Most of my neighborhood has suffered serious damage from this past weekend's storm and it has made it very difficult to get around via the automobile so I decided to try it on foot. One tree took out some power lines on Sand Hill Road which left me without electricity for 48 hours and I couldn't get close to the scene of destruction.My run today took me towards the downed tree, but as I got closer I could see the workers weren't crazy about me getting near them so I turned around. My course was going to be around Kendall Park Circle anyway, but I just wanted to see the problem area. As I headed to KPC I could see lots of damage to the neighborhood. Once in the circle I saw at least 2 dozen trees on their side. One stretch saw 4 trees down within 50 yards of each other. It looked very odd to see that much damage in such a small neighborhood, but the winds were fierce on Saturday.
As I continued around the circle I saw more trees down as well as many blocked streets. On foot you can get by, but I did have to dodge a few downed power lines. It made for a surreal run this morning. I took it slow and snapped many pics and really enjoyed the run. It was still raining and slightly chilly but still warmer than my house.
This is why folks need to get out from inside the gyms and run their neighborhoods. You see so much more than the news being replayed on the screen in front of you or the smelly guy in the treadmill next to you plus you are probably slowly going deaf from the IPOD.Weather is supposed to heat up by the weekend so I am looking forward to a race on either Saturday or Sunday. Spring running is coming and I certainly don't want to be indoors.
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