Forest Park

Today was the day of the Senior Games 5K! Woot!

I ran it with my same running buddy as yesterday, and we exchanged addresses afterward, promising to mail each other when we got the chance.

But today I’d like to describe the course. It went through beautiful Forest Park, past the zoo and a gorgeous rose garden.

On the way to the turnaround point, we got to run on a path through the duck ponds where perhaps 50 geese were wandering around with their goslings and a few ducks. The water looked quite inviting at that point, for it was sunny and quite warm.

As we jogged back, we hit the water-stop and continued on down a nice, cool path banking a lake.

From there, we dashed up the hill and ran our way to the finish line, little kids running around the playgrounds and the sounds of peacocks in the distance.

These are the kinds of runs I can’t get enough of. Serene and scenic, trees and the occasional person scattered about. These parks are truly running heaven.