A New Old Regular

I am so lucky in lots of ways. Including having friends and running partners that are willing to trust me a bit and to go someplace different.

The Vivacious Redhead and I met up for a run this morning, like has been the usual this semester. And, as has been usual for the past year or so, she has been my weekday during-the-day running partner. And we were about to go on our usual cemetery-then -fort-green-then-coffee running route.

After all, it does eliminate at least some of the traffic issues and crowding issues endemic after about 8:30 am in New York in any borough.
But she listened when I suggested something else - even though it didn't, perhaps, sound appealing at first.

Ivy League would have appreciated the route. That is, it was definitely urban and outside of the Park Slope comfort zone.

But, the route down Bedford was interesting, satisfying for the voyeur in all of us, and beautiful. A new old regular.

As it was new, we got a bit lost at the end. But, as with all good adventures, you don't always know either where you are going or where, precisely, you will end up.

Ok. Enough platitudes from me. Or were those cliches? Anyway....

We ran from Park Slope down Eastern Parkway to Bedford, across Flatbush and down to S. Turned on S instead of T because of some police activity. Lord. There are some huge houses that desperately need architects down there!
Down Nostrand to T, then over to Marine Park. Found a running, albeit messy, water fountain, and a loop. Back over to Bedford, where we tried to find the 2. Too bad that almost no Brooklyn College student seems to take the subway!
After a lot of wrong turns, we found the 2 and a Starbucks in the Target. CoffEe and a quick subway ride home!

Plus, the coolest old-school Sears building. Old enough to have A 'Roebucks' on the sign!

Why do I crave the different in my life so much during exercise? When I am so routine-oriented and anti-surprise in so many other aspects?

Ran about two hours today. Hope that wasn't a mistake, given the challenging run in challenging weather scheduled for tomorrow.

Soaked up the sun.