Long Trail Runs

  

I can't say enough about getting out in Nature during the weekend.

One of the most useless questions one can ask a runner is why he or she runs.  There are many suitable reasons like physical or mental health benefits, guilt free eating and drinking, less stress, weight loss, etc.  However, for me anyway, an honest reason would ironically be impossible to provide.  I just know that the more I run, the more I enjoy running.    Thus, the more I enjoy running, the more I find myself crawling out of bed early; dashing outside, rain, snow or shine, and enthusiastically signing up for races. The more frequently I sign up for races by the way, the longer the distances are.   Now I am running marathons and with the Warsaw Orlen Marathon coming up soon, I have been spending a few hours on Sundays in Warsaw getting more kilometers in.  There’s plenty of space as well.  What is great about living in Warsaw is the amount of park space.  So instead of looking at a long run like it's a long training session, I have happily created a traditional long Sunday trail run around various parks in Warsaw.  Despite living in the capital, I am able to run as much as I want while only crossing one or two intersections.  That’s not bad if you live in a city, right?  Anyway, in the run up to a marathon, it’s nice to have something to look forward to before the big race to break up the tension.  It’s just important to bring enough water as no volunteers are willing to help anyone in training runs.  Anyway, the best thing about these runs is the scenery,  as some of my pics from my jaunts around the North part of Warsaw show.

Run right along the river in Warsaw. Just don't fall in!

there's me getting in the way of the view.