Places To Run

There are many great places to run. Some like the treadmill and prefer their view to be an episode of their favorite TV show on Netflix off of their iPad, some prefer a trail along the lining of the woods near their houses. Some prefer to run alongside the river, and some prefer to run on gravel roads. Sometimes it really just depends on the part of the country where you live or even town and neighborhood. I am fortunate enough to live near some beautiful places with a good variety of scenery no matter where I choose to run. My all time favorite fall running place is the park that we hold our Saturday morning practices at. The sharp, cool, morning air surrounds me and my favorite hoodie and running tights as the sun rises up above the colorful ripened treetops. My shoes are wet with dewy frost and the warming sunlight splashes onto my face as I run up the steep hills in the park. The colors of the deep green grass and fallen orange, yellow and red leaves are always so vibrant. I love the sound of the crunching and shuffling of the leaves. My favorite time of year is fall and I have so many great memories of running in the morning on Saturday's. My teammates seem to really enjoy Saturday runs too. As for weekdays, my view is either a track surrounded by football fields or a the paved trail that I mentioned earlier. I'm lucky to live close enough to the trail so I can run from both school or my house and get nearly the same mileage. Changing up the scenery can really help keep me from getting bored or tired of the workout. The same workouts on the track may get boring, but if you move them to the soccer field it seems completely different. It keeps me motivated and makes everything seem to go by faster. It's also a good idea to be inconsistent with routes to avoid being too predictable (also it's just a safer idea in general)