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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”

Flint River Trail: Mott Park; Run Time: 56:04 + 2-minute kick Back to the blog after a long post-covid hiatus. I stopped running altogether for approximately 2 weeks, and then I slowly worked my way back up to my running times. It took awhile to get there, and even now, my running speed is downContinue reading “Flint, MI”

Running Time: 55:53 + 2-minute kick Dunham Park/Silver Valley Greenway Trail Another last-minute venue shift. I saw this trail running along a river as I got off the freeway for my hotel, and it looked inviting, although it was paved. It was walking distance from the hotel, and it got away from traffic about asContinue reading “Sioux Falls, SD”

Omaha Riverfront Trail Running Time: 55:50 + 2-minute kick This is my second Omaha entry. I had planned to run on a dirt trail across the border in Iowa, but it was a 27-minute drive, and I got into Omaha late, so I picked the closest paved trail, which was urban and boring and aContinue reading “Omaha, NE”

Jacoby Ridge Rural Trail Running Time: 55:38 + 2-minute kick This was a nice run, even though it was out in the shadeless scrub. It was sunny – I do not mind the sun. Cast off the sunscreen, I say, follow the tan. It was windy and a little cool, so the exposure was notContinue reading “Laramie, WY”

Burke Park/Gallagator Linear Trail Running Time: 55:35.5 + 2-minute kick This run was fine, although I got off on the wrong track and did a fair amount of muddy wandering, but the scenery was much better on the wrong track, it turned out. The plan was to run the Gallagator Trail out and back. ItContinue reading “Bozeman, MT”