Running
Smoke run… I didn’t notice it today until after the rain left and it seemed hazy but in looking it up it is smoke due to the Canadian fires. Was short for time but explored the rest of the Cardinal Creek Conservation Area.
Has been a busy day but my youngest has a 45 min piano lesson that I took advantage of to get a workout in. Fun seeing some of these trails in the spring vs the fall or winter.
Found some time at the end of the day after kids activities to get out there. Felt like a struggle but I like seeing the green everywhere again.
Fun giving a run on these newer trails around Lake Ann and Lake Lucy. To bad there is an abrupt stop at one end but hopefully that will change in the future.
The end of the narrow gauge train line. Also, last day in Portland so I had to get out there one last time.
Early morning run before a long day of work with some big meetings very late in the afternoon. As early as I got up it is still shocking to me how high the sun was already.
Instead of just running along my normal trails in Portland I rambled around the streets of Portland. Not 100% sure that was a great idea as I found some very quite streets and then ran though about a half mile of a homeless camp.😔
After a long travel adventure and work it was good to get out and move a bit as I have been sitting a lot. I decided to go all around the back cove as I had nothing to get to tonight.
Had to get up earlier than I liked for this one as a friend I was running with had something at 730am. However, I enjoyed showing him some of the trails I have explored and were on his list to get to.
Great weather out today and circled a very familiar trail / marsh. Really can’t beat a sunny 66°F with no clouds in sight.
Found a strange abandoned road (Cirrus Way) that didn’t say no trespassing so I figured I should give it a run. I am very curious why it became unused as it does take you to the Sky (well Sky Lane 😁).
After that I had a lovely time exploring and making my own trails in the woods.
Was windy out running today and felt much more tired and sore than I should after a two day break. I should be thankful as all my morning meetings got moved around which allowed for this grind of miles 😁.
My original plan was for a shorter run today but I got stuck in cruise mode and decided to keep going on this lonely stretch of trail.
This one felt like real work tonight but the views were worth it after a busier day than I was hoping for. Now time to reset and it can be water under the foot bridges 😆 (Just bad humor, I know).
Nice evenings like tonight are just great when our good friends kids come over to play some backyard baseball.
Note: None of these kids play baseball we have hockey players, soccer players, runners, dancers, one in lacrosse and one in basketball. ☺️
Legs were a little sore from yesterday’s run as we might have been cruising faster than I should have. However, I went out with no expectation (like I normally do) but decided to stroll down the short nature trail by my house.
Was really nice outside this morning for this run. Glad to help a friend out and guide him though the streets in my neighborhood so he can continue his quest of running all the streets in Eden Prairie. After our run today he is at 94.1% 😱
After a busy day of manual labor getting the campsite setup it was good to get out for a quick run. I decided to take the backyard trail (as I call it) and it wasn’t as wet as it has been sometimes and it looks like they are making it more like a trail which I am indifferent if I like or not.
Spent the day getting the campsite ready to go for the summer. I had to piece the deck together, level the deck and camper and got the golf cart running. Only thing I couldn’t do was hook up the water but that should be easy next visit. Bummer was most of the day had spells of snow 🌨️😑
