I just ran for the first time in a different state. That sounds funny, doesn't it? I was running when I went on vacation last year, but I wasn't yet comfortable enough to go out and run in unfamiliar areas.
I did my research and found that Seattle's "runner's park" was Green Lake Park. I'm going to insert a (bad) picture I took with my phone.
Quite different from Houston!
Anyway, the trail runs around the lake and is about 2.8 miles. It was cold and windy, but it was wonderful to run some place new. It was a flat trail for Seattle, but hilly for Houston. I was able to keep a fast pace (11'07"--fast for me) and avoid what seemed like millions of other runners, walkers, bikers, skaters, and lollygaggers. I'm generally proud of myself today.
By the way, I forgot to mention in yesterday's blog post that even though I fell three times and it was a trail run (which is generally slower) I was within about two minutes of the time on my first (and only other) 10k race. Cool.
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