I took a week-long break from running, because the arch of one of my feet was aching. After hearing scary injury stories from many friends, I thought best just to let it heal! I was a little afraid that when I tried to start back up, my week's hiatus would ruin everything and I wouldn't be able to jump back into my schedule. I didn't need to worry, though! It felt great to get back out there, and my feet didn't hurt at all.
I also tried a new route at Ben's suggestion--the greenway next to the Hudson, but this time going North instead of South. It may be my new favorite place to run. Yesterday morning, when I went out, a mist hung over the Hudson. The George Washington Bridge and the little red light house peeked out, and you could catch glimpses of the bluffs on the other side of the river. Ducks and geese bobbed along in the water. The greenway takes you right alongside the river, with wide-open space on both sides of you... it's not at all claustrophobic-feeling, like the southern greenway, where you are wedged between the river (down a steep embankment) and the westside highway (up a steep embankment). Also, the path is flat and not slanted like the south greenway, so it feels much better to run on! The only good/bad thing about this part of the path is that it is EMPTY. It's so rare to be alone in Manhattan, but there were stretches when I was running on a wooded path all alone for a couple minutes here! On the one hand, it was nice and peaceful. On the other hand, I felt like I was about to set up the opening sequence of a Law & Order episode. Maybe I will try to go at times when there are more people around.
I tried to take a picture, because it was so pretty, but my dumb iphone has a horrible camera. All you could see was white. I am jealous of Megan's new version!
-Kristin
6 comments:
Post the picture anyway!
Run with people around. Please. Glad you were able to get back to running, though.
Run with mace AND people around and don't wear ear buds so you can hear someone coming up behind you. Seriously... get some pepper spray and stay alert.
Ben said I should get mace too. I wonder if I could really get to it if I needed it? Maybe I will practice with Meg.
I'm game!
We once tested our pepper spray in a snowbank and it bounced right back at us. Lots of crying, laughing and coughing. You buy a small enough canister to keep in your hand or at least in your pocket near where your hand is. Taser could work too. The bad guys use those a lot now - turn the tables! You could still test this on Megan.
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