Saturday, March 13, 2010

Oak Forest 5k

 
A pleasant run in the woods in the rain,
with an Irish theme and medals to gain.

I have often bicycled this route, but running it was new, and I was quited surprised, when we passed the wetland area, to see clear evidence of beaver construction activity. I had never noticed it when zooming by on my bike.

They've built a dam and flooded land - where it was merely muddy.
But did these rodents file their environmental study?

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:59 PM

    Congrats on the bling! That is way cool!

    brother mike

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  2. Thanks! It helps to find small, new south side races.

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  3. Anonymous7:09 AM

    WSJ had an article a year or two ago about runners who sought out fulls and halfs that looked like good opportunities to medal in age group!

    Mike

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  4. I read that, or some article like it, and absorbed the principles. It's childish but fun. Ruth & Bob used to run this 5k in Oak Park where all runners got a finishers medal. They were quite annoyed when the organizers cut the medals and started giving an actual rose to the women runners - and nothing to the men.

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