I never finished. 7 years ago, I was working toward running every mile of every road in Darke County. I estimate I got to roughly 85-90%. Not bad! Somewhere in there I decided to run a Marathon. I did it. I may even write a post about it someday, it's something I will always remember. One downside though, training to run a marathon takes a toll on a "non-runner" runner. For a … [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...]
Darke County Sheriff, at My Service?
Tonight was a good run. One of the first in several weeks where I haven’t felt super stiff and so hot I wanted to lie down in a ditch and pass out. I got a special motivation to run a bit faster my last mile also by the Darke County Sheriff folks… You see, I park in an actual parking spot for my runs whenever possible, but as anyone that lives around here knows, parking … [Read more...]
A Short Afternoon Run in Greenville Ohio
I just decided to take a short run through part of a neighborhood while waiting on family doing some business. It was way too hot and I wasn't dressed for running except my shoes. I think it was around 85 degrees and disgustingly sunny. I'm trying to work up the courage to start running more of Greenville, as I don't care for running in the towns at all. The alleys drive me … [Read more...]
Thank You Darke County Chamber of Commerce!
A big "Thank You" to the Darke County, Ohio Chamber of Commerce for the free county maps they provide. They have a great paper map that I use to document my runs of Darke County. I just highlight each section as I do them (or as I remember to highlight them). Pay them a visit and you may discover things about Darke County you never knew, even if you've been around a long time! … [Read more...]
How I Became the “Darke Runner”
DarkeRunner.com is about my discovery of running and the role it is playing in my journey back to physical and mental health after a brain injury in early 2012. I have gone from being an injured and completely sedentary “desk potato” to having a goal of running every road in Darke County, Ohio - all 2500 miles or so, over the next couple years. You can see my progress as I … [Read more...]
