, in this picture I do feel like he looks happy as he was trotting along. Honestly, he didn’t look like he was working that hard but seems to be tired out even now that it is the afternoon and he has just been sleeping the day away. 🐶
