Author Archives: nicholaskemper

North Surrey Secondary School Run Time: 56:57 + 2-minute kick Surrey is not the garden spot of Canada. At least, I hope it isn’t. There were quite a few homeless people on the main road I took from my last sales visit of the day to the hotel. Also, parts of the town remind meContinue reading “Surrey, BC”

Sertoma International Keith White Sports Complex Running Time: 56:47.5 + 2-minute kick An unplanned bonus run. I made a 3-day trip to Saskatoon for a trade show. I flew into Minot Friday, drove to Saskatoon, attended the trade show on Saturday, stayed in Regina Saturday night, then drove back to Minot Sunday to fly home.Continue reading “Minot, ND”

Perry Creek Trail Running Time: 56:51 + 2-minute kick I might already have an entry for Sioux City, IA. I know I have stayed here before, in the same hotel downtown, and ate at the same hipster restaurant right next door, and I think ordered the same jambalaya both times. I did not run onContinue reading “Sioux City, IA”

Cedar Hollow Loop Running Time: 56:53 + 2-minute kick I have been dreading this run for nearly a year – my last run in Santaquin. The blue dot on the photo above was our home for nearly a year. My wife, youngest son, and I moved in with our daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter in lateContinue reading “Santaquin, UT”

Jenne Butte Running Time: 56:48.5 + 2-minute kick One last run on the old home turf before we make the long drive back to Utah, to pack up our worldly belongings to move to Michigan. We stayed the last two nights at our good friends’ Debbie and Dennis, where we enjoyed wonderful food, wine, beer,Continue reading “Gresham, OR, part 2”

Butler Creek Park Running time: 56:46 + 2-minute kick Back in the Hood ‘hood one last (?) time. Stayed at the Quirke’s in the Highland neighborhood. Butler Creek was just a couple of blocks away. I found the trail (non-paved) that snakes along the creek and ran it down to the Springwater Trail and backContinue reading “Gresham, OR”

Stella Olsen Park and nearby neighborhoods Running time: 56:43.5 + 2-minute kick Back in our old digs, spent 2 nights at my brother’s house, so I made do with a suburban neighborhood run. The first day I ran down a main street, found a side trail, and did back-and-forths on the trail to stay awayContinue reading “Sherwood, OR”

Eagle Creek Red Trail Running Time: 56:39 + 2-minute kick I actually wandered onto the blue, orange, yellow, and pink trails, not just the red, though I spent most of my time on the red trail. There were some switches and road stretches that confused me at first, as well as some muddy spots thatContinue reading “Indianapolis, IN”

Sag Valley Yellow Trail Loop Running Time: 56:36.5 + 2-minute kick Hot and muggy, but this was a great trail. A little too long to make the full loop, so I ran out-and-back to the west about a third of the way. Maybe 8 hikers on the loop trail total. No pavement other than anContinue reading “Palos Park, IL”

Morsches Park Trails; Running Time 56:06 + 8:20 bonus time This trail system turned out to be not ideal. There was the gnarled network of dirt trails, but they are mountain bike trails, so running is a hazard. I did see one mountain biker, but he was on an adjacent circuit, and we did notContinue reading “Columbia City, IN”