Tonight was a slow recovery run of 4.65 miles since my legs have been tired the last couple of days. I parked at Petey's Pizza (Thanks for allowing me to park there for a bit!) and ran south to Hursh Road, east to 503 and then back north and over to Petey's. It was a pretty uneventful night overall... no crazy drivers, no animals surprising me... peaceful and calm. I DID get a … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
The Great Horned Owl of Lightsville
Tonight was a fairly routine run until the last quarter mile and then I had a n unexpected visitor. You can read about him here. I'm glad I still have a face. :) … [Read more...]
Close Encounters of the Animal Kind!
I do much of my running after dark, thus, I come across a fair number of nocturnal critters. I'm startled on a regular basis by their sudden (often violently so) way of announcing their presence. Tonight was the most interesting one I've had yet though... The most common ones that scare me silly, besides dogs, are deer. I always thought they just jump out in front of cars. … [Read more...]
Englewood Metropark – Montgomery County
I've mentioned before that Darke County is really lacking when it comes to recreational opportunities, and I KNOW that Englewood isn't in Darke County, but I think Englewood Metropark along the Stillwater River deserves a special mention because it's close enough to be fairly easily accessible by car. (Shhh, just don't tell the taxpayers over in Montgomery County that we're … [Read more...]
Eidson Woods Preserve Trail – Darke County Parks
If there's one thing Darke County is seriously lacking in, it's trails! It's been fun discovering places I didn't know about, but sadly there still aren't that many outdoor recreation opportunities here. To me, Eidson Woods Preserve is one of the most pleasant little gems in the Darke County Parks system. It has a nice, secluded feeling to it and I rarely encounter other people … [Read more...]
Darke County Parks
I'm not sure how many people know about all the little parks in Darke County, Ohio, but I've come across a couple already that I don't know I ever would have found except for running every road of the county will take me past all of them at some point. Worth Family Preserve and Drew Woods Preserve are a couple that are really kind of tucked out of the way and I'm guessing a … [Read more...]
Drew Woods Nature Preserve Run
I guess I should be clear, I didn't actually run IN Drew Woods... I just happened to stumble upon this little 15 acre nature preserve on my run tonight. What baffled me is that there was a sign up marking it as a Nature Preserve, but there was no trail head or parking that I could see. I looked it up when I got home and found out that indeed, that's the case, no … [Read more...]
Ithica, Ohio – The Stop Sign Town
This was the longest run I've done to date, a little over 15 miles, and it included the tiny town/village/hamlet/whatever it is... of Ithica in southern Darke County. The run didn't hurt quite as bad as I expected it to, but I wish I would have brought a snack. Blood sugar was a little low at the end. The one thing about Ithica that really struck me was that there are … [Read more...]
Scentral Dog Park – Greenville, Ohio
Tonight's run took me down County Home Road, a little way down 127 to Hwy 36, over to 121 and back up to the middle of Greenville. I passed by "Scentral Park" which is a dog walking park that opened in March, 2013. It has a little over two acres of fenced area, walking trails, benches, and off-leash areas. It's a pretty neat looking place to take your doggie for some exercise … [Read more...]
Running at Bucks Corner, Ohio
Tonight was a nice slow seven mile run with a lot of gentle elevation changes. I started about an hour before sunset and the sun was just dipping below the horizon as I finished. It was clear and beautiful, with a nearly full moon brightly visible in the eastern sky before the sun went down. Not much wildlife tonight, but it did occur to me that this area has a VERY high … [Read more...]
