With unseasonably warm weather this fall, I have been able to enjoy summer activiies a little later in the year than I would have expected. One of those activities is riding my bike. I went for a ride around Lake Como (in St. Paul, not Italy), and enjoyed the fall colors.
Lake Como is 1.75 miles around, so it made for a quick ride, but it was definitely the best part of my 8 mile ride that day.
Nestled in a residential neighborhood on one side, and a golf course on another, it is a small lake surrounded by trails. There were many walkers and runners on the trails, but I had the bike trail almost entirely to myself. The trails were fairly flat, but I do remember a couple of small hills.
After I left lake Como, I headed towards the state capitol building, which is only a couple miles away. It was a great ride on a beautiful evening.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Medtronic Twin Cities 10 miler
On Sunday, October 2nd, I ran the Medtronic Twin Cities 10 mile race. It was a very popular run, with over 7500 participants. We all ran from the metrodome in downtown Minneapolis to the tate capitol in St. Paul.
The weather couldn't have been much better, as it was in the 40s at 7:09 when the race began, and warmed up from there. The race went along the western side of the mississippi river, until we crossed at franklin ave into St. Paul, where we ran on the eastern mississippi river road. After a couple miles there, we turned onto Summit ave to finish the race to the capitol. I was very familiar with the last half of the race or so, as I have done many runs along Summit ave.
With the great weather, familiar course, and all of my recent training, I knew it would be a solid race for me. I ended up with a PR, and wasn't exhausted at the end. The rest of the day was great as well, as I watched other finishers in both the 10 mile race and the marathon.
The weather couldn't have been much better, as it was in the 40s at 7:09 when the race began, and warmed up from there. The race went along the western side of the mississippi river, until we crossed at franklin ave into St. Paul, where we ran on the eastern mississippi river road. After a couple miles there, we turned onto Summit ave to finish the race to the capitol. I was very familiar with the last half of the race or so, as I have done many runs along Summit ave.
With the great weather, familiar course, and all of my recent training, I knew it would be a solid race for me. I ended up with a PR, and wasn't exhausted at the end. The rest of the day was great as well, as I watched other finishers in both the 10 mile race and the marathon.
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