Thursday, July 29, 2010

Day 1,306: Beltline (Monroe to Freedom Parkway)

This morning we went along the Beltline after I saw the Art on the Beltline website.

What made me curious is the start is so close to Piedmont Park. You can pick it up on Monroe after 10th Street ends. What you get is mainly a rough gravel path, somewhat in need of weed-wacking in parts. You amble by art projects, the occasional stolen shopping cart, and pulled up rail ties.

What makes the run fabulous to me are the pedestrian bridges over Ponce de Leon and North avenues. I'd never been across them, so it was very novel to see these main arteries from above.

We reached the Freedom Parkway overpass (and a big arty yurt underneath it) at 1.65 miles. It was a little bit of a climb to get back on the Freedom Parkway PATH but nice to be running on paved ground again.

Time: 7:29 a.m.
Temp: 75 degrees
Gear: CFSST (Big Peach 10K '09), shorts, Nike Air Pegasus+ 26/B.

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