Running
Run felt good tonight after the weekend run. My daughters asked me in the middle of the run for cake mix. Which of course I said I would figure it out. Guessing I looked kind of funny carrying a box of cake mix and frosting for the last 2 miles. 🤷♂️
Misery loves company - The perfect title to this run due to the heat and humidity. So it was slow going as hydration was key. However, not all was lost or miserable as the route I planned went by the Minnehaha Creek Headwaters Park.
Probably wouldn’t have done this run if it weren’t for the fact I needed to pickup my car. It was a hot and humid one out there again today.
Finding a trail is always a plus even when it is near familiar paths. It was much warmer than I was thinking on this run but I had to get home from the auto repair shop somehow.
Glad to find some shade tunnels on this run. Not that it was all that hot but I meant to bring water along only to realize I forgot my water bottle at home on the steps 🤦♂️
Touring Waseca today as I tried to figure out how to fit in 17 miles in this town 😉. Biggest struggle was this wasn’t my weekend plan so I didn’t have a lot of water or any fuel. So I tried to find some parks that had water of which some did and some didn’t.
With everything going on today I was glad to squeeze this run in. I was actually surprised the rain held off though it could have helped me cool down.
Fitting the clouds come in after my run and after I finished mowing. The run was needed to clear my head but man was it warm out there.
Random thoughts on documenting travels and trips
Most likely the last big trip for this year has wrapped up and I am again reminded that I was going to attempt to post/record more of what happened so I would have a record of it in the future to look back on. However, as it has been almost two weeks since we got back and I haven’t posted anything from my last trip (or the first trip for that matter) except running pictures it doesn’t seem like I am going to start a new trend.
As I was thinking about this today I think it all comes down to I want it in chronological order on my blog and on the same day it happened. Don’t know why but that is just how my brain works. I used to be pretty good a while back at doing that and posting some daily adventures on Instagram when we road tripped to Colorado. However, I have found that harder to do over the years since then and I think some of it also comes back to having the pictures readily available to post quickly that evening. For example on this past trip to Maine, I did take a good handful of photos on my phone and it would have been probably good enough to just post that to get something of the day documented. However, I brought along our good Cannon DSLR with all of the lenses and tried my best to use it and also carried it around during the days (except when running). So I knew there were probably good photos on that too as I used it to capture moments and didn’t rely on my phone. In addition, my wife had her phone as well and took some great in-the-moment photos that I would have wanted to post as well.
So I waited thinking maybe the next day I would get around to doing something…. and then as the days went on I did nothing.
I am back to the point of wondering if I should just post a daily log that I have kept about the things we did and the places we visited. Or post the daily log and include pictures as all of them are now mostly in one place (or I can get them from my wife’s Instagram account as she does a lot better job than I). Or keep doing what I have been and doing and do nothing.
Time will tell but I do feel like I want a record of the event as I like looking back and seeing what we did.
Enjoyed the view tonight as I ran across the small boardwalks. I probably shouldn’t have run through all the wooded areas as the last half of my run it dark out and I didn’t have lights. 🤷♂️ Glad the legs weren’t too beat up from yesterday.
A tail of two bridges over the Minnesota River Valley and old brewery remains that ended in the dark. Glad to get this run done with out feeling too horrible as normally this one millage is bad luck.
While my son was at a basketball practice I took the down time to lace up the shoes and explore the area. Found this awesome boardwalk in Bloomington and then some other mulch trails as well.
Made another crack tonight exploring the trails around Braemar. Wonder how long this trail has been under construction. I will be sure to make it back this way to check 😁
I guess I will say the recovery run went well but the heat got to me. Interesting that since May this section of trail has still not been fixed…
Micro Monday - 116 @micromonday
Thanks again Jean McDonald (@Jean) for letting me join Micro Monday and chat with you about running and backyard rinks. 🏃♂️🏒
Did some exploring in Edina again and found they opened a trail I had been hoping would be completed. Also, found some really cool bridges at another park.
Just rambling around this morning to clear the head. The breeze was nice but I knew better with such high humidity and due point. 🏃🏻♂️
