Thanks to Virginia for her wonderful notes on the upcoming and Sunday run!
Note that the Holiday run starts at the ice rink/big tree on PPG Plaza at 7AM as usual. There is plenty of free on-street parking at that time of day for those who would prefer not to run to the run.
Anne Jane
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Hi Anne Jane --
Tom will lead his annual Downtown holiday run on Sunday, Dec. 20. A caveat on this one: At the end of this morning's run, Tom handed out a "contract" that requires next week's participants to "respect the run" (meaning, no side trips or requests for side trips) and that runners not discuss or compare next week's route with previous Downtown holiday runs and that participants would run cheerfully along the route (no grumbling about not being able to take side trips or that this is not the way we went before, etc. etc.......) A couple of the eight runners who showed up for this morning's run "signed" the contract with their muddy sneakerprints and others said they would take the contract home for review.
Anyway, there was interest in creating a run to next week's run so read these instructions carefully. If you would like to get a ride to the run to the run, meet at the Coffee Tree in Squirrel Hill at 6:20 a.m. The run to the run begins at 6:30 in the parking lot right next to the Hot Metal Bridge on 2nd Avenue. (This is the same parking lot we've met at before to do South Side runs -- it is on the Oakland side of the Hot Metal Bridge over the Mon, not the South Side Works side; Drive down Bates to 2nd Ave., turn right and take the first entrance into the parking lot and swing left to park near the bridge) There is a ramp from this parking lot that will connect us to the Jail Trail.
This morning Elaine led us from the Coffee Tree along the Bob O'Connor memorial route, which in the opposite direction is known as the bird route because of live birds that used to be in the window of a Morrowfield Street shop (maybe 10 years ago). The group suggestion that perhaps we can add a description on our blog about how each of the participants in the running group came to part of this wonderful Sunday morning ritual. We ran by Cheryl's childhood home on Beechwood which sparked a lively discussion about our bedroom decor when we were all growing up which for some included orange or pink shag carpet and posters of the Monkees.
D
Tom will lead his annual Downtown holiday run on Sunday, Dec. 20. A caveat on this one: At the end of this morning's run, Tom handed out a "contract" that requires next week's participants to "respect the run" (meaning, no side trips or requests for side trips) and that runners not discuss or compare next week's route with previous Downtown holiday runs and that participants would run cheerfully along the route (no grumbling about not being able to take side trips or that this is not the way we went before, etc. etc.......) A couple of the eight runners who showed up for this morning's run "signed" the contract with their muddy sneakerprints and others said they would take the contract home for review.
Anyway, there was interest in creating a run to next week's run so read these instructions carefully. If you would like to get a ride to the run to the run, meet at the Coffee Tree in Squirrel Hill at 6:20 a.m. The run to the run begins at 6:30 in the parking lot right next to the Hot Metal Bridge on 2nd Avenue. (This is the same parking lot we've met at before to do South Side runs -- it is on the Oakland side of the Hot Metal Bridge over the Mon, not the South Side Works side; Drive down Bates to 2nd Ave., turn right and take the first entrance into the parking lot and swing left to park near the bridge) There is a ramp from this parking lot that will connect us to the Jail Trail.
This morning Elaine led us from the Coffee Tree along the Bob O'Connor memorial route, which in the opposite direction is known as the bird route because of live birds that used to be in the window of a Morrowfield Street shop (maybe 10 years ago). The group suggestion that perhaps we can add a description on our blog about how each of the participants in the running group came to part of this wonderful Sunday morning ritual. We ran by Cheryl's childhood home on Beechwood which sparked a lively discussion about our bedroom decor when we were all growing up which for some included orange or pink shag carpet and posters of the Monkees.
D
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