Thursday, July 28, 2005
Bring it on, winter!
Ain't nothin' like being clean after a long, sticky run. I don't think I ever appreciate my showered self more than I do, times like this. Add in the fact that it's actually pretty cool, breezy, and a bit rainy right now, and there ya have it. Life's good. At least until this afternoon.
I'd planned to get up silly-early and run all the way to the top of the island this a.m., then take the train back home--big surprise when that didn't happen. I instead had to settle for a routine out-and-back, which isn't my favorite these days. Oh well, pretty good run anyway. I felt strong up until the last 40 or so minutes, and even then it wasn't so bad. Plus it was signif cooler than in recent days, and the intermittent raindrops were 100% welcome. Anyhow, made it up past 132nd today; actually, I got off the trail out of necessity (construction) at 125th, then wove through the streets of Harlem for a few. Everyone was en route to work, so lots of activity. Many parks up that way, although the general upkeep of the neighborhood isn't what it is in, like, Soho (big surprise). It was neat getting off the trail for a while, but of course relocating it proved not easy.
Probably the high point of this run, scenery-wise, was the snow. Snow! Uh, ok, but it looked and felt damn near it. This wet, white powder--having something to do w/ construction, my guess--was strewn over a dozen yards, rising into a huge heap in the center. It even streaked like snow-turned-slush, and it crunched! Eee, I can't wait for snow here. Anyone who's lived here for more than a year will roll eyes (f-o-o-l she is), but I can.not.wait. Of course, I expect an eventual attitude shift, but until then... Oh, I also ran past a sign propped in front of a raised cement square surrounding a dozen trees: "Keep Dogs Off Trees." Off trees? Apparently a wording change is in order, as I indeed saw a small dog. But he wasn't on any tree--he was wedged, peeing, in between a couple. Smart dog.
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