I did about 4.5 or 5 miles this morning. I decided to head down Colfax to City Park and was loving this run, wondering why I didn't do the loop at City Park more often. It's got a nice trail and has a nice, gradual hill around by the golf course/zoo. And then I remembered. Once you get to Colorado Blvd., there is no trail. There's a single-track dirt path that's been grooved in by bikes and today it was pure sludge--again with the sprinklers. I decided to run in the grass but my ankles were wobbling all over the place and I feared an accident so I did a sort of "prance" thing to keep moving without walking and was relieved to hit 17th where the sidewalk reappeared. This, however, proved to be even more dangerous as this section of the sidewalk is clearly 1,000 years old, filled with cracks, unevenness, and general danger to someone like me who is prone to tripping (and falling). Soooo... while half of this 3.4 mile loop is wonderful, the other half sort of sucks. I think I'll just turn around at Colorado Blvd., next time and head back to where I'm not so worried about sludge and breaking an ankle. Just a heads up for those of you who are tired of Wash Park and are looking for somewhere else to run. Cheesman Park is nice, too, but the loop is pretty short--it is hilly, though.... no matter which way you run.
Happy Training!
--Tina
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