Sunday, July 20, 2014
Today I ran a portion of the Akron Blue Line with the Towpath Turtles. The Blue Line refers to an actual blue line painted on the roads around Akron to guide runners for the Akron Marathon.At various points of the year, Akron runners like to go over parts of it to prepare for races. There are many advantages to a Blue Line Run:
1. Pre-mapped route with easy-to-determine mileage
2. Runners can preview any part of the run by looking on YouTube.
3. Shakes up the long run (remember last week's post?)
4. Builds excitement for the upcoming race (The Akron Marathon/Half Marathon/Relay is on September 27, 2014. Click here for more info.)
5. Builds pride in community
The route that I ran today is particularly meaningful to me. It is the route I ran when I first went ten miles (without ever thinking I could do so). It is the same route I ran when I wrote my first blog post two years ago.
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